The biggest beneficiaries of PR would be the voters, who could vote more honestly for their beliefs, rather than forced to decide between voting "tactically" ( i.e. dishonestly) against som… (View Post)

A couple of counter-points. The voters were able to punish the Lib Dems for breaking their promises at the next election. This is just as true with a coalition as with a majority government, not all … (View Post)

There is good news coming from Russia - fuel shortages are starting to happen not far from Moscow in the Tver region. Seems like the Ukrainian campaign against oil infrastructure in the vicinity of M… (View Post)

They're not unaccountable because the government sets their remit and appoints their leaders. The advantage is to give them a set of instructions and then let them get on with it without a minis… (View Post)

Sure, but bringing the quango directly into the government department isn't necessarily going to fix that problem. And the issue is less whether these things are running perfectly, but how do yo… (View Post)