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Quick thread about WTAF is going on at the moment with Brexit as there's a mixture of confusion and deliberate misdirection about.
This Guardian front page is part of the problem. The subs appear to never have heard of STV voting. 1/
This Guardian front page is part of the problem. The subs appear to never have heard of STV voting. 1/
Logically, every STV vote on the planet should be greeted with the same headline. They (almost) all start off with no option winning a majority. That isn't a bug. It's a feature, and the same applies to the indicative votes process. 2/
MPs are now working their way through a process in which they indicate their preference, the options narrow and eventually it comes down to a straight head-to-head choice. It's less formulaic and more mediated than STV but basically the same. 3/
