The Alternative Vote - Society warns of Brown's 'Hobson's Choice.'

Published: Sunday, July 26th 2009

The Electoral Reform Society has welcomed news that the government is preparing for a referendum on electoral reform, but called on the Prime Minister to ensure that a referendum would offer real change and not just a timid adjustment to the present voting system.
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Labour plans election day poll on new ways of voting

Published: Sunday, July 26th 2009

Toby Helm, Guardian
Plans to hold a referendum on changes to the voting system on the day of the next general election are being considered in Downing Street as part of a ploy to expose David Cameron as a roadblock to sweeping constitutional reform.
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Open primaries - a diversion from the change we need to see.

Published: Friday, July 24th 2009

The Electoral Reform Society has welcomed the Conservative decision to give electors more say through a primary in Totnes, but the Society has warned that without a change in the electoral system primaries will do little to make the Government more accountable and parliament more representative.
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It's now or never

Published: Wednesday, July 22nd 2009

Sunder Katwala, The Guardian
No voting system is perfect. But public support for electoral reform is high and we need to take action as soon as possible
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MPs' holiday betrayal

Published: Tuesday, July 21st 2009

NIck Clegg, The Guardian
A Westminster stitch-up has seen both main parties dodge reform demands in the dash for the recess door
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Poll shows voters want Brown to step up constitutional reform

Published: Monday, July 20th 2009

Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian
A majority of voters would support a radical overhaul of the constitution, and only a quarter favour the retention of the first-past-the-post voting system, according to a Fabian Society poll released today.
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