It’s Brexit or Corbyn
Some of my friends reading this are fully commited You know who you're voting for - and this post isn't for you. Others will have voted to leave the EU.…
Tag: Voting
Ten positive reasons to vote Conservative
With the general election just over a month away, here are ten positive reasons to vote for the Conservative Party. 1. We'll get Brexit done. We'll leave with the good…
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Three Ways to Improve Referenda
Whilst it's right that Vote Leave are being fined, it's absurd to suggest that this renders the result invalid. That being said, this - and other events before, during and…
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Votes at 16: A Call for Consistency
I’m not an expert on child development. I don’t know whether 17 is the right age at which we should let people get a driving license, or whether this should…
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More Deals and No Deals
In the discussions (on and offline) following my recent post 'No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal', one idea that came up a number of times was that there…
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Democracy in Action
I attended my first election counting on Thursday evening. If you've never been to one, it's a sight to see. Utterly simple yet incredibly effective; a community coming together to…
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In Defence of First Past the Post
Despite the British people opting in favour of first-past-the-post (FPTP) by a decisive 68:32 margin, in many of the circles I move support for other voting systems, in particular proportional…