Posts by Ben Austin
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So why would Shirtcliffe be praising Scotland I wonder? Is it just that he likes the fact there are more constituency than list MPS?
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Hmm, so Shirtcliffe's press release praised the Scottish system, which I had always understood to be of the same general class as MMP, except with regional rather than national lists.
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Graeme, I never said it would be easy, but perhaps we can perhaps find say a PHD student.
I wonder if anyone has actually put some thought to how this would work out, on an official level. Or is this too pie in the sky for the Parliamentary Counsel or MOJ?
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Perhaps someone should convince a masters or honours student at Vic who is enrolled in the Legislative Drafting paper (assuming they still have it) to have a whack at drafting something for the research paper requirement
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I had heard that some right wing commentator (Rush?) has stated the ash cloud is God's punishment to America for passing the healthcare legislation...
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It certainly is rather odd living in West London right now, with no plane noise or contrails to disturb our quiet enjoyment.
I visited Kew Gardens in the weekend and the loudest noises were that of the birds in the gardens.
Outside, the Lib Dems competing with the Tories to solicit voters, this being a marginal Lib Dem held seat, being pursued by Zac Goldsmith (Jemima Khan's brother and environmentalist)
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Oamaru is pretty long and with a fair amount of hills. I don't think I've seen much in the way of non school cycling but then I've not lived there for a decade, although I visit when I can
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Aside from commentators and political parties has there been any obvious attempts at organising yet, either for or against? Something along the lines of the Yes and No campaigns for the last referendum
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I generally use my firearms licence for situations that require non specific photo ID, which does sometimes weird out the people who ask for ID as it generally is when I'm being a tourist somewhere. Sure beats the national ID card they have forced upon selected groups of migrants (I think ancestry and partner visas so far) to the UK
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Thanks for the assistance David, now all I need to work out is why Paypal won't let me deliver to NZ using a UK Paypal account. Any ideas anyone?