STV makes political parties less powerful. With STV, voters can choose/rank between different candidates from the same party. Under FPTP, if you want to support a party, you have no choice but to vot… (View Post)

A single individual representing all the people of a single seat, even if that individual was opposed by 70% of voters in that seat, is one of FPTP's disadvantages. The other is that, if you sup… (View Post)

HYUFD just justified it. You need to point out the flaws in his justification. It's not simple. (View Post)

My DNA is 3% Neanderthal. What passport am I entitled to? (View Post)

On the West Bank, the Palestinians seem to want to get on with picking their olives and looking after their sheep. It is the settlers who are bellicose. (View Post)