Comments on: Labour’s Plans to Gerrymander the next election http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/ MP for Wantage and Didcot Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: floating voter http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18282 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:44:07 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18282 what about tory incumbents? they get the same money as labour mps AND the ashcroft money. ashcroft is buying british democracy. what about tory incumbents? they get the same money as labour mps AND the ashcroft money.

ashcroft is buying british democracy.

]]> by: Marquee Mark http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18245 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:17:50 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18245 There is something distinctly amiss with the system when the Tories need 7% or so more of the popular vote than Labour to get a majority. There needs to be a major overhaul. Personally - we have far too many politicians. We should have larger constituencies and fewer MP's. The US has 300+ million people and staffs TWO houses with 535 Senators and Congressmen. We have a sixth of their population yet need 650 on the new boundaries - and that is just for the House of Commons. If we had say just 200 MP's, they would, ironically, have a chance of being better known than the 650 - which, let's face it includes masses of Lobby-fodder on both sides. With fewer but larger seats would be much easier to get a numerical balance when drawing the boundaries. The Euro-constituencies are too big, but show how the Labour bias can be eroded. Or perhaps we will have to reserve this proposal for the English Parliament?!? There is something distinctly amiss with the system when the Tories need 7% or so more of the popular vote than Labour to get a majority. There needs to be a major overhaul. Personally - we have far too many politicians. We should have larger constituencies and fewer MP’s. The US has 300+ million people and staffs TWO houses with 535 Senators and Congressmen. We have a sixth of their population yet need 650 on the new boundaries - and that is just for the House of Commons.

If we had say just 200 MP’s, they would, ironically, have a chance of being better known than the 650 - which, let’s face it includes masses of Lobby-fodder on both sides. With fewer but larger seats would be much easier to get a numerical balance when drawing the boundaries. The Euro-constituencies are too big, but show how the Labour bias can be eroded.

Or perhaps we will have to reserve this proposal for the English Parliament?!?

]]> by: Sam Pepys http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18241 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:53:26 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/10/15/labours-plans-to-gerrymander-the-next-election/#comment-18241 It is alleged that Labour's Union money comes from the Tax payer via the DTI. Conservative hero James Cleverly has the details of this on a post today: http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/ I guess Ed might not be able to comment (a wee bit too controversial). I'm pretty convinced though. It is alleged that Labour’s Union money comes from the Tax payer via the DTI. Conservative hero James Cleverly has the details of this on a post today: http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/

I guess Ed might not be able to comment (a wee bit too controversial). I’m pretty convinced though.

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