thoughts from a monday morning

I've not stopped this morning trying get things sorted at work and I've had Radio5 as a constant companion. There is only one topic of conversation and, listening to the coverage a few thoughts spring to mind.

1. I've lost track of the number of times I've heard a variation of the line "52% of people voted for the LibLab parties". Can someone show me where that option was on my ballot paper? I've looked and looked but all I can see is the option to vote for individuals who belong to specific political parties.

2. I've heard over and over in the media people saying they voted tactically, choosing to vote for the Lib Dems in an attempt to stop the Tories winning, but I've yet to hear a single person say they voted tactically to get Labour out.

3. Labour would struggle to accommodate a change to the voting system as much as the Tories would. I've heard at least 3 Labour backbench MPs defend FPTP so the idea that the Labour Party would be happy changing the electoral process is not as concrete as some would have us believe.