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Weds 16 April - last day to register to vote for Mayoral & GLAelections
On Apr 15, 7:42 pm, "Ian F." wrote:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-details/Don%2... An important read, this - seems it's pointless voting for anyone other than Ken or Boris! Terrible piece from Gilligan (quelle surprise). He implies that it won't make a blind bit of difference whether Ken-or-Boris wins on first-preference votes or second preference votes. This is rubbish. If the first-round outcome were 33 Ken / 33 Boris / 32 Brian / 2 nutters, and the second-run outcome were 51 Boris / 40 Ken / 9 nobody, then this would make a massive difference to the three parties' positions, strategies, and behaviour over the next few years - both in London and nationwide - compared to a first-round outcome of 51 Boris / 40 Ken / 7 Brian (with no second preferences cast) / 2 nutters. But the final outcome would be the same. So vote for whichever party you most support as first preference, because *that will determine how important they are perceived as being in London*. Just remember that if you don't have one of Ken or Boris *somewhere* down on your paper, it's unlikely to make much of a difference to the final result. [I assume the reason for Gilligan's hatchet-job is primarily that he's worried people will vote for left-wing parties first and Ken second to punish Labour while keeping Boris out. In fact, this is still a Very Sensible Thing To Do if you're left-wing and dislike current Labour policies, but don't want a right-wing buffoon in power...] -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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