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Properly Proportional Holyrood

Posted on May 6, 2026 by davidsberry

 On Thursday, May 7th, Scottish voters are being asked to elect their parliament, using a system that is both baffling and inappropriate for representative democracy—the Additional Member System (AMS). As if to confuse voters, Scotland has used a confusing four different electoral … Continue reading →

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A BRACE of FUDGE-IT BUDGETS

Posted on October 29, 2024 by davidsberry

Febrile media speculation surrounding this Wednesday’s UK budget has been deafening. Starting with what Rachel Reeves, new Chancellor in a new labour, as opposed to New Labour, government’s “discovery” of a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in the country’s finances, speculation … Continue reading →

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Can the GOP Survive Trump?

Posted on October 26, 2024 by davidsberry

With only ten days of media orgy of the US election to go, the finely balanced contest is making many people both there, and in the rest of the word(except autocrats like Orban, Maduram Putin,L Lukashenko and their like) nervous … Continue reading →

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