I'm have to be honest, I'm a little uncomfortable about b3ta getting involved in a political campaign.I've checked the Vote For A Change website and it reads fairly neutrally as an electoral reform organization, but I have no idea who's behind it or what their personal agenda is.
'Electoral Reform' is one of those phrases, like 'Change', that sounds refreshing and fair and overdue. But it's worth remembering that there are many types and variations of alternative voting systems, and every one of them has the potential to enhance one group's aims over others. I can't actually see what this site is proposing or who it would most directly benefit. And let's face it, anyone who would go to all the trouble these people have gone to must have some personal stake.
('Electoral Reform' is one of those phrases, like 'Change', that sounds refreshing and fair and overdue. But it's worth remembering that there are many types and variations of alternative voting systems, and every one of them has the potential to enhance one group's aims over others. I can't actually see what this site is proposing or who it would most directly benefit. And let's face it, anyone who would go to all the trouble these people have gone to must have some personal stake.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:38,
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I'm slightly worried, too...I detect a whiff of a slightly fluffier Taxpayers' Alliance.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:41,
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Felix, my real worry is that it's aliens.Aliens full of mercury.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:43,
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I see here a nice list of well-meaning, fluffy, if naive peoplevoteforachange.co.uk/index.php/pages/our-supporters/
and Polly Toynbee. PR is a red herring, which makes it easier for small parties to get attention and harder for anybody to get anything done, but whatever. Vote Cubist.
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Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:47,
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and Polly Toynbee. PR is a red herring, which makes it easier for small parties to get attention and harder for anybody to get anything done, but whatever. Vote Cubist.
that's Polly "I'm right, especially when I'm provably wrong" Toynbee, right?
Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:54,
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they want a referendum about reforming parliamentthe drummer from Blur writes about it here
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/13/british-party-electoral-system-votes
basically they're a bunch of fluffy liberals who like things like the Single Transferable Vote - rather than being a cover for fascists.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote
Also yes - I was a bit wary about mixing b3ta with politics myself but they asked nicely, offered a good prize and life is more interesting by running with these things than saying no.
(www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/13/british-party-electoral-system-votes
basically they're a bunch of fluffy liberals who like things like the Single Transferable Vote - rather than being a cover for fascists.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote
Also yes - I was a bit wary about mixing b3ta with politics myself but they asked nicely, offered a good prize and life is more interesting by running with these things than saying no.
rob,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 15:54,
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Aye, we'll have fun with it whatever :) mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 12 Aug 2009, 16:29,
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