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April 19, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Frank Gardner

No editorialising from me, but this interview with the BBC’s Frank Gardner, crippled by bullets while on a routine assignment in Saudi Arabia, is a must read.

April 18, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The unfairness of the system

Tim Hicks, using the BBC’s electoral calculator, again highlights how insane the current voting system is. With the three main parties on 30% of the vote each, 10% going to others, here are the results we would get: Labour 328, … Continue reading

April 17, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Tactical voting

Superb stuff – complete with handy, easy to understand graphs and stuff – showing just how anti-Labour tactical voting in favour of the Lib Dems won’t let the Tories into power, from Cabalamat Journal. A must-read. “The Tories, on a … Continue reading

April 17, 2005
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General election blog roundup 6

UP now at the General Election Blog (and yes, I know it says it’s number 7 – technically it is, but meh…) Poll-wise, everyone’s got confused. What’s it to be? Various polls for various papers today have major variations, so … Continue reading

April 16, 2005
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A brief reminder

Courtesy of Tim Ireland: Drawing the Line You’ll need sound. You’ll need to be prepared to end up simultaneously sad, horrified and angry. You’ll find it rather more difficult to defend voting for Tony Blair’s Labour party on May 5th.

April 16, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Election blog roundup 5

Here you go – over at the General Election Blog. Lots of good stuff once again, including Chris Lightfoot explaining the methodology behind that political survey which I wrote about while drunk in my last post. Elsewhere, A Big Stick … Continue reading