I think so plus will help limit the extremes on both sides (hopefully)...jamesedwards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:48 pm
It feels like the country kind of needs it. First past the post only really worked when elections were two horse races, and as politics becomes increasingly fragmented perhaps it's time to move on?
Hopefully will also mitigate against the nonsense situations many find themselves in with tactical voting for people and parties they don't support. Farcical if you think about it.sionascaig wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 4:06 pmI think so plus will help limit the extremes on both sides (hopefully)...jamesedwards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:48 pm
It feels like the country kind of needs it. First past the post only really worked when elections were two horse races, and as politics becomes increasingly fragmented perhaps it's time to move on?
I also like the idea that a parliament elects the Prime Minister (and can dispose of). It makes sense in a proportional representation world.
ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:23 pmTories are back big time.... promise to deport !50,000 illegal immigrants/year
...... and foreigners to be banned from claiming benefits
.... and they will block candidates who do not back leaving ECHR
About 8 or 9 ticks on the week.
OK but only 3.30 for overall majority ... who would partner up with Reform to form a Government? Possibly he closest to them politically is the Conservatives but that would mean them agreeing to be subservient and if the Conservatives have not become acceptable to the voters by then maybe Reform will see them as casting an unwanted shadow over them.
He will defo get the NI unionists I would imagine although no idea how many of them will be left come next election..firlandsfarm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:03 amOK but only 3.30 for overall majority ... who would partner up with Reform to form a Government? Possibly he closest to them politically is the Conservatives but that would mean them agreeing to be subservient and if the Conservatives have not become acceptable to the voters by then maybe Reform will see them as casting an unwanted shadow over them.
What is a 5% majority worth in terms of %age vote/swing?sionascaig wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:16 amThe big takeaway I had from recent set of MRP polls is (at the moment) about 100 of the projected Reform seats are held with less than a 5% majority...
==> so although the polls are consistently saying "Reform most seats" there is a HUGE uncertainty within that...
Really no idea.. (although 5% is usually the polls margin of error?)firlandsfarm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:27 amWhat is a 5% majority worth in terms of %age vote/swing?sionascaig wrote: ↑Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:16 amThe big takeaway I had from recent set of MRP polls is (at the moment) about 100 of the projected Reform seats are held with less than a 5% majority...
==> so although the polls are consistently saying "Reform most seats" there is a HUGE uncertainty within that...
If Nigel Farage EVER privatises the NHS I will eat my hat.tico wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 9:01 pmHi all
There's a by-election in the Welsh Senedd this week for the Cearphilly seat .Reform are 2/5 to win . If they do win it will have an effect on other prices so we will see a lot of price movement .Next year there is a full Senedd election .My bet is they(reform) will landslide it but make such a cockup of running the show then they will no longer be favourite to win the GE .The Senedd is responsible for running the welsh NHS ,remember Farage wants full privatisation of the NHS ,if he persues that policy in Wales it will be catasrophic for his general election chances .All eyes on Wales
Kind Regards
Tico
As you may know I often question such allegations via ChatgPT and ask it to fact check such assertions. This I did, I asked "Has Nigel Farage ever said he wants full privatisation of the NHS?". ChatGPT replied ...