I read Termination Shock recently. Not as good as Diamond Age/Anathem/Cryptonomicon, but still enjoyable to read. Interesting how wrong he was about Covid though. (Thank fuck) (View Post)

The Bicester constituency poll is suggestive of a large number of seats being won by fine margins on low shares of the vote. This is something I've mentioned before. Labour's vote is predic… (View Post)

I am not planning to do this, but I have a lot of respect for the person who is. https://x.com/rmcunliffe/status/1806254377134444565?s=48 "A woman has emailed @TimesRadio to say she is planning … (View Post)

I present to you, GE 2029: FPTP's Great Folly RFM 27% (322 seats) LAB 23% (157) LDM 20% (86) CON 14% (32) GRN 11% (7) NAT/NI/OTH (46 seats) Edit: And this is why it's much better to give RF… (View Post)

I don't think the national numbers matter - the local ones do. That's the whole point of FPTP, and what might damage it. If a lot of voters experience their MP being elected on under a thir… (View Post)