tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post8143541384759257700..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: The Greens Go CheapRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-77203549074841376962007-02-09T21:41:00.000+00:002007-02-09T21:41:00.000+00:00Neil.The present government has a mandate from les...Neil.<BR/>The present government has a mandate from less than one quarter of the electorate. Is that Fair?weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-73852314346644565382007-02-09T09:32:00.000+00:002007-02-09T09:32:00.000+00:00I think the case needs to be made more strongly ag...I think the case needs to be made more strongly against the presumption that proportional representation encompasses "fair" voting systems in contrast to FPTP.<BR/><BR/>One minor party, with only 7.67 - 8.59% of the vote, acting as the key arbiter on the budget is hardly "fair" in my book.Neil Reddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454181033523914031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-78482983065892381712007-02-09T09:27:00.000+00:002007-02-09T09:27:00.000+00:00*choke*Sorry - I was just gagging on my cornflakes...*choke*<BR/><BR/>Sorry - I was just gagging on my cornflakes.<BR/><BR/>Vote Lib Dem ... avoid excessive tax rises? Or just get less bad tax rises?<BR/><BR/>Alternatively - vote Conservative - get no tax rises! (Per Roger & Co's alternative budget.)Neil Reddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454181033523914031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-76852950729567594492007-02-09T09:03:00.000+00:002007-02-09T09:03:00.000+00:00But Roger the Lib Dems at City Hall were proposing...But Roger the Lib Dems at City Hall were proposing an increase half as large as Ken's - with for added value far more 'green' type measures than the Green Party themselves extracted from the Mayor.<BR/><BR/>So the motto is vote Lib Dem, avoid excessive tax rises AND get a sustainable London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-10345793803961887972007-02-05T15:40:00.000+00:002007-02-05T15:40:00.000+00:00True, Gordy is very costly, but he's more ambitiou...True, Gordy is very costly, but he's more ambitious and he's been around longer.<br /><br />If he was in coalition with the Greens or the Lib Dems he would be costing us even more as we paid for their wish lists as well. And we might well get to experience that if the current opinion polls represent voting intentions accurately (with the Lib Dems anyway).Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-9802827066070505432007-02-05T12:59:00.000+00:002007-02-05T12:59:00.000+00:00So you prefer the system that gave us Gordon Brown...So you prefer the system that gave us Gordon Brown??<br /><br />This is small fry compared to him!!weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.com