It feels like it could be quite controversial to increase the deposit, as you're explicitly making it harder for people to stand as candidates, which looks like politicians trying to protect the… (View Post)

Let's say that a bad shuffle divides the deck into three sections, reversing the order of those sections. The first division is somewhere in the first half of the deck (maybe around 20 different… (View Post)

Nominations don't close until Friday at 4pm, so we can't know for sure. Imagine if Reform cock-up their nomination papers and there isn't a Reform candidate either? (View Post)

The deposit of £150 was introduced in 1918, which would be £7,581.71 in today's money. So £5,000 is not as high as it appears compared to the £500 deposit. (View Post)

The deposit has been £500 since 1985, before which it was £150. Had the deposit tracked inflation since 1985 it would now be £1,593.21. So, unlike most hobbies, it's one that has been becoming c… (View Post)