re: #58 Killgore Trout

I think it’s a problem with the parliamentary system. I America we have two parties and they generally stay pretty moderate. They also absorb smaller parties as they pop up. With the parliamentary system there dozens of small parties of various extremes. The moderating influence for them is when they have to form coalitions in parliament to get things done.

Do remember, Killgore, that the UK runs its system differently than the continent. UK MPs are elected by districts called ridings. The UK also has fewer parties (only three major ones). The British Parliament doesn’t have the nutcase problem the European Parliament does (excepting that asshole George Galloway, of course).