Continuing the OK Referendum Plus debate, the case for the AV referendum as a step towards replacing the 'sovereignty of parliament'
The rise of multi-party politics in the UK has meant that very few MPs can now claim majority support in their constituency, adding to the public's sense of alienation from Parliament. Professor Patrick Dunleavy, of the LSE, argues that there is now an overwhelming case for adopting the Alternativ
OK's reviews editor sets out the nature of of our Referendum Plus debate
A New Yorker editor blogs an American discussion of voting systems from 12th century Venice to tomorrow, which way will Britain face when it comes to choose?
The three main front of the UK's new Coalition are the economy, liberty and trying to 'carry on as before'. The Jury is still out on the first, the second is welcome, and the third is hopeless, but then so too is the main opposition.
New Voting system linked to rise in hair cancer researchers claim
The Evening Standard ran an extraordinary piece on the Alternative Vote by Bernard Jenkin MP, one of the leading figures in the "No" Campaign. Since the Standard refused electoral reformers the right to reply to Jenkin's highly misleading piece, we are publishing a full rebuttal here by Peter Face
How should the 'Yes' campaign in the coming referendum pitch its case for 'AV'?
With the Coalition government rushing forward while simultaneously seeking to preserve and contain, what matters is not just whether there is a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ vote in the AV referendum, but also the way in which the outcome comes about.
We've had a fantastic response to our call for poster ideas to fight the "Yes" campaign on AV - good designs, along with some clever slogans that put Tom Harris's hypocritical effort for the "Noes" in the shade.
Serious constitutional and political issues are raised by the UK Coalition's decision to hold the AV referendum alongside the devolved elections.
Some Greens are taking a "purist" position and rejecting AV, but this will only favour the forces of conservatism who benefit from the status quo.
