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Thread #137224   Message #3137511
Posted By: Musket
18-Apr-11 - 01:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: Any thoughts on AV? (Alternative Vote)
Subject: RE: BS: Any thoughts on AV?
I'm against it on balance.

First past the post should give us a government that has the mandate to carry out its manifesto. AV has a much higher statistical chance of no overall majority, and the problem with that?

A coalition government ignoring the promises of those parties who make up the government by saying all bets are off. Sounds familiar. It happened, it can happen but under AV it has more chance of happening.

Not a good day for democracy, so why anybody other than fringe interests such as Lib Dem and Monster Raving Looney should support it is beyond me.

Only problem is, by expressing a view you are seen to be agreeing with either Cameron, Clegg or Milliband. Bit of a bugger all round.