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Estimating the General Election Apr 29

Via Chris Lightfoot’s Estimation Quiz.

Your score is…

+66.9
That means that you’re…
better informed than 91% of people who’ve already taken the quiz
better informed than 96% of Labour supporters who’ve already taken the quiz
better informed than 85% of Conservative supporters who’ve already taken the quiz
better informed than 91% of Liberal Democrat supporters who’ve already taken the quiz

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My vote doesn’t count Apr 28

I’m going to vote LibDem (obviously) but since I live in safe Labour seat with the SNP is second, it’s not going to affect who MP is.

What it will do is increase the LibDem’s vote share across the UK. Every vote like mine helps the argument for proportional representation. The BBC have a discussion thread on this very subject, which has lots of comments in favour of change, including one by me. (Via Make My Vote Count.)

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Doctor the manifesto Apr 27

Thanks to a blank version on Thought Crime Is Death, we can all play.

Tony Blair and Doctor Who and the Giant Robot

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Tory policy generator Apr 27

A new randomisers in the vein of the Daily Mail-o-matic: the Tory Policy Generator.

Via Nick.

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