Your bloggist is not normally one to point out that he told you so. But can I refer you to my post of 19th November 2018, when I drew your attention to the fact that Kenneth Arrow had won a Nobel prize for proving mathematically that it was impossible to design a voting system to obtain a majority decision when faced with multiple alternatives.
What I didn't mention was that there is one exception to that rule - dictatorship.
Where's Oliver Cromwell when you need him ?!
ReplyDeleteCromwell has always been a big hero of mine. As luck would have it I am currently reading 'Wigs on the Green' by Nancy Mitford, which in large part takes the piss out of her brother-in-law Oswald Mosley (it was written in the 1930s) who is lampooned as Captain Jack, leader of the Union Jackshirts. It has become clear to me that Jack/Mosley was, very worryingly, also a great admirer of Cromwell.
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