I think Gareth gives an excellent analysis and highlights the weakness of D'Hondt in its non-proportionality as we approach non-standard situations - it is like Newtonian Gravitation as we appro… (View Post)

The problems with the drink drive rules are obvious but they are not ones anyone is prepared to talk about in public. Clearly road deaths have fallen dramatically in my lifetime. That is a "Good… (View Post)

What I am saying it was impossible for Queen Anne's Bounty Augmentations. It might have happened with the Queen Anne's Bounty Fund but again that is unlikely. What was done with then histor… (View Post)

It is self-evident there was substantial fraud as we would call it now with the acquisition of properties with funds from Queen Anne's Bounty at the time. A property was bought by someone associ… (View Post)

PART TWO Questions to ask in the Commons. Will the threshold include livestock or will they be discounted as at present ? Will the threshold be updated annually ? What about farmers who live with the… (View Post)