An interesting read - but sadly I think there's a small mathematical mistake in that the "theoretical" minimum needed to get elected in a six-member constituency is actually a seventh … (View Post)

It’s quite obvious that policy and ideology played no part in this defection; Zahawi simply expected the Tories to gift him a seat in the Lords in return for his previous service (mostly consisting o… (View Post)

When in life have you discovered that the people who broke something are the best people to put it back together again? That would appear to be election pitch towards which Reform is heading. (View Post)

So now it looks like Zahawi defected because the Tories wouldn’t give him a seat in the Lords? He’ll be happy in Reform with Nadine, then…. (View Post)

Plus election nights would be full of fun for all us election anoraks, and what's not to like about a system that has multiple rounds of counting, extending our excitement still further? (View Post)