UK Election Poll

[C0ckney]

hmmm found this, not sure how accurate it is (or who the 'others' are).

Conservative 235
Labour 190
Liberal Democrat 149
UK Independence Party 20
British National Party 12
Scottish National Party 11
Green 6
Democratic Unionist Party 4
Plaid Cymru 4
Sinn Fein 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party 2
Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force 2
Alliance Party 1
English Democrats 1
Respect-Unity Coalition 1
Traditional Unionist Voice 1
Others 6

clearly this is with no mimimum % of the vote to gain a seat and i don't think it's adjusted regionally either.

[Ben Kenobi]

Well that's what instant run-off is. They just do it faster.

Not really. People get to make two choices, not one.

[Krill]

BK, stop posting like a ****** please and go sit in the quiet corner.

[Ben Kenobi]

Are you the ****** corner traffic director? If so, congrats.

[Imran Siddiqui]

BK, stop posting like a ****** please and go sit in the quiet corner.

QFT

Not sure if saying instant runoffs are not like regular runoffs because you only get to vote once is the dumbest thing he's ever said, but that's because he's said a lot of stupid stuff.

[Ben Kenobi]

Instant runoffs are not the same thing. It's an information problem. People make different decisions when they only have one choice at a time, and when they only have a choice between two people.

[OzzyKP]

Interesting break down of a Liberal-Conservative coalition:

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2010/05/areas-where-cooperation-between-conservatives-and-the-liberal-democrats-is-easy-possible-improbable-.html

[Ben Kenobi]

Most socially conservative measures would die under a LibCon pact.

This is the money quote.

Cameron doesn't need LibDem. Sorry, Ozzy. Nice dream, won't happen.

It's not in Cameron's best interest or in LibDem. LibDem is only 4 points off of Labour in the polls. Time to try to take them down, and you aren't going to do that with a coalition with the Tories.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Instant runoffs are not the same thing. It's an information problem. People make different decisions when they only have one choice at a time, and when they only have a choice between two people.

Do you have any proof for this statement or is this just one in a long line of pulling it out of your ass statements?

[OzzyKP]

Most socially conservative measures would die under a LibCon pact.

[Ben Kenobi]

Do you have any proof for this statement or is this just one in a long line of pulling it out of your ass statementas?

Maybe I should do an experiment on Poly.

[C0ckney]

ben, i'm sorry but no one is the least bit interested in your lunatic interpretations of this election and the politics surrounding it. we're trying to have a sensible discussion here and your arsehatery is not welcome.

[Krill]

In other words, GTFO.

[Ben Kenobi]

ben, i'm sorry but no one is the least bit interested in your lunatic interpretations of this election and the politics surrounding it. we're trying to have a sensible discussion here and your arsehatery is not welcome.

I've been quite sensible. I'm sorry if my opinion isn't welcome among the Lib Dem circlejerk, but whatever.

I've said nothing very inflammatory at all, and nothing that already hasn't been said at some point by the Telegraph.

Conservatives 1
Labour 3
Liberal Democrats 8
Other 1

That's basically 67 percent LibDem here. Funny how 37 percent of the UK electorate is conservative, but only 8 percent of Brit Polytubbies are, talk about an echo chamber.

[Cort Haus]

Tory should align with SNP, give scotland independence. They would then have a true majority in parliament with all Scottish seats out of the way.

This would present certain ideological conflicts for the Conservative and Unionist Party.