The Alternative Voting system is best suited to modern Britain, says a new IPPR report. Voters today are less tribal, and want more choice. AV gives voters today the flexibility to express themselves in a way denied them by the current FPTP system
The Alternative Vote will not deliver more pluralism in British politics. Political competition will still converge around a median, it's just that the position of the median will change to something like Orange-book liberalism. Choose AV, and British politics will converge around Nick Clegg's pos
The future of the centre left in Britain is dependent on the AV referendum result. A Yes vote would open the doors to a new politics, fit for a fluid, decentralised world. This is Labour's opportunity to shake off a deadly, elitist culture and embrace pluralism, dialogue and democracy
The method by which AV votes are counted makes it impossible to assess which winning candidates enjoy the genuine support of the majority. Therefore the parliamentary majorities produced by AV will be more unreliable, contestable and illegitimate than under the present system of First Past the Pos
A new ‘Yes to AV’ site has just been launched. This is an independent site with loads of Yes2AV e-postcards to choose from. You can send the appropriate postcard to the appropriate person you know, in a bid to enthuse them about voting Yes on May 5.
Are the 'No' to AV campaign in the forthcoming British referendum gaining the upper hand thanks to ruthless negative adverts?
Patrick Dunleavy finds essential reading for academics in the run up to the AV referendum in Alan Renwick’s recent book.
The result of the Welsh Assembly referendum will not only decide whether the assembly gains significant legislative powers; it will also be a verdict on the success or failure of devolution. In the following article, Aled Edwards argues that post devolution Wales has become a more inclusive and we
What a nasty invidious campaign the ‘No to the Alternative Vote’ side are running. From the opening shot of David Cameron’s speech to the offensive sensationalism of the current adverts, this is a negative campaign armed with lies and preying upon ignorance and fear. Confusion, muddy the waters,
