Huffington Post UK:
“[Jackob] Rees-Mogg said that unlike in 2010, the three main parties no longer represent 90% of the electorate, instead “the 90 per cent figure is made up by a whole swathe of parties, which is what the prime minister has agreed to do.” He said that the proposed head-to-head between Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband would only cover “about 60 per cent of the vote,” adding that Britain is no longer a two-party system.”
Twenty-five Freedom of Information requests appear on just the first page of EDDC’s pages on the “whatdotheyknow” website.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/east_devon_district_council
13 of them (some nearly a month old) are “awaiting classification” and until they are “classified” nothing happens
2 have been successful
1 (recent one) is awaiting a response
9 are “awaiting internal review” (i.e. refused but request made to review it as you cannot go on to complain to the Information Commissioner)
So, more than one-third of requests have been refused. See the link to see what these cover.
Conservative peer Lord Baker has suggested that it might be a good idea to have a Conservative-Labour coalition. The BBC’s “Have Your Say” site has this as its top comment from members of the public:
“Don’t do a deal – just break up party politics and let ALL MP’s vote on behalf of their electorate and not their party.” (Commentator “Ivanhoe)
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