David Cameron hearts archaic voting systems
Over here in the United Kingdom, the creaking FPTP (First-Past-The-Post) system of voting still operates; voters in general elections are forced to nominate only their most-preferred candidate, a solitary smudge in a box. It’s easy to see how such a [...]
Nick Clegg, progressivism, and New, New Labour
Nick Clegg, latter-day UK Deputy Prime Minister and the parliamentary leader of the Liberal Democrats, is in the thick of some truly interesting times in British politics. Coalition life has been generally smooth for him and his party since the [...]
Education, elitism and meritocracy
The Economist speculated this week that the Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition government in the UK might come to be seen as “government by the southern rich for the southern rich”. Skepticlawyer has an interesting post at her eponymous blog, riffing off [...]
Tory-Lib Dem coalition in UK
As ABC news reports, David Cameron as PM, Nick Clegg as deputy PM. Guardian live blog with the latest. It’s the middle of the night, London time, so we’ll probably have to wait for their morning for a lot more [...]
Lib Dems to decide: Labour or Tories? #ukvote #ge210 #dontdoitnick
The Guardian is reporting that Nick Clegg will announce within 24 hours whether the Liberal Democrats will go into Coalition with the Conservatives or support a minority Tory administration or join a “Progressive Alliance” comprising Labour, the SNP, Plaid Cymru [...]
The UK election: there was a verdict
Clearly, the results of the UK election are inconclusive – Labour doing much better than expected, and the Liberal Democrats worse, with the Tories falling short of a majority. Similarly, the regional pattern is quite varied – with Labour holding [...]
Big guns trained on Lib Dems
The British media and conservative establishment is throwing the kitchen sink at the Liberal Democrats, in an attempt to contain their surge in support [previous discussion on LP here]. The Daily Mail has gone feral, the Murdoch tabloids have gone [...]
Lib Dems the game changer?
Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg’s performance in the first of three televised debates in the UK election has become something of a game changer, leading to a surge for his party, now ahead of the pack in one poll, and [...]
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