For example, in a 4-member STV constituency the quota is 20%+1 of the vote, so a candidate that receives 20%+1 of the vote is elected on the first count. (View Post)

I think you are misunderstanding how STV works. (View Post)

PB Centrist Dads reject a them and us framing. That's the sort of divisive language they would quibble with, mildly. Everyone is part of us. Even you Leon, even you.. (View Post)

Did the market for food clear during the Irish famine? Demand and supply recalibrated at a new price, just that it was one at which many people could not afford to eat. And there wasn't even an … (View Post)

Since Trump became President the second time there have been lots of occasions when markets have panicked at something Trump has done, and then Trump has TACO'd, and the markets have bounced bac… (View Post)