Indy front page makes the case for AV
Just over five weeks out from the referendum, today’s Independent makes electoral reform its lead story, laying out the case for the alternative vote, reports Shamik Das.
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80 Labour MPs say “Do as I say, not as I do” on AV
Mark Thompson reports on the 102 Labour MPs who signed up to be high profile supporters of the No2AV campaign – yet used AV in the Labour leadership elections.
The Daily Mail, fascism and No2AV: A comedy of errors
Left Foot Forward’s Dominic Browne rebuts the latest Daily Mail/No2AV misreporting of electoral reform and the alternative vote referendum.
Red and wrong: Labour No to AV’s dubious claims
Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, takes apart the arguments against AV used by some in the Labour party.
Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour
David Hall-Matthews, chair of the Social Liberal Forum, outlines four reasons why Nick Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour.
Bradshaw: “It’s Labour’s conservatives that oppose AV”
Battle lines were drawn last night at the launch of the Labour Yes to AV campaign, against conservatives inside and outside the party, reports Dominic Browne.
How would extremists fare under AV?
Ken Clarke has claimed that the Alternative Vote would make it easier for extremists to be elected to Parliament. This is the opposite of the truth. But it is one of a number of questionable and misleading claims about extremism being made by opponents of the Alternative Vote.
Momentum with change as AV referendum gets the green light
It’s official: the alternative vote referendum will go ahead on Thursday, May 5th – exactly 11 weeks from now, reports Shamik Das.
More No2AV claims fall flat
Further claims by the anti-reform No2AV campaign about the Alternative Vote have been exposed today, reports Shamik Das.
Another day, another gaffe for the No2AV campaign
The No campaign were yesterday implying people who follow them on Twitter support them, including a number of Yes campaigners, some whose Twitter photo features the “Yes!” logo.