#FPTP

Tom Forth

thomasforth

On spatial inequality,The UK is a very unequal economy, but the places that traol (big cities except London) are not politically valuable.The UK is quite unequal in living standards, but

Ballot Box Scotland

BallotBoxScot

Every time there's a Scottish poll at the moment, there's a reason to bring out the thread on South Korea's recent elections and how gaming the system is Democratically Badhttps://twitter.com/BallotBoxScot/status/125076453215222

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realfifer

I joined @IndyScotParty the other day.My only political focus at the moment is Independence for Scotland and the removal of as many Unionist politicians from Holyrood as possible. I will

Nic Ransome

nicransome

Some thoughts arising from the current #Brexit blame game (which won't surprise anyone who follows me; except that it's a thread):1. Although very few in popular news media & politics

Luke Johnson

Luke_G_Johnson

Have you had your fill of politics south of the border? Want some escapism? Then join me as we explore an alternate universe - the 2020 B.C. provincial general election

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

However grim this election has been, we should remember two things: (1) we are immensely privileged to live in a democracy: a right denied to millions of people across the

Michael Dougan

mdouganlpool

I used to be relatively cautious about need for major constitutional reform. But as existing system falls apart under pressure from unprincipled, power-greedy charlatans, we see full dangers of unwritten

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Imagine what a different country this would be if Blair had put the political effort he invested in the Iraq War into political and electoral reform instead. If Labour take

Hermann Pretorius🇿🇦

Meneer_Mann

A 20-point plan for SA1. Make growth the core objective of economic policy2. Unbundle Eskom & allow IPPs3. Secure property rights4. Scrap failed race-based empowerment policies & minimum wages5. Base

Alison Thewliss

alisonthewliss

I am proud to be elected to serve on @theSNP NEC. It is a privilege. It comes with huge responsibility.Those who leak and seek to undermine the party, our activists,

Roland Smith

rolandmcs

If I dare attempt a tl;dr of Steve's packed thread...."We were not electing Vote Leave but everyone acted as though we did."And so after 23/6, everyone hung on every word

Sunny Singh

ProfSunnySingh

US Election again so pinning this tweet till November: I know US perpetrates inequality, injustice, even crimes against humanity domestically and abroad.However democracy is our best option to ensure injustice,

dasPost-CV

dasvee

1/ On the basis of the below, I'd argue the topic of Brexit is only toxic for the big two parties because it splits their votes under FPTP.https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1276462579343376384 2/ The

John West 🕯💙

JohnWest_JAWS

Tonight, following the Biden inauguration, I was asked whether I would ever consider being a politicianI prevaricated - I genuinely believe that those who seek power least deserve itA thread

Heinz Brandenburg

HzBrandenburg

The better points are anyway and as expected from @ailsa_henderson and @MalcH but since the Scotsman did not afford the space to print my rant about how the Holyrood system

Simon Cosgrove 🇪🇺#FBPE #Rejoin

simoncosgrove

I might be wrong, one always can be, but I think people will be surprised how quickly #Brexit collapses. The reaction against #Brexit will bring a lot of opportunities for

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