It's not going to test FPTP, its going to demonstrate that it's not fit for purpose once you move beyond 2-3 parties with significant support. (View Post)

The indignity is not that Nadhim Zahawi or Nadine Dorries want to join Reform, the indignity (were I/you a Reform member) is that Nigel is allowing those has-beens to join. (View Post)

We knew he's not very bright and today's announcement confirms that. It also puts him very much into the I'm alright Jack / do as I do not as I say set of people who should be avoided … (View Post)

The 2 downsides of STV are the time it takes to count and the fact parties can game the system by just standing the number of candidates they expect to win as candidates. Which means that a political… (View Post)

I read it very much as it being easier to just let things continue as they were (he was in Guantanamo where the US were torturing people) rather than doing the correct thing. And that's the curr… (View Post)