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    • George Ferguson on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I am open to innovative approaches to Politics and Political systems. But this article only includes elected legislative Parliaments. The…Jan 7, 22:36
    • gregor on Dreaming Of Perfection: “We won’t be stopping, Red Sunset… AI-Ternative: Punk Rock: Let Me Take You Home: “In the midst of neon dream…Jan 7, 22:24
    • Chas on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I know this is a relatively light hearted article by Stu but no political party’s sounds good to me. I…Jan 7, 21:46
    • George Ferguson on Where We Stand Now: “Yes I attended meetings and therein is the core of the problem. I had been criticising the SNP since 2015…Jan 7, 21:44
    • Andy Ellis on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Given the MO of certain BTL denizens here they’ll soon be assuring us Greenland is full of akshul Nazis and…Jan 7, 21:38
    • robertkknight on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Just been reading the latest rants from the Chief Satsuma… Declaring economic war on Denmark, in effect the EU, if…Jan 7, 21:19
    • Jamie on Where We Stand Now: “I regularly get emails from Alba asking for my input. Did you sign up for emails when you were a…Jan 7, 21:11
    • gregor on Dreaming Of Perfection: “BBC (2025): Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks: “Those who are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as…Jan 7, 21:03
    • Andy Ellis on Where We Stand Now: “It’s the “…and many others” bit that’s in question though Alf. Some people will be persuaded by any given theory,…Jan 7, 21:02
    • sarah on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I don’t follow your leap from “if no parties, there can be no unions etc”. We need to thrash out…Jan 7, 20:38
    • Skip_NC on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Nothing, obviously, but the hope would be that the seat would go to the one adjudged to have the best…Jan 7, 20:31
    • PacMan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Would that be the same if there was compulsory voting which in theory should force people to look at who…Jan 7, 20:11
    • PacMan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Be careful what you wish for.Reform UK would now have around 93 to 94 MPs based on their vote share…Jan 7, 20:10
    • LewisESee on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Homage to Catalonia depicts the tragedy of what happens when sects of zealots from the same faith start fighting each…Jan 7, 20:04
    • gregor on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Modest leader… #ChampJan 7, 19:56
    • gregor on Where We Stand Now: “What is irony ? https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1876332138066219023Jan 7, 19:46
    • PacMan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Vanishingly few folk are engaged in politics enough to attend hustings. All most folk can fit into their busy lives…Jan 7, 19:26
    • Nae Need! on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I’ve been dreaming of ‘perfection’ for many years. It’s ma main ‘how to run a country’ dream. It makes total…Jan 7, 19:19
    • Mark Beggan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “It would make lies and misinformation in politics obsolete.Jan 7, 19:15
    • Mark Beggan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “It would take the celebrity culture out of politics in one fell swoop.Jan 7, 19:11
    • Mark Beggan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “If this state of affairs ever came to be then Scottish Independence would be done thing.Jan 7, 19:05
    • Mark Beggan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Anyone trying to form a Party or secret collective gos to jail and does not collect £200.Jan 7, 18:59
    • Mark Beggan on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Some of the comments here are very disappointing. Is this a case of ‘ You can take the horse to…Jan 7, 18:53
    • Hatey McHateface on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I’ve kinda warmed to the idea of monarchy over the past few decades. The key is for the monarch to…Jan 7, 18:46
    • Martyman on Dreaming Of Perfection: “We have a PR system in Holyrood, that still creates tribalism, with MSPs beholden to the “party line”. We also…Jan 7, 18:33
    • twathater on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Why are Scots such naysayers , it always appears that no matter what possible positive actions are proposed there are…Jan 7, 18:27
    • Muscleguy on Dreaming Of Perfection: “Also what law of the universe forbids safe seats without parties? What stops one candidate getting thousands of votes more…Jan 7, 18:22
    • Muscleguy on Dreaming Of Perfection: “How do you stop parties forming though? it’s utopian nonsense. If there can be no parties there can be no…Jan 7, 18:20
    • Hatey McHateface on Dreaming Of Perfection: “I’m not convinced that government is so easy, anybody can do it. There’s virtually no job in modern life where…Jan 7, 18:19
    • sarah on Dreaming Of Perfection: “There’s the sortition option, mentioned by Ian Brotherhood. I understand that to be like the jury system i.e. selected from…Jan 7, 18:18
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