(An STV count is actually a bit more complicated than this makes it sound, usually involving fractional votes being passed around; I can elaborate in comments if asked.)
You offered :) I'd be interested in this elaboration.
These posts are really interesting, I know I don't understand lots of stuff and you make it easy to understand while being clear what is your opinion and stuff. I am probably already a convert as I've usually been LibDem but it's useful to be able to learn more about the meaning behind their policies and how they reflect my beliefs or indeed those of my friends. You as someone whose beliefs I respect greatly even if I don't always agree!
Interestingly my family have historically been lib dem by preference, I think for the PR and honesty about 'taxing those who can afford it' as Scottish based people they resented "the English Government" for a long time and as 'Christians' believe rich people should pay proportionately more tax than the poor - iirc there was some increasing income tax by n pence in pound my parents favoured. Tax rises were never seen as a bad thing in our household even if it made us worse off as my parents were aware my dad had a good job and we benefitted from good public services e.g NHS.
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(An STV count is actually a bit more complicated than this makes it sound, usually involving fractional votes being passed around; I can elaborate in comments if asked.)
You offered :) I'd be interested in this elaboration.
These posts are really interesting, I know I don't understand lots of stuff and you make it easy to understand while being clear what is your opinion and stuff. I am probably already a convert as I've usually been LibDem but it's useful to be able to learn more about the meaning behind their policies and how they reflect my beliefs or indeed those of my friends. You as someone whose beliefs I respect greatly even if I don't always agree!
Interestingly my family have historically been lib dem by preference, I think for the PR and honesty about 'taxing those who can afford it' as Scottish based people they resented "the English Government" for a long time and as 'Christians' believe rich people should pay proportionately more tax than the poor - iirc there was some increasing income tax by n pence in pound my parents favoured. Tax rises were never seen as a bad thing in our household even if it made us worse off as my parents were aware my dad had a good job and we benefitted from good public services e.g NHS.