(Published 2031) BIRMINGHAM URBEM - It is only one week before local elections in England, and the PR referendum. Both sides of the debate are gearing up for major campaigning for the battle.
None more so than the No camp. However, political exper...
While admitting that the final result could have been better, a LibDem spokesman insisted that Eurovision voting is open to "manipulation" and an unacceptable level of tribalism.
The spokesman stressed that for several, very credible reasons the U...
Employers all over the United Kingdom have been receiving complaints of harassment from staff who voted Lib Dem in last week's elections and "Yes" in the Alternative Vote referendum.
Thousands of employees who made the wrong choice twice last Thur...
There was a 58% no vote for not voting at the Referendum on the Alternative to Voting. Far behind was the No vote at 32% and those for AV at 10%. This result was so startling no commentators could bear to mention it in their summary of the Referendum...
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has once again resisted pressure to increase interest rates and so the record low of 0.5%.
With all sectors experiencing a slowdown in growth, the MPC decided that it would be counter productive to f...
LONDON - After the Alternative Vote (AV) referendum results were released with 67% saying No and 21% saying Yes, many social scientists are commenting on the idiocy of the British public.
"Wow..." said one, "Just wow. When given the chance to make...
(Published 2015) LONDON - The results of this years UK General Election are in, and a shocking revelation has occurred.
The Conservatives have won power over the United Kingdom of England Wales and Northern Ireland, even though they got over a thi...
Voters in the UK have voted decisively by 69% to reject Lib Dem plans to replace their voting system.
The Lib Dems had proposed "AV" or "Alternative Voting". In this system, the voter votes for the candidate who they want to lose the election. For...
The results of the 5th May referendum on the Alternative Voting (AV) system for the UK have been declared this morning.
In a very heavily-subscribed vote (almost some of the population turned out to vote), those voting in favour were 50%, those vo...
With many people having to not only vote on the referendum for AV but also for local councillors and in a few places local by-elections, it was no surprise that there would be mistakes made by some of the people voting.
One of the most common mist...
In a candid moment during a meeting of the 1922 committee, George Osborne admitted that the "Yes to AV" crowd were entirely right about their hypothesis to AV.
Whilst conferring with Sir Hugh Orderly, the chap who grooms the Chancellor's favourite...
Apathy in the electorate combined with the vast majority of people not understanding Alternate Voting is expected to result in the lowest turnout for a national vote ever.
"In some areas, we are expecting only a handful of voters," said Nick Clegg...
Epsom Salts - Nick Clegg's Alternative Voting system must be kept out of British thoroughbred racing the ex-top jockey said today.
"First past the post's good enough for me," Fallon told reporters at Sandown racecourse this afternoon.
"Besides,...
A senior Conservative and supporter of the 'No to AV Campaign' has gone on record as saying that the British electorate is way too stupid to be trusted with a complex voting system like the Alternative Vote.
Conservative Party whip Sir Quentin Smy...
With the Yes and No campaigns for the referendum on the Alternate Voting system now in full swing, it is becoming apparent that the average British punter doesn't understand not only AV but also TV (Traditional Voting).
"We've suspected it for a c...
The Alternative to Voting campaign is getting up steam and making major inroads into the electorate. The simple message is that the alternative to voting is NOT TO VOTE!
Currently the opinion polls are showing the Don't Vote campaign is in the lea...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has compared attacks on the alternative vote with opposition to female suffrage.
The British electorate will go to the polls on May 5 for a referendum on whether to change from the current first-past-the-post syste...