General Election 2015

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeeh...we-support-it/

DB: Why are you supporting AV?
NF: Well, first past the post is finished, it doesn’t work.
DB: Why?
NF: It doesn’t really have legitimacy. You know, it worked when we were a two party state. I completely lost faith in it in 2005 when Blair was returned with a 60 seat majority on 36 per cent of the vote, or 22 per cent if you factor in low turnout. I’d always argued that we needed FPTP because it gave us strong government and we mustn’t become like Italy. 2005 put a torpedo through that for me. It’s bust.


Basically he didn't do as well as he wanted so changed his views even though the situation behind his original views hadn't changed at all :P

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I assume his reason for changing wasn't Ukip as they didn't do well at all that election, his reason behind it I think was the way *apparently* the Conservatives won in England in 2005 but didn't win anywhere close to a parliamentary majority. So he must've changed based on legitimacy rather than party politics.

But i've changed opinion too. The point is that FPTP is unfair to parties like Ukip and whilst I still support FPTP, i'm not going to make the argument that 3.8m votes = 1 seat is fair because it's not. Supporters of FPTP like yourself should at least admit that even if you don't want to change the voting system.

protests outside downing street

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Number-10.html

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...1198553186.jpg

Wow at what they have done to this memorial

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/arti...rld-War-II.jpg

they're the scum.

you sure that protest pic is recent? their attire says otherwise. but there's a picture of cameron in the background. im so conflicted. activists like these are some of the most horrendous people ugh bloody ******s

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

Wow at what they have done to this memorial

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/arti...rld-War-II.jpg

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despicable

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The lack of coverage of these protests in the media is slightly concerning. (from the bbc)

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Originally Posted by Kyle

you sure that protest pic is recent? their attire says otherwise. but there's a picture of cameron in the background. im so conflicted. activists like these are some of the most horrendous people ugh bloody ******s

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I thought that when I seen it, girls with the dungarees is so 1930s

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Originally Posted by Kyle

you sure that protest pic is recent? their attire says otherwise. but there's a picture of cameron in the background. im so conflicted. activists like these are some of the most horrendous people ugh bloody ******s

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Originally Posted by scottish

I thought that when I seen it, girls with the dungarees is so 1930s

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Hard to tell - Another image of it:

http://www.standard.co.uk/incoming/a...620/vandal.jpg

Sigh, I wish protesters wouldn't make their points seemingly irrelevant by starting to deface everything.
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Anyway, no clue if Dan's posted this, but here's a map of the biggest party swing in each constituency:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/atta...d=394613&stc=1

Certainly made an impression :P

TORY SCUM TAKING OUR MONIES
proceeds to needlessly vandalise and cause expense

Why can't some people accept the result? They may not like it but at the end of the day, they got the votes to get a majority. Sometimes it's like people don't really get what democracy is.