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So you've read what the Yes to Fairer Votes and No to AV campaign have had to say on the topic in their guest blogs. What are you going to say in the referendum? Cast your vote now, and if you'd like to say more, feel free to use the comments section.
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In the referendum on May 5th I shall:
about 2 years ago
James Clayton
Oh, come on. There's no way FPTP delivers results any more decisive than AV. The only election there's polling data for that would have given a hung parliament under AV is 2010. And Canada, who use FPTP have been in continuous hung parliaments for decades.
Alex Wasyliw
Remember that Jenkins report Cameron and the NO guys wanted us to revisit...
"A more certain, and in this list final, criticism of FPTP is its tendency to develop long periods of systemic bias against one or other of the two main parties. These periods of bias (apart from that against a widely‐spread third party) are not necessarily permanent but while they last they are very difficult if not... Read more