This argument is circular. Naturally, if you reduce the choice set for most people to two, one of the two will tend to enjoy majority support (barring the quirks than any electoral system can produce… (View Post)

Will a SF government be a better negotiating partner for Britain over Brexit? Asking for an entire home nation. (View Post)

UK Labour might have done better if people had the option to choose between different kinds of Labour politician, left or Blairite etc, and if they had had to negotiate after the election. The one th… (View Post)

Money is to be made by people with inside insights in this market. Beware. On a separate note, it is really sketchy to leave votes overnight before counting. (View Post)

If they have lost collectively about 8 out of 49 percentage points, they should still hold almost half the seats, after accounting for the lower popularity of Sinn Féin as a second preference. It is … (View Post)