tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048538.post110863146327667899..comments2023-10-26T10:36:08.849+00:00Comments on Socialist Party Election Blog: Tilting the political scalesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048538.post-1108633167064772402005-02-17T09:39:00.000+00:002005-02-17T09:39:00.000+00:00Interestingly, he says:
That quota is based on th...Interestingly, he says:<br /><br /><I>That quota is based on their electoral performance and popularity: it would not be balanced to give Robert Kilroy-Silk's Veritas party the same amount of airtime as Labour, or UKIP the same size of shout as the Conservatives.</I>So that is, airtime is given based on <B>past</B> performance, i.e. with an in-built incumbancy advantage. Parties trying to make a mark can't because they don't get airtime, and they don't get airtime until they make a mark. Genius.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950447156642580143noreply@blogger.com