Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, it is manifestly absurd to have an electoral system where a party gets 23% of the vote and 57 seats (1% more votes but 5 seats LESS than in the previous election) while another party, with 29% of the vote, gets 258 seats. I purposely do not name the parties in question because the argument is not about the LibDem vs. Tory vs. Labour but about the system itself. No other Western democracy permits such absurdity. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On May 12, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: > There are plenty of unfair electoral systems. Proportional representation > usually results in a weak government, and frequent elections, since the > coalitions never agree over -all- the important issues. > This hung parliament will lead to elections well before the parliament is > over. If we go to PR this will become the norm. > Which may be OK, the importance of government is exaggerated IMHO. > Frank > > On 12 May, 2010, at 06:27, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Great series. >> >> Philippe, the comparison with Belgium is neither here nor there. Belgium >> practically does not exist as a unified country and there is a very real >> question about its future. In the UK the issue is just an unfair >> electoral system which will likely be reformed thanks to this hung >> Parliament. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On May 9, 2010, at 11:43 PM, briandavidstevens at talk21.com wrote: >> >>> Thanks all, yes odd but interesting times here in the UK.. >>> oh got a thumbs-up grip for the M8 well worth it, much better percentage >>> of keepers at 1/45 and below. recomended! >>> >>> B >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Very nice takes showing the spirit of the day as is ... >>> >>> First Belgium, then the UK, who' next? >>> >>> Thanks for sharing >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> Le 9 mai 10 ? 14:36, briandavidstevens at talk21.com a ?crit : >>> >>>> >>>> http://driftingcamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/take-back-parliament-demo.html >>>> >>>> Following the hung parliament result of the uk elections around a >>>> thousand Electoral Reform protesters marched down Whitehall to the >>>> Transport House where Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was >>>> discussing a possible coalition with the Conservative Party >>>> >>>> c&c's welcomed! >>>> >>>> B >>>> >>>> Brian David Stevens >>>> http://driftingcamera.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >