tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post6592467048927344710..comments2023-05-25T10:03:45.949+01:00Comments on <center>A national disgrace, scoundrel and extremist*<br></center>: DemocracyDebra Storrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00709860197387717627noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-59431303321932531402010-05-16T15:21:14.672+01:002010-05-16T15:21:14.672+01:00I am happy to take on the BNP and the nonsense the...I am happy to take on the BNP and the nonsense they spout - and if we have to deal with them in ofice, then so be it. That is democracy. <br />But also, parties will need to be more responsive to people under a decent PR system - and that should help maginalise the truely bad amongst those who offer themselves for election.Debra Storrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709860197387717627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-68229078874369103302010-05-10T22:38:42.450+01:002010-05-10T22:38:42.450+01:00So based on last week's vote we'd have 6 o...So based on last week's vote we'd have 6 or 7 Greens and about 12 BNP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-75716706832993117232010-05-10T17:27:56.981+01:002010-05-10T17:27:56.981+01:00The Guardian has an interesting Datablog giving so...The Guardian has an interesting Datablog giving some number breakdowns.<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/may/10/proportional-representation-general-election-2010cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-38032731340506087502010-05-07T21:33:21.694+01:002010-05-07T21:33:21.694+01:00There are various systems of PR but they all share...There are various systems of PR but they all share a feature - they try or (more or less) make sure that the number of votes roughly reflects the number of seats gained.<br /><br />Single Transferable Vote (STV) used in council elections in Scotland has multi-member wards and you number candidates 1,2,3 .... in order of preferance.<br />Avoiding the maths, imagine 99 people in a room and you wereDebra Storrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709860197387717627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967945126715280855.post-18218612263954963322010-05-07T17:52:09.053+01:002010-05-07T17:52:09.053+01:00Debra, For all of us who haven't been paying a...Debra, For all of us who haven't been paying attention, could you please explain how PR works. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com