Comments on: The ghost in the machine http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/ "crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger" - Alex Wilcock Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47474 James Graham Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:42:47 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47474 Meral, I wasn't calling all the candidates morons (and certainly not you), just observing that if the ones who are get on the GLA, they'll have other things to do than to cause trouble inside the party (I have to confess to not being entirely serious here as I suspect such people would end up causing the party just as much trouble on the GLA - still, it's tempting!). My instincts are telling me that this isn't a particularly important selection. Grace, gender is not a red herring. Just because the selection rules guarantees a certain proportion of each gender, it doesn't mean I can't vote to have as many women at the top as possible. Meral, I wasn’t calling all the candidates morons (and certainly not you), just observing that if the ones who are get on the GLA, they’ll have other things to do than to cause trouble inside the party (I have to confess to not being entirely serious here as I suspect such people would end up causing the party just as much trouble on the GLA - still, it’s tempting!). My instincts are telling me that this isn’t a particularly important selection.

Grace, gender is not a red herring. Just because the selection rules guarantees a certain proportion of each gender, it doesn’t mean I can’t vote to have as many women at the top as possible.

]]> By: Grace http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47238 Grace Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:38:15 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47238 The gender issue is a red herring - there are gender provisions in the GLA selection rules: The count for Constituencies shall be counted by STV, as described in the latest edition of the Electoral Reform Society’s booklet. The same method shall be used for the Top-Up list, except that it shall be modified in order to allow the ordering of the list of selected candidates and to ensure that at least one of the top three, at least two of the top five, at least three of the top eight and at least four of the eleven selected candidates shall be of each gender The gender issue is a red herring - there are gender provisions in the GLA selection rules:
The count for Constituencies shall be counted by STV, as described in the latest edition of the Electoral Reform Society’s booklet. The same method shall be used for the Top-Up list, except that it shall be modified in order to allow the ordering of the list of selected candidates and to ensure that at least one of the top three, at least two of the top five, at least three of the top eight and at least four of the eleven selected candidates shall be of each gender

]]> By: Meral Ece http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47103 Meral Ece Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:34:43 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/24/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comment-47103 James, trust your instincts! I won't take offence at the 'morons' jibe... The Greens have been very effective in using the GLA as a campaigning platform. James, trust your instincts! I won’t take offence at the ‘morons’ jibe…
The Greens have been very effective in using the GLA as a campaigning platform.

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