tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post923041639041406058..comments2024-03-28T22:23:40.595+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Respect agenda, RIPJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-9945037227568735662010-07-03T16:27:41.317+01:002010-07-03T16:27:41.317+01:00Tris, it's interesting that Lallands Peat Worr...Tris, it's interesting that Lallands Peat Worrier is concerned that a successful AV referendum might actually "doom" the cause of PR. I hope that's not the case, although in Australia AV certainly hasn't proved a stepping-stone to PR, and neither has the run-off system in France.<br /><br />As far as proportionality goes AV is a sideways move to nowhere in particular, but at least it empowers the voter a bit more.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-4031142422146424232010-07-03T13:03:28.303+01:002010-07-03T13:03:28.303+01:00How the Liberals have been taken in, washed and pr...How the Liberals have been taken in, washed and pressed, and sent out as smart little Eton Boys.<br /><br />They have abandoned everything they stood for to get a red box and the title Minister.<br /><br />I trust that the voters see this and punish them suitably.<br /><br />Yes James, I'll vote for it too, although only ever as a step towards a proper grown up voting system suitable for a first world country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-60182163495728802052010-07-03T09:23:16.436+01:002010-07-03T09:23:16.436+01:00Yes it’s shocking how quickly the Lib Dems abandon...Yes it’s shocking how quickly the Lib Dems abandon the finding of commissions they were very keen on before getting cabinet seats. Remember the Jenkins Commission that recommended AV+ as the minimum that was acceptable. Now seems that the Lib Dems are happy to accept AV alone with no proportional list to ameliorate the worst excesses of a majoritarian system. The safest seats in the land, the sinecures for lazy MPs, will not be in anyway effected by AV as they already get over 50% of the votes cast. And in the marginals where candidates are neck and neck there are a whole raft of tactics they can employ to chase second votes to the detriment of their core voters. So tactical voting is not eliminated.<br /><br />As for holding the referendum on the same day as the Scottish General election well that is political sophistry at its worst as is holding the next UK election on the same day in 2015. Amazing how quickly the so called respect agenda has transmogrified into a grubby race for political advantage.Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-50370307038049457952010-07-03T09:18:34.849+01:002010-07-03T09:18:34.849+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Munguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.com