David McCann

@dmcbfs

Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics. Writings can be found on the website. All musings are my own.

Belfast, Ireland
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Joined May 2009
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    May 4

    UPDATE Jim Wells goes into the camp. Also his addition moves winning number from 18 to 19. As reported by

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  2. 4 minutes ago

    Landslide for the Tories and the blue wall is holding up. Labour suffering due to Vax bonus for Tories and they still don't know how to position themselves in Brexit Britain.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    There is going to be a lot of reflection in the next few days, but it really has to be stressed that opposition leaders across the world are nearly all struggling. Vax bonus is a big factor, not the only one but it is there.

    Cowpen (Northumberland) council result: Lab: 47.0% (-6.7) Con: 44.7% (+27.3) Ind: 8.3% (+8.3) No UKIP (-23.4) as prev. Lab HOLD More:
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    9 hours ago

    This account sent me sexualised messages about whether Mary Lou McDonald “turned me on”, the size of my arse and called me a terrorist from the month I started at the Examiner. Since then, I’ve had to go to counselling and the guards.

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    9 hours ago

    Covid-19: Robin Swann asks Irish government for cross-border travel meeting amid concerns

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  6. 10 hours ago

    Counting between now and Monday for; Scottish Parliament, London Assembly and Welsh Assembly. 143 Councils. 13 regional mayors. 39 police and crime commissioners. A by-election.

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    11 hours ago

    Eoghan Harris dropped as Sunday Independent columnist over fake Twitter account Former senator ‘betrayed trust and his contract has been terminated’, says editor

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  8. 13 hours ago

    Briefly living my best South Belfast life.

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    14 hours ago

    Candidates for deputy leader Gregory Campbell. Paul Frew Paula Bradley

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  10. 17 hours ago

    Welsh politics often passes me by but I am really intrigued to see how the Abolish the Welsh Assembly party does

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  11. 19 hours ago

    It's been 16 years since Labour last won an overall majority in a UK General Election. There will be people voting at the next election who will have no memory of Labour in power.

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  12. 19 hours ago

    Really positive and welcome development.

    This is the beginning of the real conversation about what type of society we want to be. Read more about our Experts and Reference Panel, which brings together civic, faith, business and community leaders.
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  13. 21 hours ago

    Constituency is simple FPTP win. List is a formula related to how well a party do in the constituencies. It's meant to allow more plurality. This is why SNP dominate constituency reps, but only hold 4 list seats.

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  14. 21 hours ago

    Additional Member System-What is it? A voter gets two votes. One for a constituency rep and another for the regional list. Constituency you vote for a person & list you vote for a party. Voters mark an X on both ballots. You can vote for SNP on one ballot and Green on other.

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  15. 21 hours ago

    Listened to this twice. Worth a bit of your time over lunch. and are brilliant on this.

    The latest . A fascinating chat with ⁦⁦⁩ & ⁦⁩ on all aspects of northern Protestantism ahead of the publication of their latest books on the subject. Worth a listen. ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩
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  16. 23 hours ago

    This is election day in Australia. 92% voted in their last federal election and they cook sausage sandwiches for voters.

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  17. 23 hours ago

    There's nothing more depressing than low turnout at elections. I'll say it once and over again, voting should be compulsory with a none of the above option on the ballot. At our last local elections some councillors were elected on turnouts of under 45%.

    Sadiq Khan warns of low turnout in Thursday's London mayor election
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  18. 24 hours ago

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    Sinn Féin could be set to overhaul the party in other Stormont constituencies ahead of future elections after the major shake-up in Derry saw two MLAs step down.
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    May 5

    The numbers 💺129 seats (73 in constituencies & 56 on regional list) 📊 65 for a majority 🗳️ 16 year olds and above can vote.

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    May 5

    A primer for todays elections in Scotland

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  21. May 5

    The numbers 💺129 seats (73 in constituencies & 56 on regional list) 📊 65 for a majority 🗳️ 16 year olds and above can vote.

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