AV, Europe, Scotland… Where’s Cameron’s consistency on referendums?
Membership of the EU, Scottish independence, electoral reform… Alex Hern looks at David Cameron’s inconsistency on whether referendums are good or not.
Electoral Reform
Blunkett admits AV cost claims were “made up”
David Blunkett admits today the No campaign’s claims about the cost of the reform were “made up”. Vote Yes to AV today to end this kind of politics.
The Nasty Campaign: the lies and smears of No to AV
The No campaign has been based on a series of lies and smears. Left Foot Forward looks in turn at the worst five examples.
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.
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.
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.
Warsi makes hypocritical claim on BNP pandering
Baroness Warsi today claims that “candidates will feel the need to pander to racist groups” under AV. The claim is absurd but Warsi has form on pandering to the BNP.
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.