#536

It’s probably best not to get bogged down in the methodology or football analogies, just think of it as a way to ensure that the amount of seats a party gets is roughly proportional to the amount votes they get nationwide while also ensuring that every community in the country has people in parliament representing them specifically.

Unless you and @hanshotfirst think one party should get every seat and govern unopposed with 45% of the vote, then cool, cool.

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#537

Turns out I can’t resist a football analogy.

It’s more like saying, rangers: you didn’t win the league so you are relegated (ok let’s leave aside that this actually happened :grinning:)

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#538

Ouch. :slightly_frowning_face:

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#539

Final result is 1 out from the BBC prediction - SNP won a list place over Greens.

SNP 64 (+1)
Tory 31 (=)
Labour 22 (-2)
Green 8 (+2)
Lib Dems 4 (-1)

#540

This outright majority stuff seems like such a load of pish given that the setup of Holyrood is the way it is, to make it damn near impossible to win a majority.

One story on the BBC acknowledges this fact but without actually acknowledging it - if that makes sense. Like it adds it midway through as a sidenote but then still hits the snp with a good but no majority stick.

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#541

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#542

I know it’s been the case for a while now, and there’s a lot more going on with them today, but Labour settling in to being the third party in Scotland is still utterly incredible

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#543

They’ve barely had a mention in the coverage over the last few days as well. There’s no ‘story’ to their election whatsoever. It just feels like part of the slow fade into insignificance.

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#544

Can’t see it changing until after another referendum. Until then the SNP will take all the pro-indy support and the Tories can run as a single-issue unionist party.

I can see why they don’t, but in some ways it would be in Labour’s interests to support a referendum as soon as possible.

#545

Strong stuff from Harvie

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#547

Gutted for Kim. So close. Only 322 votes shy of claiming third place in the constituency, too.

Dunno how much blame can be attributed to confusion over the awful Independent Green Voice candidate. 🤷 Could write easily point to the 130k+ SNP list votes that were ultimately for naught (not all, but there’s easily a thousand within that lot that would prefer a Green to a Tory). Nature of the game though, innit.

https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1806432276193394&id=410587455777890

Definitely think the Greens need to be standing for every constituency from here on in. Adds credibility, visibility, etc.

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#548

Look at this zoomer.

#549

:face_vomiting::face_vomiting::face_vomiting:

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Independent%20Green%20Voice%20Alistair%20McConnachie

#550

The unionist brass neck and spinning of a crushing defeat to make it sound like a resounding victory is genuinely impressive.

It takes a linguistic ingenuity I could never hope to muster. And a willingness to debase yourself entirely.

Proper Chemical Ali stuff.

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#553

Paw Patrol do represent unfettered Randian Libertarianism. Rubble knew what he was platforming.

That said having to choose between Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol is very Labour vs Tories so I feel the dread.

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#554

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Turns out that people knowing who George is was more of a hindrance than anything else.

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#555

That said, it is really depressing that given Labour is also pro-union these people would rather vote for supporters of fascism and leaving the EU.

#556

it sounds daft but their logo on the ballot paper was a circle with GREEN written in the middle in big letters

not sure how the electoral commission approved it

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#557

That’s fucking outrageous.

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