Khalid Mahmood is not impressed with AV
Nick Clegg made his pitiful address to the House of Commons on electoral reform as though it were the greatest package of constitutional reform since the Great Reform Act of 1832. The truth, however,...
View ArticleAV – who cares? The whole debate’s a waste of time and money.
by Michael Dugher In September 2009 I was asked to conduct the traditional pre-briefing for broadcasters of the leader’s speech to the party conference. I remember reporting back to Gordon Brown’s...
View ArticleThe drawing-room Jihadists of the “fairer votes” campaign have won
by Dan Hodges Stop all the clocks. Put away the ballot boxes. Shutter the polling stations. The great AV debate, which has raged across the land for the last couple of months, is over. The gods have...
View ArticleA win on second preferences is second-rate victory
by Kevin Meagher Why would a Labour leader, elected as the second or third preference of party members, go on to become the first choice of voters? After all, coming second in the British parliamentary...
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