Ahead of second reading of the AV referendum bill, Douglas Carswell MP has announced on his blog that he is planning to submit an amendment to offer voters a proportional option.
There is a very astute article in the New Statesman by Green party leader, Caroline Lucas, attacking the Labour party for its ingrained tribalism and calling on the leadership candidates to demonstrate their pluralist credentials.
Yesterday Guy reported on the first London-wide meeting of campaigners for a "Yes" vote in the AV referendum. But what have the No camp been up to?
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The first London-wide meeting of activists to fight for a "Yes" vote in the AV referendum took place yesterday evening in a crowded room in Bloomsbury.
Should we be having a referendum on AV or is it a dangerous and pointless distraction? Anthony Barnett, who hopes for a Yes vote, locks horns with Jerome di Constanzo, a French conservative of Burkean instincts.
For most people the fact a particular voting system delivers an unpopular and unrepresentative politics would be an argument against it: for neoliberals it is an argument in favour.
In all the excitement about the “Hung Parliament” outcome to the Australian general election one important lesson for voters in the UK is in danger of getting lost. The results
With the mood amongst sections of the Labour party turning hostile towards electoral reform, and the appointment of the combative Taxpayers' Alliance chief to lead the "No" camp, some people are already forecasting a defeat for AV in the referendum. This would be a mistake as a grassroots movement
Patrick Dunleavy has another fascinating post up on the LSE Politics and Policy blog in which he examines the future of the "Westminster model" in light of the recent Australian election which delivered a hung parliament in which neither Labour nor the Liberal-National coalition can form a majorit
The news that Matthew Elliot, the chief exec of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, is to head the “No” campaign in the AV referendum has been greeted with glee by Tory bloggers who have heaped praise and superlatives on his campaigning skills. For those on the left, who are considering joining the anti-refo
A myth about the Alternative Vote is that it eliminates the need for tactical voting. It doesn’t.
Alongside the coming referendum on AV Britain has been promised an elected second chamber, reformers are warned to keep their eye on both.
