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5 May 2011

Taking the No campaign to its logical conclusion

The main arguments used by the 'No to AV' campaign are, if taken to their logical conclusion, arguments against democracy. Every one of their leading arguments could be used an argument against holding elections at all.
5 May 2011

'Yes, we need a better politics', say Fairer Votes campaigners

Fairer votes campaigners from all parties and none have called upon people across Britain to vote for improving politics and to reject negativity in today's AV poll.
20 Apr 2011

Bad arguments against voting Yes: Misleading maps

If you’ve received a leaflet from the ‘No to AV’ campaign, you may have noticed a map showing that only three countries use the Alternative Vote system. But there are lots of things the map does not show.