Posts by Ben Austin
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Well Labour have apparently promised voting reform with or without the referendum
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Haha. I am sure we all remember that PR referendum Blair held after the Jenkin's Report and before the referendum on the EU. You'd have to be a fool to forget those!
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@Craig - well, we can but hope!
Clegg faces oblivion either way - even after 2005 and 2010, two campaigns where the public loved them, they still fail to break through. What will happen in 2015 when perhaps the Tories and Labour both organise themselves better?
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The LDs should just do what it takes to get electoral reform before the next election as it is again being made clear that outside of an act of god they will never get a fair chance.
Remember that they only lost their original position as one of the main parties was due to the Great War, the Depression, a substantial and long lasting party split (Asquith vs Lloyd George), following a split the previous generation (Liberal Unionist vs Home Rule) and the rise of the organised Labour movement. It is unlikely that they will be able to benefit from a similar level of collapse from the Tories or Labour
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The Irish disruption has caused a couple of friends to be stuck in Ireland or have travel disrupted. I have also had cause to learn this week why Easyjet is sometimes referred to as Sleazyjet
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Well at the very least this is going to create a whole new angry generation in favour of voting reform. I know few people under 35 who would admit to voting Tory or Labour over here yet there you have it. Admittedly this is London speaking but still
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Well the system/result isn't fair to anyone it seems.
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Graeme, a Promise is for life you know
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Right, time to go vote. Destiny etc..
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I was briefly in Cologne this last weekend and one thing that struck me was that the German political parties have put up far more posters for their upcoming NRW state (Lander?) 9 May election than I've seen in London during the entire election period.
Outside of the Tory bill boards I haven't seen any other posters, although admittedly I do live in a safe Tory electorate. I do however spend a lot of time in areas that are also marginal electorates, so not sure what is going on there