Now writing at https://t.co/KRcXOAOB4A. Also at the blue place.
Sep 8, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
OK. We've got to the point where #Revoker is having a moment. I have been a #Revoker for over two years, ever since I realised how thoroughly the sequencing of A50 screwed the UK. My pinned tweet is a revoke petition I started in June 2017. Here's a thread on what I've learnt. 1/
The most important thing about revoking is that "Revoke does not mean Revoke." That is, it's not a simple thing and there's not only one way of doing it. It's not the legality I'm talking about but the politics. 2/
Mar 28, 2019 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
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/
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/
