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Our investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t. Read
Overview On 5th of May 2011 a UK wide referendum will ask voters: 'Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the 'alternative vote' system instead of the current 'first … Read
A big advantage of the current First Past the Post (FPTP) system is seen to be the direct connection that MPs have to the people in the constituencies that elect … Read
The YES campaign have criticised the First Past the Post electoral system, saying that it results in only a minority of voters having an impact on the national outcome of … Read
British Academy report: 'Choosing an Electoral System': The British Academy is the official UK body for academics in the Humanities and Social Sciences, which produces data and research in these … Read
Campaigners for a YES vote in the referendum argue that voters would no longer need to vote tactically for candidates in elections. 'Yes to fairer votes': "AV simply eliminates the … Read
The central change that an AV electoral system would introduce is the possibility for voters to rank the candidates on a ballot in preference order. It is this change that … Read
The YES campaign says that a big advantage of the AV system is that MPs have to gain the support of more than half of voters in their constituency. Jonathan … Read
Thames Valley Police today announced their decision to switch back on their array of speed cameras in Oxfordshire, citing as their reason "an increase in fatalities and the number of … Read
Full Fact's Freedom of Information request has shed some light on a dispute between Iain Duncan Smith and an SNP MP during the Welfare Reform Bill debate. Read
Labour's Peter Hain yesterday told Sky News that there was a £40 billion difference between the cuts proposed by his party and those pursued by the Government. Is he right? Read
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