Self-indulgence

Posted on Wed 04 May 2011 in general • Tagged with av, politics, referendum, voting

I was thinking of twining about how hard my life was especially as I haven't been able to get my CoD on for the last two weeks due to the extended PSN outage. However I was reminded this morning that it's voting day tomorrow and given the current polling is …


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Desperation and Mud slinging

Posted on Sun 24 April 2011 in general • Tagged with av, may 5th, politics, voting

It's unfortunate as we roll towards the referendum in May that the debate has become one framed around mud slinging and pandering to fears without actually discussing the system itself.

Item one for the prosecution was the "No to AV" campaigns leaflet that arrived on my doorstep claiming that they …


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That would be a psephological matter

Posted on Wed 13 April 2011 in general • Tagged with av, may5th, politics, voting

One of the most annoying aspects of our current electoral system is the issue of tactical voting. This is where voters feel compelled to vote for someone over their preferred candidate as otherwise someone they really don't want might sneak in thanks to the split vote. It's something that's sadly …


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