In #GeneralElections in the #UK, the most you can do is vote for your #ConstituencyMP. So if you want to get rid of the #Tories, the best thing to do is vote for the party most likely to unseat them locally where possible. Obviously if you’re in a safe non-Tory then you can vote for who you like but in marginals and even in relatively safe #Tory seats, #TacticalVoting might be your best option.
I’ve seen a couple of websites which are to help you vote tactically, though I can’t really vouch for either. They are: https://tactical.vote/ and https://tacticalvote.co.uk/ I hope they’re of use to some folks.
@JamesGleick He is certifiably insane. I can't even guess what people see in that fraud, except that, behind the scenes, the ones really in charge can do real damage.
@TalktoBeverley Due diligence, I see. Well, I wouldn't be seen dead pandering to UKIP (who would with a former leader called Dick Brain?) nor any of Farage's other ego parties. He and the Tories have done more than a generation's worth of damage.
After lunch yesterday, we went to the #HistoryOfScienceMuseum in #Oxford. It’s not very big but contains some really fascinating exhibits. It is right next to the #SheldonianTheatre and well worth a visit.
This wooden box contains some immaculate #brass#DrawingInstruments. Another rarity these days but I do remember learning how to use similar #instruments while studying at university.
Without anything but manual #SurveyingEquipment, humans were able accurately to map out the entire globe. It’s amazing what can be achieved when humanity works together. But also, this model is absolutely gorgeous.
No computers were around then but the ingenuity of humans to develop calculating instruments to allow them to crunch numbers meant the creation of some devices of stupendous cunning.
To this day, trainee pilots have to master the #CircularSlideRule in order to do calculations for various tasks. Before flying was ever developed, such #SlideRules were in common use.