tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post2919196128945937545..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: Chemistry explodedPeter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-59498416689651904142011-04-26T06:28:58.088+01:002011-04-26T06:28:58.088+01:00Exactly. The "Yes" campaign is sticking...Exactly. The "Yes" campaign is sticking doggedly to its "Make your MP work harder and put an end to jobs for life" theme rather than expanding to tackle these hypocrisies. I presume they've tested this on focus groups or something similar and believe it is effective, but it means we are not getting the adult debate the issue deserves.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-25029975229964338292011-04-25T19:30:08.477+01:002011-04-25T19:30:08.477+01:00Q. Some MPs and peers are telling us that AV is fu...Q. Some MPs and peers are telling us that AV is fundamentally flawed because it destroys the principle of "one person one vote".<br /> <br />So why is it being used by MPs and peers themselves?<br /> <br />MPs for the election of Select Committee chairmen:<br /> <br />http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/executive/briefing-note-ballot-select-committee-chairs.pdf<br /> <br />Peers for the election of their Lord Speaker:<br /> <br />http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/SpeakershipElectionResult.pdf<br /> <br />Hereditary peers to elect a replacement for a deceased peer:<br /> <br />http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/holbynotice10052011.pdf<br /> <br />A. Because they know that what they're telling us about AV being fundamentally flawed is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com