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Comment on Enjoy the silence by Phil Evans

Phil Evans — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:47:50 +0000

Hope you get an upswing soon, looking forward to it

Comment on So they won. Big deal? by Ron

Ron — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:24:34 +0000

What it takes to be an MP (source The Times):-

1. Be at least 18 years old on the last day of nominations, but do not be a bishop, a peer, or a current member of the Armed Forces. You must not be a convicted prisoner serving a sentence of over 12 months. Being “unlawfully at large” is, unfortunately, not an exemption.

2. Resign your membership of any disqualifying organisations or offices. These include: Scottish Natural Heritage, the Parole Board, the Meat and Livestock Commission, Channel 4 and the directorship of Citybus Ltd.

3. Find a constituency where ten residents, who are all
registered to vote, are prepared to back your candidacy.

4. Identify your Returning Officer, and request nomination papers. These must be signed by your ten backers, and returned two weeks before polling day. Enclose a £500 deposit. If you fail to win five per cent of the vote, you will lose your deposit.
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5. If you also wish to register as a new political party, send £150 and a copy of your constitution to the Electoral Commission.

6. Make sure all campaign literature contains your full name and address. You are permitted one free mailing to all electors per election — but may not include unrelated material, such as pizza delivery adverts, on the leaflet.

7. Do not stand in two constituencies at once.

8. Win a majority.

You’ll also need money to fund your campaign. 6 grand minimum, apparently.

Comment on Reopening Old Wounds by Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:07:29 +0000

“The simple point I’m making is that disablism has consequences. There is no such thing as an isolated incident. When you treat a disabled person or their carer with contempt, you’re not just affecting them in the moment. We are real people, with memories and emotions….”

So well said. And needing to be said. Thanks for being part of BADD.

Comment on Finance and Faith by Julian Yon

Julian Yon — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:53:45 +0000

I won’t post your original comment. It was written in an offensive and entirely inappropriate tone and most of it did not relate to what I wrote. This is my personal blog and is not a public space. I will engage in discussion but only with people who are prepared to respect that.

Comment on Finance and Faith by Andy Graham

Andy Graham — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:44:03 +0000

Given that my comment has not appeared here, i must assume that the comment that was blocked was mine. I did not intend to offend with my comment, or to attack you personally, merely to discuss the content of your original post which I consider to be deeply flawed for the reasons set out in my comment.

Foolishly, I did not keep a copy of my original comment. If you would like to discuss this further then I would be grateful if you could post my original comment together with this comment so that third parties can see what has been said.

Alternatively, you can post neither comment and I will not comment on your blog again. I reiterate at this point that no insult or personal attack was intended, I merely challenged your blog post. I thought you had invited such a challenge by posting your views in a public blog. That, after all, is what blogging is usually about.

Best wishes,

Andy

Comment on Finance and Faith by Julian Yon

Julian Yon — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:59:44 +0000

I’ve taken the unusual step of deciding not to approve a comment. It was as long as the original post and quite a long way off topic. It was also written in the form of a personal attack. I am a very sick person and I don’t have to tolerate this on my own blog. If you wish to have a discussion, do so politely, or do it elsewhere.

Comment on Finance and Faith by Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:51:15 +0000

Hi Jules,

Thanks a lot for this. It is really insightful and helpful. If you have enough spoons at any point, I’d like to delve deeper as there’s much to go on, but I know you might not have many spoons at the moment.

Comment on One Man, One Vote by Phil Ruse

Phil Ruse — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:52:41 +0000

It’s true that you don’t need to know how your votes are counted in order to vote, but you do in order to decide whether it’s being counted fairly; to decide whether it *is* a better system than the one on offer.

Let’s say I vote “Chocolate, Strawberry”, am I expressing a preference for “Chocolate” or am I really expressing that I don’t want “Vanilla”?

Comment on One Man, One Vote by Richard Cross

Richard Cross — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:11:12 +0000

Thanks for that Julian, you have explained what the differences are, and given some good examples. I was utterly confused up til now.

Cheers

Comment on One Man, One Vote by One Man, One Vote: demystifying AV | Tentacles of doom

One Man, One Vote: demystifying AV | Tentacles of doom — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:00:08 +0000

[...] This article is by Julian Yon and originally appeared on his blog here. [...]