kathy

Love all history, dogs and quotes 🤔2 favs Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none, William Shakespeare Our science a drop, our ignorance a sea, William James

[kathy @macaulay48]

@richardosefton Fixed it for you! 😉
🙃🙃BREAKING NEWS 🙃🙃

#Jenner, who has previous served 10 years for manslaughter, 8 for armed robbery and has a caution for ABH says that she will be perfect for the role of Welsh Reform leader…

Watch this space🙃🙃🙃

[kathy @macaulay48]

@TherionWare @MartinEqualsMe A fetus is biologically alive from the earliest stages of pregnancy. Yet legal recognition varies by country. Abortion limits across Europe range from around 12 weeks to 24 weeks in Great Britain.

“Alive”, “viable” and “legally a person” are not the same thing; geography matters

[kathy @macaulay48]

@PoliwaveWebsite @adamboultonTABB So potentially, at the next General Election, Labour could win a clear majority of 340 MPs with just 27.98% of the total electorate voting for them.

And apparently, that’s democracy. 🙄 x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@BenKentish By that logic, Andy Burnham doesn’t speak for the British public either. Labour won just 33.7% of the vote in 2024; Burnham wasn’t even elected then.

He shouldn’t presume to speak for the other 66.3%, many of whom strongly disagree with his recent, highly politicised statements

[kathy @macaulay48]

@George_2708 @Bushra1Shaikh If the UK should adopt the French approach in state schools this would allow discreet religious symbols — e.g. a small cross, Star of David, crescent, Om or Sikh symbol — but prohibit conspicuous religious dress or symbols.

The same rule for everyone. No double standards x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@Bushra1Shaikh Sadly, this is a conversation parents have with daughters, of all backgrounds, before they go out; be aware of your surroundings, trust your instincts, look after your friends etc. All young people regardless of gender/colour/faith should be able to have fun & come home safely 🙏

[kathy @macaulay48]

@DPJHodges Of course asylum seekers should learn UK laws, particularly when these norms differ from what they’re familiar with. But presenting “don’t rape” and “don’t abuse kids” as cultural lessons implies these are behaviours they might consider acceptable. An extraordinary assumption!

[kathy @macaulay48]

@mprice14 @englishfil @dave43law My view is the educated Reform voter isn’t necessarily rejecting expertise/evidence. They simply have different values and assumptions - about immigration, taxation, the state, etc.

For me education predominantly shapes how we reason; it doesn’t determine what we believe 🦉

[kathy @macaulay48]

@mprice14 @englishfil @dave43law In the UK we’ve restricted voting in the past based on wealth, sex and property ownership. Today, we rightly reject those barriers. Using IQ as a test for who gets to vote would simply create another arbitrary barrier to equal citizenship. So no you can’t solve stupid 🤪x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@bukki2604 @electionmapsuk In 2011, the UK rejected Alternative Vote (AV) — still one MP per constituency, just with ranked preferences.

Scotland uses Additional Member System (AMS): constituency MSPs + regional MSPs to make the overall result more proportional.

The UK has never voted against PR itself.

[kathy @macaulay48]

@Arron_banks Jeremy Corbyn received 59% of votes cast in his constituency at the 2024 general election. Like him or loth him as an MP he is a charismatic character; like Nigel Farage 😉 x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@sharrond62 At 34 weeks, a late termination involves feticide: under ultrasound guidance, a needle is inserted through the mother’s abdomen and medication is injected into the fetal heart to stop it. Labour is induced and the dead baby delivered. In the UK, this can occur after 24 weeks 😢 x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@MarkProEuropean @electionmapsuk @tweetfreshwater “Every other poll” is a stretch. Recent polls have shown Labour ahead, Reform ahead, and ties. The race is extremely close. #factsmatter x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@electionmapsuk @DPJHodges @convergentrsrch Here’s a PR projection (Scots system):
Labour 26% 169
Reform 23% 150
Conservatives 21% 137
LD 11% 72
Greens 10% 65
SNP 2% 13
Plaid Cymru 1% 7
Others 6% 37

Labour with 169 seats are 157 short of a majority.

PR reflects how people actually vote. FPTP inflates representation ☹️x

[kathy @macaulay48]

@electionmapsuk @KayBurley Kay, Labour may be on 28% in the polls, but under PR (Scot system) that would mean around 182 seats—not an unchecked majority.

Approx PR result:
Lab 182
Reform 150
Con 130
Lib Dem 65
Green 65
SNP 20

FPTP gives power to Labour on just 28% of the vote.

[kathy @macaulay48]

@electionmapsuk @DeltapollUK Same votes. Different results.

FPTP could give Reform 280 MPs, Labour 240 and the Conservatives 105, while 10% for the Greens delivers just 5 MPs.

Under PR, the same votes produce: Reform 176, Labour 176, Conservatives 124, Greens 65, Lib Dems 52.

FPTP clearly falls short.

[kathy @macaulay48]

@RichardBurgon Richard, wealth taxes make great headlines, but the track record is less impressive. France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria all abandoned their wealth taxes as they raised less than hoped, capital loss, etc. Good tax policy should raise revenue—not just political applause x