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Pleasantly surprised hardly any of them apply to me.

 

 

 

 

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[stihlmadasever]

Anyone got who he is yet?

 

Its TCD

[TIMON]

Jeremy Corbyn marches on parliament to demand to become PM because he won the election..

Lots of other people think he won too....,

So 55 seats less than the Tories is winning?

Now I'm not very good at maths but............

This is becoming absurd, even by Jeremy's standards. [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]

 

 

Timon.

[eggsarascal]

Jeremy Corbyn marches on parliament to demand to become PM because he won the election..

Lots of other people think he won too....,

So 55 seats less than the Tories is winning?

Now I'm not very good at maths but............

This is becoming absurd, even by Jeremy's standards. [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]

 

 

Timon.

 

I don't get it. I thought we live in a democracy, (of sorts).

 

You might have guessed I'm no fan of the Tories, but they got more votes.

 

That makes them the winners doesn't it?

[stihlmadasever]

Jeremy Corbyn marches on parliament to demand to become PM because he won the election..

Lots of other people think he won too....,

So 55 seats less than the Tories is winning?

Now I'm not very good at maths but............

This is becoming absurd, even by Jeremy's standards. [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]

 

 

Timon.

 

Our electoral system,first past the post,is antiquated.

It allows a government to be elected by a democratic process even though the voting statistics would imply that they received less votes than that of the opposing party..

And yes its very confusing..

[stihlmadasever]

I don't get it. I thought we live in a democracy, (of sorts).

 

You might have guessed I'm no fan of the Tories, but they got more votes.

 

That makes them the winners doesn't it?

 

Its about seats gained not votes cast

[eggsarascal]

Its about seats gained not votes cast

 

I know how it works fella. But we have to go with system we have, Shirley?

[stihlmadasever]

I know how it works fella. But we have to go with system we have, Shirley?

 

Do we..?

Surley a fairer system would be to vote for the potential prime minister.

For example if we had a vote to go to the polls today and the ballot paper had May or Corbyn on it who would win?

 

This would be my idea of a fairer system as its not involving your local MP its about who you want as your prime minister.

I didnt vote in the election as my 3 local candidates-labour tory and snp didnt appeal to me,if my ballot paper said may or corbyn id have voted corbyn,not because im a marxist leftie like some on here think we are just simply because he would be,in my opinion,a better prime minister.

[eggsarascal]

Do we..?

Surley a fairer system would be to vote for the potential prime minister.

For example if we had a vote to go to the polls today and the ballot paper had May or Corbyn on it who would win?

 

This would be my idea of a fairer system as its not involving your local MP its about who you want as your prime minister.

I didnt vote in the election as my 3 local candidates-labour tory and snp didnt appeal to me,if my ballot paper said may or corbyn id have voted corbyn,not because im a marxist leftie like some on here think we are just simply because he would be,in my opinion,a better prime minister.

 

I'm with you all the way.

 

But that isn't how it works.......

 

Maybe time for change, but I can't see it happening any time soon.

[stihlmadasever]

I'm with you all the way.

 

But that isn't how it works.......

 

Maybe time for change, but I can't see it happening any time soon.

 

Me neither mate,but its time our voting system was overhauled imho.

Problem is,a government who polls less than the opposition isnt going to demolish the voting system that got them elected are they.