How the AV referendum killed the republican movement
In an earlier post, I wrote that referendums aren’t very useful means of deciding key policy issues and that the entire referendum campaign on the Alternative Vote has been rather disgraceful. This view has only been reinforced following news today that the No side admits it used completely made-up figures when it claimed adopting AV [...]
On referendums
The Spectator’s Alex Massie recently wrote: The only thing that has been proved by this referendum on changing the electoral system used for Westminster elections is that referendums are a hopeless way of deciding these matters. Neither the politicians nor the press have distinguished themselves during an affair that’s been distinguished by the mendacity of [...]
Super-majorities and minimum turnouts
After a protracted battle between the House of Commons and the Lords, the AV-Constituencies bill finally received Royal Assent yesterday, meeting the deadline to ensure that the referendum on AV will take place as scheduled on May 5. The last sticking point was the Lords’ insistence on requiring a minimum turnout of at least 40% [...]
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