Hello? Is this thing still working? Can anyone still hear me? Testing… testing… Ahem. Hi. I’m back. It’s been a long time. How are you? Me? Well, for the past nine months I’ve been working for Yes to Fairer Votes and, by mutual consent, it was agreed that it might be better if I suspended… Continue reading Crawling from the wreckage
Tag: electoral-reform
Electoral Mythbusting 2: spotlight on Labour and boundary changes
The proposal to hold a referendum on changing the electoral system to the Alternative Vote is Labour’s policy, so you would have thought they’d be delighted that the coalition government is going ahead with it, wouldn’t you? The problem is, a) Labour’s commitment to the policy is at least partly tactical (designed to appeal to… Continue reading Electoral Mythbusting 2: spotlight on Labour and boundary changes
Comment is freer: It’s AV or nothing
I wrote an article on Comment is Free yesterday about why people need to stop quibbling and start campaigning for AV. Regardless of what might happen in five, 20 or 50 years time, at this precise moment you are faced with a choice between AV and the status quo. There can be no fence-sitters in… Continue reading Comment is freer: It’s AV or nothing