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Alex Salmond, whose SNP lost its Holyrood majority last week, moans about the unfairness of voting system. https://t.co/QPxrOSR3S2
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Also the 6th anniversary of the coalition forming.
Something like: "The sovereign will of the Scottish people" wasn't it?
If, as he suggests, there's a national list rather than a regional one, the results would have been:
SNP 59
Cons 30
Lab 24
Green 8
LD 6
UKIP 2
Even if the SNP had actually scored as many votes on the list as they actually did on the constituency vote, they'd still have ended up with fewer seats thanbthey did under the current system.
Incoming turnips ....
(What a cheeky post, too - love it!)
https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/david-cameron/news/74883/david-cameron-apologises
Poor stuff from the Tories.
Undermining
Righteous
Nationalistic
Independence
Plan
Long may we endure!
A Number 10 spokesman said: "In reference to the Prime Minister's comments on Suliman Gani, the Prime Minister was referring to reports that he supports an Islamic state.
"The Prime Minister is clear this does not mean Mr Gani supports the organisation Daesh and he apologises to him for any misunderstanding."
Hmmm, lets see what David Cameron said
This man supports IS.
Of course, clearly short hand for "According to inaccurate reports that I have not verified the validity of, I am lead to believe that he supports Daesh"
Some gig ....
Happy 70th Mighty Smithson.
Big Sam does it again.
Expect the Mexican Wall to be downgraded to "just inviting quotes from builders...."
@bbcquestiontime: This week's #bbcqt panel in Aberdeen: @DavidMundellDCT @kezdugdale @HumzaYousaf @NaeFear @MerrynSW https://t.co/RzLvaJSqOv
@bpolitics: .@HBO #Newsroom anchor Will McAvoy is back, and he has a lot to say about Trump and Clinton https://t.co/gJ3YCHyjHT https://t.co/kxOCMpo1MP
Villa heading for League 1 judging by how awful they were.
Brexit 'Threatens Gibraltar's Security'
The Foreign Secretary says leaving would be as big a threat to the Rock's security and sovereignty as "traditional threats".
http://news.sky.com/story/1694232/brexit-threatens-gibraltars-security
Will it be the catalyst for WW3 though?
SNP 59
Lab 35
Con 16
LD 7
Green 5
Independent 2
Scottish Senior Citizens 1
UKIP 1
Socialist Labour 1
Scottish Christian 1
BNP 1
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/730398575985889280
Squeaky bum time.... tick tock.... etc etc
Scenario 1. Voters who previously put a tick in the SNP box decided on this occasion at this election to vote for an alternative.
Scenario 2. SNP voters, enthused by the referendum and the General election, though nah, can't be arsed this time, while voters who didn't bother previously got up off the couch specifically to put a tick in a Tory box.
Choose whichever one helps you sleep better at night
1 SNP vote =1 seat
1 non-SNP vote =1 seat for an Alex Salmond portrait
http://news.sky.com/story/1694517/cameron-and-gove-in-eu-vote-shows-on-sky-news
"The United States is investigating an international aid group headed by David Miliband over allegations of corruption in projects intended to help Syrian civilians and refugees. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of three international groups to have had millions of pounds in funding withdrawn over alleged bid-rigging and bribery.
Mr Miliband, a former foreign secretary, was appointed president and chief executive of the organisation in 2013, following his exit from Westminster politics."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/11/david-milibands-refugee-aid-group-in-corruption-probe/
@PaulBrandITV: Wow, Farage versus PM on @ITV on 7th June. Though not strictly head to head, but via medium of audience Qs.
I think if we are to have top up MSPs to reflect the overall share of the vote we should just have a single vote which counts for both and then even out the votes per MSP on a national level.