Re:Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
by mcv on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @09:30AM
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True. If the Brits really wanted to undo the referendum, they should have voted en-masse for the LibDems. They didn't. Worse: the Tories remain the largest party despite their losses. Clearly a lot of Brits still support the hard-line Brexit of Theresa May.
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Re:Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
by deepnet on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:43AM
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It is impossible to conclude this given Brexit was far from the only issue - ending austerity and saving the NHS were big priorities too.
This doesn't work so well under the UK's First Past The Post system.
If you wanted to get the Tories out then feeling one was throwing away a vote for the Lib-Dems in a seat were they are too far behind is one argument for proportional representation.
Also the Lib-Dems lost a lot of trust with the coalition with the Tories, many left the Lib Dems as they felt betrayed by this.
Re:Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
by mcv on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:27AM
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True, proportional representation would have given a far more accurate representation, and the Tories didn't get as many votes as their number of seats suggests, but still, they got enough votes to remain the largest party. That's far more support for May's mad rampage than I expected.