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Archive for the ‘Fairer Votes’ Category

Fight the Klingons

by markjohnston on 30 April, 2011

With the AV referendum it’s a choice between the status quo –  clinging on to power, and voting YES for a fairer democratic system. The NO arguments just don’t stand up to scrutiny:

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Let’s AV a drink

by markjohnston on 28 April, 2011

Dan Snow’s Alternative

by markjohnston on 25 April, 2011

Here’s a brief explanation of AV and why it’s clearly a better system that our current First Past the Post, and why we think you should vote YES on May 5th. There’s a lot of nonsense talked about AV but the truth is simple – by every measure it’s a fairer, more effective and more […]

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I’d be embarrassed..

by markjohnston on 23 April, 2011

by the NO campaign if I was a supporter. See this link for the way the ‘No to AV’ leaflet sets out to mislead the public and muddy the water over the AV referendum. All AV does is say to people “if the candidate you’re voting for doesn’t get enough votes, who else would you […]

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Aother reason why I’m voting YES

by markjohnston on 18 April, 2011

I will vote YES because the current system is excluding so many voters from the process: vote YES not because it may give Lib Dems more seats, but because AV is a start in making the system fairer and more democratic. Those who vote NO seem to me to be doing so entirely out of […]

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Referendum – it’s not that complicated

by markjohnston on 18 April, 2011

NO campaigners will have you believe that the AV system is too complicated for voters to understand, or that votes of minorities  get counted more than those of the main stream parties. Sometimes there are several candidates standing that have similar views, and this splits the vote, meaning that sometimes a candidate that the majority […]

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Fairer Votes update

by markjohnston on 18 March, 2011

If any of us ever needed explaining why First-Past-The-Post electoral systems are a BAD idea, then this clever little video explains it nicely! Well worth bringing to the attention of friends and colleagues (thanks ALDC!)

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Our successes aren’t down to clever advertising or cynical smear campaigns. People are saying Yes because they are tired of being ignored, overlooked and downright mocked by politicians. Watch this video of campaigners across the country and their many reasons for saying Yes. Take a look and then pass it on to your friends – […]

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The alternative vote: It’s good enough for politicians

by markjohnston on 14 February, 2011

The following article by Elliott Folan originally appeared on the Yes to Fairer Votes website: “I’m writing this in the middle of an election campaign for the UK Youth Parliament, but today I’m taking time off and I’m reflecting on how I got here.

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