No it wouldn't be a spoilt paper.

much as i hate to admit it, camerons plan  as i understand it,sounds plausible, in that all constiuencies would be made the same size, thereby making  them all fair in relation to numbers of representatives elected, there is also some mechanism where they are also made up of a regulated mix of urban and rural.

would still be first past the post, and it keeps the links  of the constituency with their mp, i'd like to hear more about that system

Anything that enables us to push the Tories back across the River Tees will do me.

We'll keep pushing Thames side too

...and across the Severn Bridge. OUT, damn ye...

i can see protests by the weekend over something,

Good. Democracy in action  I bunked off school when I was 13 to march to South Africa House in Trafalgar sq. to demand the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid. My PM at the time (Thatcher) branded me and my fellow protesters as rabble rousers. She had labelled Mandela a terrorist and was against any sanctions to Apartheid South Africa. I was suspended from school for 1 day, my parents were called in to see my head of house. They both sat there and agreed to my suspension, but told my head that they were proud of me for making a stand. I think everyone is entitled to make a stand for whatever they believe in

it will be interesting to see how dave and nick react

St Trinians isn't what it was.

Nice one, suzybean
And congratulations to you and your lad too, btw  

It was actually called Ellen Wikinson High....I believe she was a big noise from round your neck of the woods  (I boarded for my 5th and 6th form).

They might just love it justafriend...keep 'em on their toes  Cheers deman

This one? What a heroine!

Elected as an MP for Middlesborough East in 1924, Ellen was one of four women MPs in the Labour government at the time of the Jarrow crusade, and constantly sought to draw the plight of Jarrow to the attention of party leaders. A petite, elegant woman, she was an outstanding orator, with a fierce political passion, both in and out of parliament, She was, however, a rebel, and Herbert Morrison said of her: '...sometimes she is a bit of a nuisance to us.'

Ellen was primarily an international socialist, totally opposed to fascism. She undertook a tour of Germany in 1932, taking with her an anti-fascist flag from British women, and was a member of the International Commission of Enquiry into the Reichstag Fire. The fire was the act of arson that preceded the elections that brought Hitler to power in Germany in 1933. Ellen also often visited Spain, both before and after the Spanish Civil War in 1937, and was active in Spanish relief committees.

Yep, that one  I think Karma_ (off this forum) also attended my alma mater. I'm off now, I've revealed way too much about myself on here today. See ya all later

You tell 'em, girl