Part one of two articles on how the Good Friday Agreement has drifted from its intentions — and how to fix it The current situation The DUP is the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland — by a big margin. The DUP alone comprises well over 50% of the unionist bloc, before you…

A battle rap judging system: fan score voting, with community-approved judges 1. Hold a fan vote, with fans getting 10 points to score the battlers. Give each fan 10 points, to score the two battlers as they wish. For example, a fan may give one battler 6 points, and the other battler 4 points, or they may give one battler 10 points and the other battler 0 points, or anything in between. Fans must use…

Download the full paper here Download the abridged paper here — To: The political parties of Northern Ireland How fair by-elections can happen under STV - a new system Scott Moore Monday 12th April, 2021 Currently in Northern Ireland, when a Councillor or MLA dies, resigns or otherwise vacates their…