http://www.leyton.org/2005/05/18/electoral-and-political-reform/ Thoughts. Comment. Opinion. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:37:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.leyton.org/2005/05/18/electoral-and-political-reform/#comment-1996 leyton.org » Should we have compulsory voting? Mon, 01 May 2006 11:25:33 +0000 http://www.leyton.org/diary/?p=541#comment-1996 <p>[...] I’ve previously argued (see here) that the first-past-the-post voting system is a flawed mechanism, leaving people disenfranchised: We have a Government elected on about a third of the ‘popular vote’: More people didn’t want Blair in power, than did. What message does that send that ‘every vote counts’, especially to those of us stuck in safe seats. [...]</p> [...] I’ve previously argued (see here) that the first-past-the-post voting system is a flawed mechanism, leaving people disenfranchised: We have a Government elected on about a third of the ‘popular vote’: More people didn’t want Blair in power, than did. What message does that send that ‘every vote counts’, especially to those of us stuck in safe seats. [...]

]]> http://www.leyton.org/2005/05/18/electoral-and-political-reform/#comment-402 Ben Wed, 18 May 2005 14:43:42 +0000 http://www.leyton.org/diary/?p=541#comment-402 <p>Personally I'm keen to explore alternatives to democracy. Most recently I've come to the conclusion that Dr Tanya Byron (uber psychologist from the BBC TV show "The House of Tiny Tearaways") should be installed as Supreme Dictator of the United Kingdom. All "democratic" activity would then be abolished, and Dr Tanya would then enforce a benevolent dictatorship by the use of sticker charts, sensible bedtimes and time outs for those who were naughty.</p> Personally I’m keen to explore alternatives to democracy. Most recently I’ve come to the conclusion that Dr Tanya Byron (uber psychologist from the BBC TV show “The House of Tiny Tearaways”) should be installed as Supreme Dictator of the United Kingdom. All “democratic” activity would then be abolished, and Dr Tanya would then enforce a benevolent dictatorship by the use of sticker charts, sensible bedtimes and time outs for those who were naughty.

]]> http://www.leyton.org/2005/05/18/electoral-and-political-reform/#comment-401 Matt Wed, 18 May 2005 12:49:21 +0000 http://www.leyton.org/diary/?p=541#comment-401 <p>one of the best circumventions of democracy by Blair, at the moment, is promoting an unelected, unaccountable advisor straight to the Lords, and then back-dooring them onto the cabinet (saves all that hassle finding a safe seat to parachute them into and risking the public not seeing the light): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4531881.stm</p> one of the best circumventions of democracy by Blair, at the moment, is promoting an unelected, unaccountable advisor straight to the Lords, and then back-dooring them onto the cabinet (saves all that hassle finding a safe seat to parachute them into and risking the public not seeing the light): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4531881.stm

]]> http://www.leyton.org/2005/05/18/electoral-and-political-reform/#comment-400 labtastic » Make my vote count Wed, 18 May 2005 12:48:44 +0000 http://www.leyton.org/diary/?p=541#comment-400 <p>[...] ote count Filed under: General — richard @ 12:02 pm I’m in a bit of a campaigning mood right now: www.makemyvotecount.org.uk/ r. [...]</p> [...] ote count Filed under: General — richard @ 12:02 pm I’m in a bit of a campaigning mood right now: http://www.makemyvotecount.org.uk/ r. [...]

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