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Johnson really shouldn't give Starmer credit for his own achievements, its too self-effacing, its not manly.
Constituency Vote? List Vote? Maximising indy MSPs. The voting system used in Scottish general elections was explicitly set up by the Labour UK government in 1998* to prevent an SP majority in the Scottish Parliament. It is split into two votes.. β’ a Constituency vote similar to Westminster's 'First Past The Post' (FPTP) system (deciding 73 Holyrood seats). β’ and a Regional, or List vote, which uses the "Additional Member System' to select extra MSPs from a party list (deciding 56 Holyrood seats). A party may stand for list seats only if it wishes. constituency votes seats, whilst the Conservatives and Labour together won only 10 seats. However, due to their constituency vote success, the SP's 956,000 list votes were 'devalued' by the system and won them only 4 additional list MSPs, whilst the Conservatives and Labour's combined vote - only 4,000 more votes - got them 45 additional MSPs. How to maximise your pro-indy votes in May 2026 ... Assuming that the SNP continues to poll well on the The system is designed to ensure that the more constituency seats a party wins, the more their list votes are 'devalued' and the harder it becomes for it to win list seats. By contrast, the value of list votes for parties that win fewer constituency seats is increased. In the 2016 election, for example, the SNP won 59 of the 73 constituency vote, the best way to maximise your pro-indy vote and reduce the number of Unionist MSPs is to give your regional list vote to the Scottish Greens who are best placed in all* regions to increase pro-indy list seats - vote SNP1/SG2 * In rare circumstances where the SNP and Scottish Greens compete for a constituency, vote for whichever holds the lead - Leader1/SG2.
Yup. And a brief and simple explanation of how this works and why it's vital to vote Scottish Greens on the List vote if we want a pro-Indy Holyrood in May. Share far and wide. #Scotland #Holyrood26 #SNP1SG2
no bike or buried uisge bheatha
Climbed Snowdon - Sally in bikini top and me in her see through bra.
awaits
@andrewbeasleyfootball.com to provide a comprehensive list of games when Liverpool have scored 3 times from corners.
promentalshitbackwashpsychosis enema squad - the doodoo chasers
its opposite the Co-Op in Mossley Hill maps.app.goo.gl/cHQRRYEqCLqx...
actually mockingbird is told by Scout (a girl) but Atticus is the main character.
with the exception of the Kate Atkinson novel the protagonists are all male so you'll be breaking him in gently.
Restoration - Rose Tremain
Behind the scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson
To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - Natasha Pulley
Renard the Fox - Anne Louise Avery
We must give local authorities every tool possible to prevent wildfires like the one that devastated Dava Moor last year.
I'm delighted my amendment, which will support local by-laws with fixed-penalty notice schemes, was supported by Parliament tonight.
she's turned the weans against him
has he deleted? I just see post not found above your reply?
yeah I live nearby and hike it year round but I wouldn't do it at night in winter.
I'm guessing they took a wrong turn. There is a hiking path to ben macdui & it was pretty much snow free yesterday so wouldn't require crampons and ice axe. The route they took forks off the hiking path & is for experienced rock climbers & in daylight only.
wishing you luck
I once tried to explain to a geordie that Newcastle was below halfway on the map of the UK. He took it as a personal affront when I showed him Shetland on a map and told him he was from the South.
A colleague of mine at Rothiemurchus was a drinking buddy of Big Jim BITD. If you know the estate then Big Jim lived at Lower Tullochgrue and my pal married the girl from the next croft at Upper Tullochgrue.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter
In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. β’ I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.
I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.
Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
aye, unexpected plot twist.
its quite the plot twist
yep, the one off screen who says the line "Accrington Stanley, who are dey?"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
and the other one is doing a life sentence
it can't be him, he's doing a life sentence for murder
aye, just dont be surprised after the Holyrood election next year when Labour vote with Reform on every single issue because SNP bad is more important to them than support for progressive policies.
your cousin working hard in Glasgow @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
