tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post6295857423545926617..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Emitting Political ToxinsPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-50948245259370349382020-11-04T12:51:53.596+00:002020-11-04T12:51:53.596+00:00«having a proportional voting system would help pr...«having a proportional voting system would help pressure Labour from the left?»<br /><br />That seems to me wishful thinking, while the dream of the "whig" right-wingers is PR, based on the idea that other things being equal, it would mean that both Labour and Conservatives would always need the LibDems for Coalition governments; so in Coalition with the Conservative they would agree to thatcherite policies and demand identity politics legislation, and in Coalition with Labour they would agree to identity politics legislation and demand thatcherite policies. That's why Tony Blair had PR in the 1997 election manifesto.<br /><br />But it may not work out like that: other things would not be equal, with PR both the Conservative and Labour parties would split, and not all possible combinations would require the LibDems. Indeed the LibDems may disappear as their voters might migrate to the parties receiving the "moderate" (whiggish) wings of the Conservative and Labour parties, and those parties might not have a determinant role in a Coalition.Blissexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-38365515584256893882020-11-04T08:52:54.730+00:002020-11-04T08:52:54.730+00:00Anyone every thought how having a proportional vot...Anyone every thought how having a proportional voting system would help pressure Labour from the left? <br /><br />Time to GET PR DONE! https://www.facebook.com/groups/625143391578665/Alan Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335333178667789651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-36353798387983756472020-11-03T23:50:36.300+00:002020-11-03T23:50:36.300+00:00The connection between all this, and Farage's ...The connection between all this, and Farage's new "Investment Advice" company (whose ads are bombarding Facebook and constantly segwaying into YouTube films) is, I feel, pretty blatant. And on this 'City Tips' firm, the FT's own Money Advice specialists are today scathing, advising readers to purchase a very long barge pole; https://www.ftadviser.com/opinion/2020/10/21/beware-farage-s-advice/david walshnoreply@blogger.com