pstils

@pstils@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨South Western first rail firm renationalised by Labour⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Should the government not be looking to own its own rolling stock in the long term?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thanks to the american FPTP voting system, Nigel Farage could obtain an absolute majority with a minority of the votes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tbh I think actually it produces the opposite of stability. In the U.K. we get lurches from left to right every decade or so. In most places with PR that’s just not possible due to the necessity of coalition formation. Often these coalitions are in stalemate: the main criticism of PR is that it produces ineffective government. If anything, FPTP is too effective: it’s almost always fewer people voting for the government than not, yet they get absolute power.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK falling behind on tackling microplastic pollution, scientists say⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So it’s targets on wastewater and drinking water that we’re not implementing. These would require action by water companies, who already fail targets on releasing normal old shit.