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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #50 on: January 14, 2013, 02:38:13 PM »

Put at its basest, I think there should be a two-party fight between us and you (something you may agree with, but Dok may not). To my mind, if you win a greater share of the vote than us, you should form a Government; if we win a greater share than you, we should form the Government. The current boundary set-up militates against that. It should therefore be altered. No doubt this will be decried as Tory gerrymandering, the same way the whole review has been for the last 2 years. Shows how the Labour Party values its almost pathological Tory-hatred over democracy.

Ironing that out would be undemocratic anyway as Labour'd still find it easier to become the largest party with equal constituency sizes. You'd have to give the Tories an inbuilt advantage simply because Labour voters in safe seats don't turn up. The only way to get round it would be compulsory voting or PR and there's no political will for either of those really.

That's what happens when you're led by a man who hasn't matured since his student union days.

You think Flashman's any more mature than Miliband? Really?
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #51 on: January 14, 2013, 02:43:51 PM »

The man is utterly unsuited to his position and would be an absolute, unmitigated joke as Prime Minister.

Because Cameron's been a success, so far.

Cameron or Miliband? You might as well offer "Tea or cat wee"

Posh + Well-spoken =/= Qualified
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« Reply #52 on: January 29, 2013, 11:28:16 AM »

Parliament postpones boundary review until 2018.

334-292, majority of 42.
At least 4 Tory rebels. The usual suspects: Davis, Davies, Shepherd, Baron.
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