That doesn't indicate gerrymandering.
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That doesn't indicate gerrymandering.
Parties in power change constituency boundaries to suit them. It's Gerrymandering.
It wasn't, though the Tories insisted it was. But basically, UK constituencies are drawn independently so far less scope for gerrymandering here.
Main effect of FPTP here is to depress choice.
http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/research/transformations/gis/papers/dannydorling_publication_id1322.pdf
There's reason to think Labour has benefitted from the boundaries historically (as have the tories, but less). Cameron tried to give the better advantage to the Tories by cutting Parliament by 50 MPs but failed to get it through (despite parliament kind of agreeing to it). May's still trying to get it through but hasn't managed to yet.
There's reason to think Labour has benefitted from the boundaries historically (as have the tories, but less). Cameron tried to give the better advantage to the Tories by cutting Parliament by 50 MPs but failed to get it through (despite parliament kind of agreeing to it). May's still trying to get it through but hasn't managed to yet.
That's one of the less extreme examples too. Both parties have got big majorities with less.
I have an extremely exciting life that includes staring at wiki articles about old elections. That's where I found this:
I have an extremely exciting life that includes staring at wiki articles about old elections. That's where I found this:
Yeah, the Churchill win in 1951 was proper US election 2016 stuff. Ridiculous.
he split the clement vote
Fair point. I think the USA electoral system is even more extreme though. You don't have gerrymandering here.
A couple of them surfaced rather bizarrely in a thread about the 2026 World cup Bids. Of course it was in defence of their Cheeto King after he opened up his asshole-like mouth about the US bid and people started shit talking Donald and the US, the fun starts here:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/uni...up-bid-in-jeopardy-to-moroccos.436920/page-10
He does really write in a bad english.
If you read it in Borat's voice you can start to understand it.
The best tweets in the game.
So, a point was raised about how other countries aren't criticised for taking in migrants...
About other countries taking in migrants, I'd just like to point out:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/india/2015-09-22/when-refugees-were-welcome
(10 million)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Lebanon
(>1 million in a population of 6 million)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Turkey
(2 million)
These are (to varying degrees) much poorer countries than anywhere in Europe.
Obviously no country is actually good at this but it's complete ignorance to pretend that Europe, and particularly the US (with its geographic isolation) has been extraordinarily kind to fleeing refugees. The US didn't even let in Jews in WW2, and generally the US has been open (early on for Europeans, post-war for Mexican cheap labour, and then for 3rd-world professionals) to fulfill a particular need.
The amount of bullshit is actually quite impressive. What an answer. 
The amount of bullshit is actually quite impressive. What an answer.
The Mooch has become a predictable bullshitologist for Trump. Must still be angling for that Chief of Staff job once Kelly gets the boot.
He’s literally spewing verbal diarrhoea on CNN right now.
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Trump sounds like he may be ditching Rudy
Either Rudy is going to release a statement that he isn't working for Trump anymore later today, or he is going to release one saying he didn't officially start until yesterday, which means he wasn't officially on board when he made those comments to Hannity.
He’s not happy with this question.
He really is pushing 'witch hunt' isnt he?
Yep.
I wish I coupd ask him a question about some made up event so he can ramble about how much he knows about it.
They're all losing the plot.
Very soon they are going to be selling apartments for greencards.
Such a witch hunt that some of Trump guys have been put on a trial.
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