wednesday1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 The boundary review to equalise constituencies and reduce their number by 50, agreed by Nick Clegg in exchange for the AV referendum in the coalition agreement, is threatening the biggest upheaval to the Commons of this parliament. MPs have been warned that almost no seat is safe. It is feared that the Lib Dems could lose 14 of its 57 (24.6%) MP's in this Tory gerrymandering plan, that will see a reduction of 50 MP's overall in the Commons. The Cons would lose 16 (5.2%) and Labour 17 (6.6%) of their seats. Whilst the reduction in the number of Lib Dem MP's will be lamented by few, it begs the question who needs enemies when you've got friends like the Conservatives! http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/05/boundary-review-liberal-democrat-seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 The boundary review to equalise constituencies and reduce their number by 50, agreed by Nick Clegg in exchange for the AV referendum in the coalition agreement, is threatening the biggest upheaval to the Commons of this parliament. MPs have been warned that almost no seat is safe. It is feared that the Lib Dems could lose 14 of its 57 (24.6%) MP's in this Tory gerrymandering plan, that will see a reduction of 50 MP's overall in the Commons. The Cons would lose 16 (5.2%) and Labour 17 (6.6%) of their seats. Whilst the reduction in the number of Lib Dem MP's will be lamented by few, it begs the question who needs enemies when you've got friends like the Conservatives! http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/05/boundary-review-liberal-democrat-seats Do I have any sympathy for the lib-dems? Do I hell. Justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prime Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 They'll be finished at the next election anyway so it's no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 . MPs have been warned that almost no seat is safe. That's a good thing isn't it? Might make them work for their votes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitch_1980 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 That's a good thing isn't it? Might make them work for their votes... They fiddled the expenses and people still voted for them..,..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 They fiddled the expenses and people still voted for them..,..... If they don't think their seat is safe it might make them think twice about things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Do I have any sympathy for the lib-dems? Do I hell. Justice He who sups with Devil needs a long spoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I don't understand why people are accusing the Tories of gerrymandering when this commission review is to equalise constituency sizes; the exact opposite of introducing bias in favour of one group or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 They fiddled the expenses and people still voted for them..,..... They did not fiddle, they were just economical with the truth. It's a Politician's affliction. Regards Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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