The benefit of STV (Single Transferable Vote), used in the recent Irish Election, is that it still gives the geographic link, albeit four or five times larger than current constituencies. It is AV bu… (View Post)

You simply describe the current system. "Our system is not based on national vote %s but on seats". We all know that. It isn't a justification for not changing it. You boldly state "Th… (View Post)

Yogi Berra said “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice - in practice there is” (View Post)

I'm fairly old and I certainly think "let’s not ruin it for the young again" by closing schools etc. (View Post)

According to BBC, troops are now leaving the parliament building. They have been told by the opposition leader not to obey the president as parliament has suspended martial law. I think the leader ha… (View Post)