Cold rain in Galway. Plus ca change.

I would have been surprised if he'd gone. He's building a gaff and just got citizenship. I think it was negotiating strategy stuff.

Nah. Not a supporter of either party but the esteem thing matters if you want a stable coalition.

I still have not deleted my OP account on the basis that it might just be rescued but the apparent success of this place is making me doubt the likelihood of that

That means the Greens have to stay out of government. Which means pro climate action policies don't get prioritised.

Yep, only the 2s of those who beat the quota on the first count, and those who get eliminated, are distributed. Surplus distribution is votes acquired in subsequent counts, i.e., 3s and on!

I had to untrain myself from saying 'bless you me' when I sneezed