We need proportional representation. But what's on offer will just make matters worse

Published: Monday, March 31st 2008

Johann Hari, The Independent
Jack Straw's electoral reform proposals will mean minority parties still taking power
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Electoral reform is in season

Published: Sunday, March 30th 2008

Alan Watkins, The Independent
If Gordon Brown wants to change the voting system, he should do it while he can, and Nick Clegg should tell him how
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Preferential votes give Tories cause to consider poll reform

Published: Friday, March 28th 2008

Peter Riddell, The Times
Conservatives for electoral reform? Yes, there used to be some, back in PT (pre-Thatcher) days. But they are virtually extinct now, at least publicly. Yet it could be in the Tories’ interests to consider, rather than just dismiss out of hand, the alternative vote (AV). This is a preferential system in which voters list candidates one, two, three etc. In the short term, this switch could hit Labour and benefit the Tories.
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Electoral reform could be just what Brown needs. But if he is to act, he must do it soon

Published: Tuesday, March 25th 2008

Steve Richards, The Independent
If Labour is to retain power, it will have to turn round its fortunes without help from the economy
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PR is the only electoral reform that would actually matter

Published: Tuesday, March 25th 2008

Michael White, The Guardian
Voting on Sundays, compulsory voting ... faddish or authoritarian they may be, and prompted by transient alarm at recent low turnouts, but they are details. The one that matters is the move towards electoral reform, some kind of proportional representation (PR) for elections to the Commons - as distinct from myriad less important assemblies.
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STRAW’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Published: Tuesday, March 25th 2008

We had hoped that the government would move forward on the basis of its own report on voting systems rather than the SoS for Justice’s own prejudices. A commitment to single member wards means tying the hands of government before it even begins its long promised conversation with the public.
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