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Tactical voting campaign says maths can solve the UK's political mess

1 November 2019

A site designed to help voters who want to stop Brexit has come under fire for its recommendations, but the group behind it say it is backed by statistics

Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness

7 February 2019

A test of two alternative voting systems that measure the strength of people’s opinions has found that it is sometimes better to let the losing side win

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Tactical voting campaign says maths can solve the UK's political mess

Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness

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