Suburban idyll in house of the rising son
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The UK Prime Minister John Major was brought up until the age of 12 years at 260 Longfellow Road in Worcester Park in the suburbs of London, UK. His father made garden ornamants. Major's original family name is Major-Ball. Major's father went bankrupt and sold the house for 2,150 pounds sterling in 1955 to Tom and Yvonne Canter who now want to sell as they find the 120 foot garden too big to manage. The UK author George Orwell lived in the Avenue, a hundred yards from Longfellow Road.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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How would PR have changed the face of Parliament?
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The 1993 Labour Party Plant inquiry into electoral reform in the UK recommends the supplementary vote system of proportional representation, which is similar to the French system. The French vote one week apart and the supplementary vote system involves voting twice on one day. Voters vote for their first and second choice and candidates with over 50% of first preference are elected. The Alternative Vote, the Single Transferable Vote and the Additional Member System are described.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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Plant proposals fail to persuade party stalwarts
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The Plant Commission reported on electoral reform with a recommendation for Supplementary Voting, but Labour Party members were sceptical. Some felt it should not be discussed until they had won a general election. Voters, especially in the south, had to be persuaded to believe in the Labour Party by suitable policy on jobs and poverty. Proportional representation would lead to coalition government.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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