The Conservative Party

NPBlue said:
OK, Farage may have become an MP, but so what? He would have been as insignificant an MP as Diane Lucas. Let's be realistic, there wouldn't be enough people voting for his party nationally for him to be invited by the King to form the next government.

My original post stated I beleived people voting should have representation, and I'm sticking with that, and there is no way any electoral system can prevent absolute extremism from taking place if that's what the majority vote for, but in the real world, most people are moderate in their opinions, and vote accordingly.

I totally agree with you about the 80 seat majority giving rise to the most incompetent government in our history. It's not a true democratic system when 60% of politicians are elected by 40% of the electorate, and if PR means undesireables like Nick Griffin and Nigel Farrage can gurn their faces in front of the cameras, then so be it.

PR doesn't legitimise extreme voices. Sitting on opposition bences in the house of commons without any support and being ignored puts them in their place as being insignificant in the overall scheme of things.
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I think you need to see what's happening across Europe. Far right parties trying to appear more mainstream and likely to be in coalition. (Tories here going the other way toward extremism.)
 
bluethrunthru said:
why the fuck is this a Police matter? Do they think the Police is their personal security or something?

news.sky.com

George Osborne 'really upset' by 'poison pen' email as he marries former adviser Thea Rogers

George Osborne and his now wife Thea Rogers were said to be "really upset and distressed" after a "poison pen" email was sent to expected wedding guests on the eve of their wedding.
news.sky.com news.sky.com
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Speaking of police, why was that Tory bloke who was found to have groped 2 men, not investigated by the Met?
 
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