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From what I have learned from a comment in this same thread, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23882816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23882816 They
by davchana 6y ago
From what I have learned from a comment in this same thread,
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23882816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23882816
They say We because whoever they voted for (big parties) have representation in decision making. Seven members of council consist of the party representation of whoever one voted for.
- jacquesm 6y agoThat should work for any coalition government that has to reach consensus, NL is one such and here we definitely do not say 'we'. I think it has more to do with the frequent referenda and that even if the turnout is low people are in principle allowed to vote on all these issues.
- ashtonkem 6y agoI suspect that’s more cultural than political. The UK uses coalition governments, as is typical for a parliamentary democracy, and it doesn’t seem to have the same “we have decided” spirit.
- willyt 6y agoThe U.K. doesn’t use coalitions. They are an anomaly in the U.K. There has only been one since WW2. U.K. is typically a de facto two party state. If anything, our recent problems are due to both parties consistently failing to supply an effective leader, which is an inherent weakness of a two party system.