Comments on: Britain like Zimbabwe?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:48:05 +0000

Replace first-past-the-post with Condorcet with ranked pairs. You immediately get rid of any nonsense about tactical voting, as one of the strengths of this particular system is that it is trivially provable that the best strategy for any voter is to list the candidates in his genuine order of preference – there are no situations in which it is advantageous to place your favourite candidate anywhere but first, in order to prevent the bad guy from getting in.

This also has the benefit that it makes it easier for small parties to get elected in a constituency, as there is no danger of splitting the vote and letting the “other” side win.

It may well not be very good for the Conservative party’s prospects at the moment, though, as it’s likely that more Lib Dem voters prefer Labour to the Conservatives, and more Labour voters would rather vote Lib Dem than Conservative.

It’s still the right thing to do, though.

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By: Macarnie

Macarnie — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:57:15 +0000

Admin:
I have no doubt as to your sincere belief in your cause, whatever it may be. There is however, a little confusion as to precisely what that might be.Is there proof that what you imply / state is fact and not pure supposition? The report is, to say the least, confusing: is this Councillor dead or alive? Might I suggest that this case be taken up by a neutral group of responsible persons, and examined as to its merits?

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:15:14 +0000

We stand as a reminder to society, that no individual or organization is more powerful than one person who has the courage to stand up and tell the painful truth.

Pervert Rodney Hill ex-leader of the York council and friend of Tony Blair had twenty years at the helm in twenty years of filth and Debauchery being a sexual predator of young girl causing entrapments for young girls, Drugs, Abuse, Alcohol, using public funds for his own needs.

Having innocent people arrested on trumped up charges when pictures of Hills in sexually compromising situations were handed in to the council. All charges have since been proved to have no basis in foundation and have been dropped.

There are still people who were affiliated with Mr. Hills

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By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:29:41 +0000

ok, meanie pie ….!

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By: Vicus Scurra

Vicus Scurra — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:01:44 +0000

84 comments already for this thread, Boris.
I hope you get as many votes at the General Election.

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By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:48:35 +0000

Good one Macarnie! *claps and skips*

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By: Macarnie

Macarnie — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:32:06 +0000

Ils veulent L’Empire ancienne
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I don’t agree with Tony Blair.
Who opened up the gate
Now aliens by their thousands
Want to alter Britain’s fate
For far too long we’ve pandered
To the French, who long to take the lead
If we say nothing: we’ll be sidelined
So it’s time the truth to heed
The truth: the French don’t want us there:
They repeat it time again
They aim to bleed the Union dry,
Not if; perhaps; but when.
The French have longed to rule us
From Boney to ‘Gros Nez de Gaulle’
Their Ministers, e’en as I’m writing
Want all Anglo-Saxons to fall.
Once on a time I was happy;
To be married to Europe, back then,
But this ain’t the Europe I fancied:
I long to be single again.

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By: Monkey

Monkey — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:26:09 +0000

This calls for a little HMS Pinafore:

“I’ve half a dozen Frenchmen tried to teach That I’m twelve times as brave and strong as each,

And showed that this corollary must follow, One Englishman can thrash twelve Frenchmen hollow.”

“For he himself has said it, and it’s greatly to his credit That he is an Englishman!

“For he might have been a Roosian, A French or Turk (Boris?) or Proosian, Or perhaps Itali-an….

But in spite of all temptations To belong to other nations, He remains an Englishman, he remains an E-he-he-he-he-he-he-englishman.”

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By: Monkey

Monkey — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:02:27 +0000

“Michael Howard said “I always think how intensely grateful I am that I was born on this side of the Channel.” It’s worth wondering why. ”

Theres an idea for your next article Boris.

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By: Simon Holledge

Simon Holledge — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:39:24 +0000

Lilburne: “One has to admire the French for having the brazen cheek not only to get what they can from the EU, whilst doing exactly what they want, when they want…”

Isn’t that what national politicians are for? I mean, if they can’t defend the national interest what are they there for? If the French are good at it, all the more credit to them. Why are British politicians so poor at it? Maybe the lack of a positive approach on the world and our place in it? A fear of competing on equal terms? A preference for ridiculous boastful rhetoric at home – and timidity abroad?

Michael Howard said “I always think how intensely grateful I am that I was born on this side of the Channel.” It’s worth wondering why.

The French have a cleaner environment than us (thanks to lower CO2 emissions), they have better transport, better roads, a better health service, better support for the arts, more beautiful cities, and obviously better food, Where is the downside? They have more traffic accidents, that’s true. What else?

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