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is this it?
is this it?
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
johnmajorarchive.org.uk/1997/10/20/m...
is this it?
is this it?
i think it's because they don't have solutions on that front?
September 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
i think it's because they don't have solutions on that front?
the king's speech did mention a cybersecurity bill but it seems they didn't get around to it because of the AI nonsense...
September 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
the king's speech did mention a cybersecurity bill but it seems they didn't get around to it because of the AI nonsense...
whenever the labour party has won elections, it has allowed a certain xenophobia to dictate immigration policy against the criticism of its backbenchers...
fundamentally the labour party hasn't changed, the tory party has...💀
fundamentally the labour party hasn't changed, the tory party has...💀
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
whenever the labour party has won elections, it has allowed a certain xenophobia to dictate immigration policy against the criticism of its backbenchers...
fundamentally the labour party hasn't changed, the tory party has...💀
fundamentally the labour party hasn't changed, the tory party has...💀
>It was introduced amid concerns that up to 200,000 Kenyan Asians, ..., would take up their right to reside in the UK.
>The bill went through parliament in three days, supported by the leadership of both the governing Labour and main opposition Conservative parties
>The bill went through parliament in three days, supported by the leadership of both the governing Labour and main opposition Conservative parties
August 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
>It was introduced amid concerns that up to 200,000 Kenyan Asians, ..., would take up their right to reside in the UK.
>The bill went through parliament in three days, supported by the leadership of both the governing Labour and main opposition Conservative parties
>The bill went through parliament in three days, supported by the leadership of both the governing Labour and main opposition Conservative parties
you are both thinking of ADRIAN Ramsay.
ADAM Ramsay is in the Scottish Green Party...
completely different people.
ADAM Ramsay is in the Scottish Green Party...
completely different people.
August 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
you are both thinking of ADRIAN Ramsay.
ADAM Ramsay is in the Scottish Green Party...
completely different people.
ADAM Ramsay is in the Scottish Green Party...
completely different people.
well then you were just intentionally wrong in your tweet, which is fine, fair enough
July 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
well then you were just intentionally wrong in your tweet, which is fine, fair enough
do the scottish/welsh/ni governments have significantly different policies?
July 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
do the scottish/welsh/ni governments have significantly different policies?
i agree proportional representation would be good, but it gets more attention than it really fixes in the real world
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
i agree proportional representation would be good, but it gets more attention than it really fixes in the real world
I think they meant looking at what happened in Scotland and Wales for their first opinion polling after they extended the franchise but before their *first* elections immediately after.
July 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I think they meant looking at what happened in Scotland and Wales for their first opinion polling after they extended the franchise but before their *first* elections immediately after.
overall you are right, PR is better than FPTP
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in a lot of cases mainstream social democrat / conservative parties become held hostage by reactionary parties.
you can't gerrymander out reactionary politics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_L...
in a lot of cases mainstream social democrat / conservative parties become held hostage by reactionary parties.
you can't gerrymander out reactionary politics
July 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
overall you are right, PR is better than FPTP
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_L...
in a lot of cases mainstream social democrat / conservative parties become held hostage by reactionary parties.
you can't gerrymander out reactionary politics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_L...
in a lot of cases mainstream social democrat / conservative parties become held hostage by reactionary parties.
you can't gerrymander out reactionary politics
proportional representation is not a magic bullet, it is also an incremental reform
there are Reform-like parties in Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, etc lol
there are Reform-like parties in Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, etc lol
July 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
proportional representation is not a magic bullet, it is also an incremental reform
there are Reform-like parties in Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, etc lol
there are Reform-like parties in Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, etc lol
perhaps im wrong but i think this is downstream of there not being a housing regulator atm
just a regulator of social housing...
just a regulator of social housing...
February 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
perhaps im wrong but i think this is downstream of there not being a housing regulator atm
just a regulator of social housing...
just a regulator of social housing...
i think this is some sort of surveillance system to monitor the problem indirectly?
if they regulate materials at the point of sale and monitor what date people started owning/moved in then they can see which properties haven't been sold.
if they regulate materials at the point of sale and monitor what date people started owning/moved in then they can see which properties haven't been sold.
February 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
i think this is some sort of surveillance system to monitor the problem indirectly?
if they regulate materials at the point of sale and monitor what date people started owning/moved in then they can see which properties haven't been sold.
if they regulate materials at the point of sale and monitor what date people started owning/moved in then they can see which properties haven't been sold.
i voted for the lib dems because they were the only party who could beat the incumbent tory, but damn.. a lot of lib dem voters are obnoxious lmao
February 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
i voted for the lib dems because they were the only party who could beat the incumbent tory, but damn.. a lot of lib dem voters are obnoxious lmao
it's a bit shit that the rest of england has a half-baked mayoral system which fuses the mayor to the local authorities
February 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
it's a bit shit that the rest of england has a half-baked mayoral system which fuses the mayor to the local authorities
leapfrogging the territories xd
February 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
leapfrogging the territories xd
the CAs all have different powers anyway so you can say "let's devolve agricultural powers to north yorkshire CA and greater lincolnshire CA" and see if it works before cumbria CA and lancashire CA get it...
February 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the CAs all have different powers anyway so you can say "let's devolve agricultural powers to north yorkshire CA and greater lincolnshire CA" and see if it works before cumbria CA and lancashire CA get it...
can't solve inequality completely but the point of devolution as currently implemented is that you can trial run an idea in a CA/the GLA, and see if it works
February 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
can't solve inequality completely but the point of devolution as currently implemented is that you can trial run an idea in a CA/the GLA, and see if it works
you get intra-municipality and inter-municipality equality and this at least helps solve intra-municipality inequality...
devolve taxes that resolve inter-borough inequality to the GLA, devolve taxes that resolve intra-borough inequality to the boroughs
devolve taxes that resolve inter-borough inequality to the GLA, devolve taxes that resolve intra-borough inequality to the boroughs
February 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
you get intra-municipality and inter-municipality equality and this at least helps solve intra-municipality inequality...
devolve taxes that resolve inter-borough inequality to the GLA, devolve taxes that resolve intra-borough inequality to the boroughs
devolve taxes that resolve inter-borough inequality to the GLA, devolve taxes that resolve intra-borough inequality to the boroughs