Interesting Links for 26-01-2016

[andrewducker]

• UK Rail Travel, Station Usage 1997-2015 (in a pretty map)
  • maps transport UK railways trains
• Get your “Kylo Stabbed First” T-shirts!
  • starwars t-shirts
• What Labour must do to win in 2020: an electoral reform pact
  • reform politics voting UK
• Middle class English people acting a bit Scottish
  • Scotland England class satire funny
• World's Oldest Torrent Is

Comments

[danieldwilliam]

I sort of see the logic of a one-off electoral pact but I think the pushes against it are much, much stronger than the pulls towards it.

I can see the Labour Party offering a clear manifesto committment on electoral reform as part of a pre-election potential coaltion with the Lib Dems and whoever else turns up. I doubt we'll see candidates standing aside for other parties.

[skington]

If reported voter behaviour of switching from Labour to the Conservatives to stop the SNP running the country are at all salient, yes, this could easily backfire.

Also, "A one-off electoral pact with some or all of [the LibDems, Greens and UKIP] would likely result in a broad-left coalition government" is hilarious.

[newandrewhickey]

It's basically true. If Labour, the Lib Dems and the Greens gave each other easier runs, it *would* likely lead to a Parliament dominated by the broad left. UKIP are an irrelevance as far as any pact goes, as they're not costing any of those other three parties seats.

[cartesiandaemon]

I hadn't realised it had been so long with Moffatt in charge. I seem to remember most people being excited when he took over, but I was losing interest by then so I didn't notice at what point the consensus settled against him.

[nancylebov]

Some anti-diet links:

http://amptoons.com/blog/2016/01/25/odds-of-a-severely-obese-woman-becoming-normal-weight-1-in-677-for-men-1-in-1290/

[miramon]

That rail travel map may be pretty but it's not very usable