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.
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Ten reasons why the ‘Labour No’ campaign are wrong on AV
The Labour No campaign has recently published an 8-page leaflet containing 10 reasons to say No to AV. Left Foot Forward examines each point in turn.
Conservative jitters reveal cost to Cameron, Osborne and co of a ‘Yes’ victory
After four recent polls showed the Yes to AV campaign in the lead, a spate of recent articles have highlighted the concern in the Tory party that the referendum may be lost. It appears that David Cameron’s intervention at thetest
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.
What the No2AV director really thinks of Forgemasters
The No2AV campaign have claimed a no vote would result in the restoration of the loan to Sheffield Forgemasters – despite this being untrue and despite campaign director Matthew Elliott welcoming the cuts.
The nasty campaign: NO-to-AV stoops to new low
The Tory-led NO to AV campaign have over-stepped the mark with their latest advert against the alternative vote.
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.
The truth about the Australian AV experience
The AV referendum is in exactly 3 months, yet sadly, over the last few months, we have become used to half-truths and innuendo being portrayed as fact by the No Campaign.
AV campaign gathers momentum
There is good news today for the ‘Yes to AV’ campaign. The Independent on Sunday shows “almost two-thirds of people amenable to ditching first past the post”.
No2AV campaign distances itself from TaxPayers’ Alliance – or does it?
The gaffe-prone No2AV campaign appears to be trying to decontaminate its brand by axing Matthew Elliott as director and installing 2010 Tory PPC Charlotte Vere.