Message from @Eccles

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2019-10-29 23:25:26 UTC  

They're doing my tits in

2019-10-29 23:26:09 UTC  

Yes, correct, but maybe there is an arguement for some kind of electoral college type system?

2019-10-29 23:26:18 UTC  

Something that can bridge the gap

2019-10-29 23:26:33 UTC  

An electoral college for the legislature how

2019-10-29 23:26:39 UTC  

Idk how my dude

2019-10-29 23:27:01 UTC  

Just a, something that will bridge the gap between what the country as a whole wants

2019-10-29 23:27:14 UTC  

And what local constituencies want

2019-10-29 23:27:44 UTC  

What you're asking for is an elected executive

2019-10-29 23:27:53 UTC  

And that opens a huuuuuuuge can of worms

2019-10-29 23:27:54 UTC  

Idk what I'm asking for

2019-10-29 23:28:28 UTC  

I'm asking for something that looks to bridge the gap between what local voting blocs want, and what the country wants

2019-10-29 23:28:43 UTC  

Maybe another house that isnt proportional that fulfils some role?

2019-10-29 23:28:49 UTC  

Just spit balling

2019-10-29 23:29:02 UTC  

That is proportional*

2019-10-29 23:31:01 UTC  

One thing I do know is FPTP is weird, and I'm not sure I like it with a house that has full control over itself, the country and everything else. After the whole brexit shit show I'd like to see some reforms.

2019-10-29 23:33:22 UTC  

380. relaistic.

2019-10-29 23:33:23 UTC  

lol

2019-10-29 23:33:30 UTC  

340 if you're lucky

2019-10-29 23:35:38 UTC  

Fuck off doompill!

2019-10-29 23:35:56 UTC  

Let me think about it.

2019-10-29 23:35:58 UTC  

No

2019-10-29 23:36:05 UTC  

Get real

2019-10-29 23:36:22 UTC  

With the polls suggesting 410+ I am being realistic

2019-10-29 23:36:29 UTC  

The polls are wrong

2019-10-29 23:36:54 UTC  

You tell me where they're going to pick up 125 seats from

2019-10-29 23:37:16 UTC  

Wales, the North of England

2019-10-29 23:38:11 UTC  

40mps from wales, of which 8 are already tory

2019-10-29 23:39:13 UTC  

Ok? The tories are 3% ahead in wales now instead of being 15% behind, that'll translate into a good gathering of seats

2019-10-29 23:39:25 UTC  

13 in wales have less than 10,000 majority to overturn

2019-10-29 23:39:41 UTC  

so that leaves you 112 short

2019-10-29 23:40:00 UTC  

not including the 13 in scotland the tories are likely to lose

2019-10-29 23:40:02 UTC  

They'll also run candidates in the seats that ejected tories held

2019-10-29 23:40:07 UTC  

They're not though

2019-10-29 23:40:22 UTC  

Aberdeen and the borders are going to keep their tories

2019-10-29 23:40:37 UTC  

possibly

2019-10-29 23:41:03 UTC  

Not possibly, I live up here, those are going to be retained, Id be very surprised otherwise

2019-10-29 23:41:06 UTC  

and i'm not trying to be unkind, but 410+ is absurd, 380 is still obscenely and unrealistically optomistic

2019-10-29 23:41:17 UTC  

Not according to polling

2019-10-29 23:41:47 UTC  

the polling relies on models that haven't been built to take into account brexit

2019-10-29 23:42:18 UTC  

The polls just ask people what they're voting

2019-10-29 23:42:33 UTC  

yes, it's a sample