Left Foot Forward
AV keeps the BNP in their cage
The official briefing paper on AV has flaws but makes the point well that the BNP will suffer from a Yes vote on May 5th, reports the Green Party's Rupert Read.
AV is a small but significant step in improving our political system
Green Party London Assembly member Darren Johnson is supporting a Yes vote on May 5th because it will mean people can start to vote for what they really believe in.
Fear rules the facts as No campaign surge into a 16-point lead
Shamik Das reports on today's Yes to AV and No to AV press conferences, plus the latest opinion poll on the Alternative Vote referendum - showing a 16-point 'No' lead.
The truth about the “True Finns”
Dominic Browne reports on the electoral success of an anti-immigrant, homophobic party in Finland, and the wider rise of nationalist parties in Europe.
New research: Plural British voters are “happy to express a range of preferences”
New research from ippr shows that "UK voters are happy to express a range of preferences when voting". It reflects a 50 year trend from tribalism to pluralism.
Scottish Lib Dem leader “not particularly comfortable” with ConDem coalition
Ed Jacobs with the latest news north of the border: the Lib Dem Scottish leader Tavish Scott's PR campaign to distance himself from the Westminster coalition.