UK Referendum on Electoral Reform - Result - No

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May 082011

Final UK result on the Referendum on Electoral Reform

6,152,607 Yes Total votes ‘Yes’: 32.10%

13,013,123 No Total votes ‘No’: 67.90%

Provisional UK turnout: 42%

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ok, so 42% turnout on ‘how to implement a voting reform in the UK’

 

42… aside from the amusing Adams parallel….

At best, of those voting – 32% of UK citz are progressive or wish to see some sort of change.

At worst, those failing to vote, effectively voted for the status quo; so one could read it that of the people of the UK, approximately 13.5% are progressive, wish to see some sort of change or cannot find a solution in bulk voting for single parties offering flag-waving ‘solutions’ to complex social issues and modern governance.

13.5%   -   I should get a back patch made up with that…. and some H.L. Mencken, Heinlein and Garrett Hardin slogans.

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Bank of England chief warns of another banking 'crisis'

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Mar 052011

Britain at risk of another financial crisis, Bank of England chief warns….

Masters of the Universe

Oi, Prole, bend over..

Mervyn King says that “imbalances” in the banking system remain and are “beginning to grow again”.

Mr King urges high street banks to take a better, longer term view towards their customers and to stop focusing on the need to “simply maximise profits next week”.

He accuses them of routinely exploiting their millions of customers. “If it’s possible [for financial services firms] to make money out of gullible or unsuspecting customers, particularly institutional customers, [they think] that is perfectly acceptable,” he says.

The Governor criticises the “weight put on the importance and value of takeovers” and raises concerns that companies with good reputations have been “destroyed” in the search for short-term profits.

Mr King expresses regret for not sounding a louder warning over his concerns before the last banking crisis.

Telegraph Article here (and cf a Guardian article here from the ‘Bail Out’)

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