The campaign ahead of the UK referendum on the Alternative Vote is seeing some rather strange cross-party activity.
In one of the more curious pairings of the modern political era, David Cameron will today share a platform with the Labour former cabinet heavyweight John Reid as the battle over electoral reform escalates and cuts across party lines. [Independent, 18 April 2011]
The Labour leader, Ed Milliband, is formally supporting AV, but about 100 Labour MPs are against it, as is Cameron and most of his Conservative Party. The LibDems, partners in government with the Conservatives, are of course in favor of AV.
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The polls seem to be very inconsistent.
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/av-referendum
Frankly, I’d be shocked if AV were to pass, but I’ve been shocked before.
Seed planted by Mike Thies — 18 April 2011 @ 04:36
I assume D-Cam and Reid will argue jointly that FPTP allows clear-cut electoral choices between two distinctly different parties, whereas PR [sic] systems like AV allow the political elite to collude in forming cosy coalitions that shut out the voters.
Seed planted by Tom Round — 18 April 2011 @ 06:53