Sun, 15:23: RT @Robert___Harris: Time to confess that I was the one who broke the Watergate story but I was so busy doing my O-levels I passed it to Wo…
Sun, 21:14: RT @alexwilcock: OTD 1994: #DoctorWho Goth Opera & Blood Harvest (but not necessarily in that order) In which trad Terrance Dicks continues…
Sun, 21:27: Has there ever before been a by-election within ten days after the change of leader of one of the major UK politica… https://t.co/IOMeylOrKC
Sun, 21:41: RT @nickjbarlow: @nwbrux 1990 – the Paisley by-elections happened just two days after Major became Tory leader. (Also a rarity in two neigh…
Mon, 06:43: RT @jonworth: Also on all this Edginton / Darroch stuff, can’t Oakeshott and co even do a cover up properly? It’s so amateurish that a sim…
Mon, 07:27: RT @katyusha13: Ummmm… the Brits didn’t put a man on the moon. Americans did. But the UK’s Beagle 2 landing on #Mars was a failure. 🙁 ht…
Mon, 10:45: RT @JP_Biz: The AAC report, which Mr Johnson says he supports, concedes that the SPS/ food standards border issue is not technically solvab…
Having never been a Member you know the system better than me, but from an observers perspective isn’t a big part of the problem that a large number of those able to nominate don’t, thus allowing it to be skewed by a small organised group?
Given that we’re fairly sure the majority of voting members outnumber the idiots and their recruits and have, well, taste, wouldn’t part of the solution be to ensure in future years that all those eligible to nominate works are reminded to do so as well as to vote in the final ballot? Turnout for the latter has been massively higher than # nominations in every year I’ve paid attention.
Having never been a Member you know the system better than me, but from an observers perspective isn’t a big part of the problem that a large number of those able to nominate don’t, thus allowing it to be skewed by a small organised group?
Given that we’re fairly sure the majority of voting members outnumber the idiots and their recruits and have, well, taste, wouldn’t part of the solution be to ensure in future years that all those eligible to nominate works are reminded to do so as well as to vote in the final ballot? Turnout for the latter has been massively higher than # nominations in every year I’ve paid attention.