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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Jan 1, 2020 12:29:59 GMT
Londonwide list
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Post by hallamshire on Jan 5, 2020 22:00:42 GMT
Would it be better if all 25 AMs were just elected from lists? From my (admittedly non-London) point of view, basing the constituencies on Boroughs seemingly guarantees malapportionment, and they seem too large for representatives to properly address the concerns of their constituents.
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Post by conservativeestimate on Jan 5, 2020 22:03:05 GMT
Would it be better if all 25 AMs were just elected from lists? From my (admittedly non-London) point of view, basing the constituencies on Boroughs seemingly guarantees malapportionment, and they seem too large for representatives to properly address the concerns of their constituents. Bring back the GLC. Nice profile pic btw. |
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Post by edgbaston on Jan 5, 2020 22:18:19 GMT
Would it be better if all 25 AMs were just elected from lists? From my (admittedly non-London) point of view, basing the constituencies on Boroughs seemingly guarantees malapportionment, and they seem too large for representatives to properly address the concerns of their constituents.
Nice profile pic btw. I liked this at first but actually - lets just abolish the GLA and run London like a normal metropolitan county with police, transport and fire committees, etc. |
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Post by hallamshire on Jan 5, 2020 22:44:53 GMT
Would it be better if all 25 AMs were just elected from lists? From my (admittedly non-London) point of view, basing the constituencies on Boroughs seemingly guarantees malapportionment, and they seem too large for representatives to properly address the concerns of their constituents. Bring back the GLC. Nice profile pic btw. Thank you! Love a good political map, and as South Yorkshire is my home it seemed fitting. Can't say I know much about the history of the GLC. |
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Post by David Boothroyd on Jan 5, 2020 22:47:43 GMT
The idea with the Assembly was that its members were supposed to think of London in a strategic way and not really supposed to be geographical representatives; the only reason for having constituency AMs was to ensure a reasonable balance across London rather than having them all come from the centre.
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Post by European Lefty on Jan 15, 2020 21:23:38 GMT
The idea with the Assembly was that its members were supposed to think of London in a strategic way and not really supposed to be geographical representatives; the only reason for having constituency AMs was to ensure a reasonable balance across London rather than having them all come from the centre. then surely they should be elected on regional lists rather than some on a list and some in FPTP seats? |
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Post by dundas on Jan 16, 2020 20:34:03 GMT
Increase the number to 26 and have FPTP elections in each borough. The Mayor or a delegate can break ties.
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Post by David Boothroyd on Jan 16, 2020 21:26:41 GMT
There are 32 London boroughs. But they are not the same size - Kingston and RBKC are tiny, Barnet and Croydon are massive.
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Post by dundas on Jan 18, 2020 7:56:18 GMT
Oops didn't realise that. Knew Sutton and Croydon, Merton and Wandsworth and Greenwich and Lewisham were constituencies and assukee there were 26 based on that.
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Post by David Boothroyd on Feb 20, 2020 19:56:36 GMT
So Labour's list is:
1) Elly Baker
2) Sakina Shaikh
3) Liam Young
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 21:23:18 GMT
So Labour's list is: 1) Elly Baker 2) Sakina Shaikh 3) Liam Young Did Sakina stand for selection in Lewisham |
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Post by alderman on Feb 20, 2020 23:05:54 GMT
No - Len Duvall reselected. Sakina was shortlisted for Lambeth & Southwark but withdrew to take her chances on the Londonwide list. Seems like a wise move.
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Post by timrollpickering on Aug 22, 2020 10:10:51 GMT
Also relevant here: Preston Tabois. Labour, Tottenham Green, Haringey. |
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 27, 2020 10:58:30 GMT
94% of whom exactly?
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Post by neilm on Sept 27, 2020 11:11:52 GMT
He'd have been better off pushing for the Brexit Party to become the Reform Party and standing for that.
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 27, 2020 11:13:22 GMT
David Kurten now starting his own political party Just in time to merge with the Lol Fox party.  |
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Post by Merseymike on Sept 27, 2020 13:40:17 GMT
He'd have been better off pushing for the Brexit Party to become the Reform Party and standing for that. Presume he's not doing that for the same reason as Veritas, An Independence from Europe, Abolish the Welsh Assembly etc. were set up. Personal differences with La Farage Talking of Farage - you get the odd tweet, but he seems to be very quiet at the moment. I assume he is biding his time to see what happens with regard to Brexit - because he is still viewed as something of a one-trick pony. I had thought that he would have been waiting in the wings to respond to current events, but as I say, that doesn;t appear to be happening |
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Post by alien8ted on Sept 27, 2020 14:43:53 GMT
Presume he's not doing that for the same reason as Veritas, An Independence from Europe, Abolish the Welsh Assembly etc. were set up. Personal differences with La Farage Talking of Farage - you get the odd tweet, but he seems to be very quiet at the moment. I assume he is biding his time to see what happens with regard to Brexit - because he is still viewed as something of a one-trick pony. I had thought that he would have been waiting in the wings to respond to current events, but as I say, that doesn;t appear to be happening
the public is still to pro-lockdown for it to be worth Farage saying anything yet.
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Post by heslingtonian on Sept 27, 2020 14:54:00 GMT
Farage is too busy circling the white cliffs of Dover in a dinghy.
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