I've seen dementia at close hand, and it is mostly about memory, rather than judgment. Biden's defenders - and I'm one, on the whole - say that yes, he can forget the name of a foreign leader and get… (View Post)

The Danish system is seats in proportion to lists, but allows parties to let voters decide who on the list gets the seats. So if Labour had X votes giving 20 seats, the people voting for them would d… (View Post)

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Yes, totally agree. I had a similar experience in Switzerland, where direct democracy means referenda every 3 months on diverse issues. I knew lots of Swiss couples who would set aside an evening eac… (View Post)

I spend nearly all my time in two classic Tory areas (Godalming and rural Oxfordshire) and although I know a few people who are still planning to vote Tory, even they are doing it with a wry smile an… (View Post)