tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post7214947090881553152..comments2024-03-27T23:59:49.801+00:00Comments on Stoat: Election 2019: Boris Johnson Top Beneficiary of Donations from Supporters of Climate Science Denial?William M. Connolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-73152470917700634912019-12-14T18:05:33.256+00:002019-12-14T18:05:33.256+00:00Thanks. A quick look suggests that I might actuall...Thanks. A quick look suggests that I might actually understand some of that. (Not the equations, natch.) I'll give it a go manana. Perhaps knowing what the Big Bang is really all about will banish the giddiness caused by staring at a clear night sky.<br /><br />-- <br />VBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-65047475084796370572019-12-12T22:27:03.893+00:002019-12-12T22:27:03.893+00:00That's fun. Recently I've been reading (th...That's fun. Recently I've been reading (the words, not the equations) of <a href="http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/cosmo/one.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/cosmo/one.pdf</a> and two and <a href="http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/cosmo/three.pdf" rel="nofollow">three</a> too. Very interesting.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-63971463031241403732019-12-12T19:02:50.680+00:002019-12-12T19:02:50.680+00:00Forget tactical voting. You should vote for the Li...Forget tactical voting. You should vote for the Lib Dems in your constituency because the candidate is an expert in cold dark matter isocurvature perturbations. Don't worry about him pushing crap about a climate emergency. That's just cut-and-paste electoral blather. Everyone does it nowadays so of course he had to do it too and this doesn't in any way reduce his credibilty as a person of science. Vote science! Vote often!<br /><br />-- <br />VBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-14268105247249865072019-12-12T16:59:58.113+00:002019-12-12T16:59:58.113+00:00It's possible. It depends on who you ask. http...It's possible. It depends on who you ask. http://archive.is/FpcCS says "Not sure". https://tacticalvote.getvoting.org/south-cambridgeshire/ (http://archive.is/gc45v) says LibDem. Which is fortunate; I am (I've waited a while to use this line) rather afraid that the Tories are a bunch of liars and even more afraid that Albour are telling the truth about their intended policies. The LibDems are pro-revoke which I think is best.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-60217526482984313372019-12-12T16:46:25.324+00:002019-12-12T16:46:25.324+00:00With "first past the post" voting, that ...With "first past the post" voting, that is a vote for the worst of the above, most places. Err, and I can't tell which is worst.<br /><br />Is your constituency a possible LibDem seat?Phil Haysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-2089581420443970622019-12-12T09:07:10.247+00:002019-12-12T09:07:10.247+00:00LibDems, obvs. As to the result, we shall see. The...LibDems, obvs. As to the result, we shall see. The best to be hoped for is a hung parliament.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-46777271299127866002019-12-12T05:37:56.536+00:002019-12-12T05:37:56.536+00:00Election is what, tomorrow?
Voting for Boris the ...Election is what, tomorrow?<br /><br />Voting for Boris the Liar, who is hiding in the fridge? Or the Corbyn, the Red Menace, ready to nationalize your car? Or Someone else??<br /><br />I'm so glad I don't have those choices. Best of luck on the outcome. I'm not even sure what to hope for...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-60677948269560521452019-11-28T08:02:05.181+00:002019-11-28T08:02:05.181+00:00> radical
I think the in theory untrammelled s...> radical<br /><br />I think the in theory untrammelled sov that our parliament has is bad; your system is better, though it has its own flaws. But both are struggling in these strange times.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-26186018525288053022019-11-28T04:12:50.199+00:002019-11-28T04:12:50.199+00:00Re the cause of 1861 secession, that statement isn...Re the cause of 1861 secession, that statement isn't controversial, aside from the crazies we have running around in grey uniforms.<br /><br />From the link: "Any parliamentary system is much more capable of making radical policy changes than a representative federal democracy."<br /><br />I'd say that's true when comparing parliamentary to presidential systems, and the point of presidential systems was to separate powers to make it harder to do something radical. In theory anyway.Brian Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172685194686202391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-49527281411823912722019-11-24T03:53:01.230+00:002019-11-24T03:53:01.230+00:00"That he also happens to chair the evil GWPF1..."That he also happens to chair the evil GWPF1 is a fact but likely has little to do with his donations."<br /><br />Might his taking over from a former Chancellor of the Exchequer have something to do with it?Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-87268172102512473142019-11-23T21:04:00.443+00:002019-11-23T21:04:00.443+00:00Piers! Thank you for the reminder. In "Boris ...Piers! Thank you for the reminder. In "<a href="https://wmconnolley.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/boris-johnson-is-a-tosser/" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson is a tosser</a>" I mention Boris and Piers in the same sentence :-)William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-59608529648842208722019-11-23T20:16:31.714+00:002019-11-23T20:16:31.714+00:00Jeremy Corbyn presumably gets a birthday present f...Jeremy Corbyn presumably gets a birthday present from his climate science denying brother every year.PaulSnoreply@blogger.com