Yes. An end to stupid tactical voting arguments, and the negative campaigning of "only x can stop y", is one of the great benefits of ditching FPTP. Thirteen years since the lost AV referen… (View Post)

Okay. I should correct myself that the formulation I object to is more specifically, "only party x can stop party y". If the y is policy-based than the construction is fine, even if you mig… (View Post)

You can tell the tale of Cameron's Premiership in the three referendums - shafting the Lib Dems; a narrow escape from disaster misinterpreted as a great personal triumph; hubris cruelly exposed.… (View Post)

Of course everyone has done this sort of thing in the past, but if politicians will be so dishonest about such a thing is it any wonder that the voters have such a low opinion of them? This matters a… (View Post)

On the numbers presented here, though, it's not actually true in this seat. If we generously assume there are no other parties, and so the Greens start on 13%, then if the Greens take votes dire… (View Post)