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Alternative Vote Versus First Past The Post
On May 5th, the British electorate has the task of choosing its voting system. It is a simple binary choice: to stick with first past the post (FPTP) or take a hesitant step into the unknown with the alternative vote … Continue reading
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Gamekeepers Become Poachers Under Tory Reforms
This new coalition government has surprised me yet again! This time by abolishing the Audit Commission. This is a body created in 1983 by a previous Conservative administration to monitor the performance and expenditure of publicly funded organizations. According to … Continue reading
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Con and Labour both want to Father Lib’s PR Baby
Liberal Democrats Swing Both Ways It is a tough choice for Nick Clegg. He does not want to be the leader that failed to take that “once in a generation” chance to deliver a fairer voting system. So who is … Continue reading
How To Avoid A Wasted Vote In A First Past The Post Voting System
You are Crazy Not To Vote Tactically I want to spell this out. With the ‘first past the post’ voting system, if you don’t vote for the winning candidate, you may as well have not voted at all. Think about … Continue reading
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Nick Griffin Squirmed Under Question Time Scrutiny
Okay, I thought Nick Griffin would perform well on Question Time, under the normal round of day to day politics. But no, he tanked. The questions were all race-related and he obviously squirmed painfully under scrutiny of David Dimbleby, the … Continue reading
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BNP Policy Proposal on Multi-Culturism – No Mixed Race Relationships
On Question Time tonight I would like Nick Griffin to comment on proposals in the BNP Policy Statement on Multi-culturism. It reads: Different groups can live side-by-side and at peace for generations. They can even enjoy each other’s cultures, but … Continue reading
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Is Nick Griffin Being Treated Like A Political Paedophile?
Are Nick Griffin and the BNP members being treated by the press and the other political parties like paedophiles? Are the BNP suffering from prejudice? Once a sinner, always a sinner? Continue reading
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Where Do You Stand On The Political Spectrum?
I just came across this political test that asks about 30 questions and places you on the political spectrum. Rather than ranking you on a linear scale from Republican to Democrat; it is a two dimensional approach which measures your … Continue reading
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Tories criticise Government for saving £10 billion
Tories put shareholders interest before the public’s Kenneth Clarke scored an own goal by criticising the government in allowing the Lloyds bank takeover of HBOS. What he is forgetting is that with Friday’s declared losses the takeover has saved the … Continue reading
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Obama aims to reinstate the USA as a great nation
In his inauguration speech yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed the United States’ government’s vow to uphold its constitution and live up to the lofty ideals that support its claim as the world’s greatest nation. And what exactly are those ideals … Continue reading
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