tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post2791835707652830713..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: Alex Salmond and the Puzzle of Measuring a MandatePatrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-57602656219201260462010-05-10T13:43:58.564-06:002010-05-10T13:43:58.564-06:00By the way, the Digg buttons work now. So make lik...By the way, the Digg buttons work now. So make like "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and digg it.<br /><br />Ooooh, yeah. ;)Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-2904030156661853082010-05-10T13:43:20.683-06:002010-05-10T13:43:20.683-06:00The thing is that in Britain this isn't that m...The thing is that in Britain this isn't that much of a change. British political culture seems, to my reading of these events, demand that the government control an overall majority of seats in Parliament.<br /><br />To me, the question is what the nature and character of a mandate for such a "progressive alliance" would be. Just as it would have been in Canada, it would be untenable considering the conflicting individual mandates at play.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-58266692142099564272010-05-10T06:01:04.312-06:002010-05-10T06:01:04.312-06:00The left support change if they benefit. If change...The left support change if they benefit. If change affects their entitlements than "tradition" is evoked. The left want to keep changing how seats and power is won because they can't earn support outside their pockets.<br /><br />In Canada they tried in November 2008. The electoral map shows the WEST would have lost their voice. West( Lib 7 seats 16.3%, NDP 14 seats 22.3%, <21 seats @38%> vs CPC 71 seats 52.5%). Ontario went CPC in popular vote and seats in 2008. The addition of the seats, removal of the political welfare should go a long way in removing the impetus of frequent election @ $15-20 million each.CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.com