> > We do and it is a bloody disaster Don't touch it. The > three main drawbacks > > are: > > 1. The candidate alegiance is to the list. And the > apparatus. Not to > > the constituency. > > 2. Any nut case cause can get in. So there are a lot of > causes and no > > overall agenda. > > 3. On forming a government the balance of power is held by > frlinge lunatics. >
Yea, coalition and transferable vote has really messed up the swedish and german economies and societies - oh hang on a sec... ok instead lets take a society at war for the last 60 years and with a very strong miltary/religious/mythical componant as our example, cos that fits our personal view shall we..... > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Boocock > Sent: 01 May 2010 10:08 > To: LEEDS LIST > Subject: Re: [LU] got to share this with someone..; > > > > On 30/04/2010 20:03, Michael Benjamin wrote: > > We do and it is a bloody disaster Don't touch it. The > three main drawbacks > > are: > > 1. The candidate alegiance is to the list. And the > apparatus. Not to > > the constituency. > > 2. Any nut case cause can get in. So there are a lot of > causes and no > > overall agenda. > > 3. On forming a government the balance of power is held by > frlinge lunatics. > > > Couldn't agree more. here in Scotland there are people in > Holyrood who would never get elected by a majority but who > constantly get in by the back door. They don't give a > twopenny toss for the constituency and they can't shut the > f*ck up about their own pet hobby horses. Imagine, Rob > Gibson MSP (only ever elected via the list) made his maiden > speach in Holyrood about Scottish people who had become > cowboys (guess hwo had just written a book about the very subject). > > To find a nutcase look up David Thompson and his mismatched > views on homosexuality and the church > > And to find fringe manipulation look at the way that the > greens have turned themselves inside out over transport > (particularly in the edinburgh area) > > Strong government with an agenda backed by a majority of the > people is the not norm where you have a system which throws > up people like this. > Some thing the people of England are more than likely to > witness when we get the inevitable hung parliament (it's not > a balanced parliament that's just politico babble to avoid > the image of a large black horse in city square) > > Betty > > PS Charlton haven't a cat in Hells chance we will stuff 'em. > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and > opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as > it sails away _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
