Despite generally lefty views I'm pretty neutral on the monarchy (they behave much as an elected non-party president would). But the Royal exemption from the law is indefensible and makes republ… (View Post)

The Commons expenses system worked quite well in my experience - you submitted a claim monthly, and were politely informed by the independent office if anything was not eligible (effectively not prim… (View Post)

My recollection is that you could basically claim anything, with anything that wasn't allowable struck out, with no hard feelings - there were lots of marginal things. I didn't claim much, … (View Post)

I grew up in Denmark so I'm very familiar with their system - it works pretty well most of the time, with two clear blocs indicating which coalition will be put into power, and five or so partie… (View Post)

I think there's a strong case for not putting up a candidate and then claiming a share of a resulting win. Clearly better than putting up a candidate and getting 2-3%, and maybe giving Reform th… (View Post)