Vote 2011: Green campaign diary
Green Party councillor Rupert Read kicks off Left Foot Forward’s dispatches from the front: the campaign diaries of party activists on the election trail.
Green Party councillor Rupert Read kicks off Left Foot Forward’s dispatches from the front: the campaign diaries of party activists on the election trail.
Dominic Browne gives a round-up of all the main papers’ opinions on the AV referendum, from the optimistic to the cynical, the meditative to the hysterical.
Last week Labour No To AV released a document, the purpose of which was to argue that AV would harm Labour’s electoral fortunes. Labour Yes rebut their key arguments.
Ed Jacobs looks at the likely impact the votes of Scots, Welsh and North Irish voters are likely to have on the referendum on the Alternative Vote on May 5th.
Chris Huhne attacked the “lies” of the No to AV campaign Newsnight last night, and said engaging in the “politics of the gutter”, reports Shamik Das.
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.
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.
Will Durnan takes on and takes apart the silly sporting analogies put about by No2AV by their rag tag band of sports “stars”.
The Independent today reports new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research – also covered by The Guardian yesterday – showing that AV would hinder the BNP.
Another day, another round of No2AV ‘AV/BNP’ spin; Left Foot Forward will explain why it isn’t the case that AV helps the BNP or makes mainstream politicians appeal to them more.