We tried voting machines too - once. They 'worked', but then the economy fell over and they sat in storage for a decade and now everyone thinks it's a stupid idea.
FPTP is defective by design. There's no more to it than that. Incidentally, the reason Ireland uses PR-STV is because the British government thought FPTP would give Sinn Fein too much of an advantage a century ago. Oops.
It's just sort of been kept at it since then.
Anyway, the final exit polls are suggesting a three-way tie - which will make for some interesting horsetrading wqhen it comes to forming a Government.
FPTP is defective by design. There's no more to it than that. Incidentally, the reason Ireland uses PR-STV is because the British government thought FPTP would give Sinn Fein too much of an advantage a century ago. Oops.
It's just sort of been kept at it since then.
Anyway, the final exit polls are suggesting a three-way tie - which will make for some interesting horsetrading wqhen it comes to forming a Government.
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.