The Fair Votes Now – TakeBackParliament movement protested on Saturday in London and have released video footage of the event.
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“This Parliament does not represent us. We demand fair votes now.
There must never again be an election under this broken system.”
The British people have spoken – We’re just not entirely sure what they said. I’m paraphrasing David Milliband on BBC Radio 4 this morning. One thing is clear: first past the post has failed its only defenders. The Conservative Party do not have a clear mandate to govern, as they have failed to win a a majority, despite being the largest party in the new Parliament. No one won – the voters in the British General Election have delivered a Hung Parliament, and what happens next is anyone’s guess. This could take a while to sort out, so pass the popcorn.
Read more on Hang them all – UK Election latest – It’s a Hung Parliament…
Conservative Party leader David Cameron accuses Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems of ‘holding country to ransom’ (to get what the vast majority want – electoral reform) and gets heckled by this Lib Dem supporter Brilliant!
The Finding Ada blog have posted video from the Ada Lovelace Day 2010 Unconference in London. Special Guest was Maggie Philbin of Tomorrows World fame. I post the video below as it is well worth a watch if you have the time to learn about Women In Technology.
The British Academy (Film and Television Arts) awards were held last night February 21st in London and the Kathryn Bigelow directed movie ‘Hurt Locker’ swept the board with 6 awards including best Director and best Film. The mega-hyped and infinitely more expensive ‘Avatar’ directed by Bigelow’s ex husband James Cameron won 2 awards, for production design and visual effects.
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