@NicelyManifest I am annoyed with the voting system.
D'Hondt is better in many ways than #FPTP, but it gives far too much power to parties and it creates #WastedVotes. This year, the wasted votes have been for Labour and the Greens, handing ~4 seats to #ReformUK.
Much better to use #STV, as in Ireland, in Northern Ireland, and in Scottish local elections. There are no wasted votes in STV.
But I like the result. #PlaidCymru will be fresh, and I like minority governments. It keeps them honest.
@petealexharris AMS with d'Hondt is far from okay. AMS
1/ is gameable, as Alba tried to hack it
2/ punishes independents
3/ creates members with unequal status
4/ invites tactical voting based on multi-layered guesses about the behaviour of other voters
5/ blocks new parties, by not offering transferability
6/ is confusing for voters, who often don't fully understand how the two votes interact.
STV has none of those problems. STV has no #wastedvotes
yeah, it's the same nitwit.
from that hashtag he's not going to have any luck, but he's not even in it to win, he just funnels votes to the conservative and far right parties.
no #WastedVotes in our system, but some go on stupid detours on the way.
he's functionally more like a lobbyist giving candidates campaign funding or publicity.
Claire McNab
Hurting more people is worse