@edent - eviltoast
  • 4 Posts
  • 26 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

help-circle










  • That’s what the law says.

    The MP might not be selected by their party to stand in the next election. But there’s no law about MPs behaving in a way contrary to the wishes of their electorate.

    Indeed, how could an MP do their job properly if there was? If they’ve got a slim majority there would be almost endless recall petitions from opposition parties.

    If they voted against their party, they could be fired by the party against the wishes of the voters.

    What bar so you want to set for voters’ votes to be invalidated? At the moment we have criminal acts and suspension. What other thresholds would you add - and how would you stop people from abusing them?








  • edent@lemmy.oneOPtoUKCasual@lemmy.worldMap of Memorial Benches
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    Thanks! We have chatted with OSM. At the time we started there wasn’t an inscription field. I think there now is. We’ve also signed a waiver so they can use our data if they wish.

    The slight issue is that our photos are generally taken with a phone’s GPS and may not be suitably accurate for their needs.

    We also aim to be a lot easier to add to than OSM. So there aren’t many checks.

    OSM is a big, well funded project with lots of users and governance. OpenBenches is just me and my wife. We’re not aiming to be them 😀