This AV thing and the economy

StevieJ

shortchanged wrote: »

Local candidates are a red herring anyway StevieJ.

When was the last time most people ever had any contact with their 'local' MP.
And probably many of these 'local' candiates are nothing of the sort.

Is Nick Clegg a local of Sheffield for example?

And also what power would your local MP have for example they are Tory and there is a Labour government. I think you'll find the answer is diddly squat.

I don't know but our MP was a local councillor before the last election. So once we have cast our vote who decides who is going to represent us in parliament? do the parties just install their Lackeys?

StevieJ

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

Lib Dems want it.

Tories don't.

Labour is split between those that want it to form a so-called progressive alliance and those that do not want it as they want to rule on their own.

As A Lib Dem I voted yes. I believe it keeps us in government for the rest of my lifetime.

Have I missed something :eek: I reckon that Labour and the Tories should have allowed a full vote on PR, anything backed by the LibDems at this time is likely to be blown out of the water, I think they have missed a trick.

Rochdale_Pioneers

The yes (but actually we don't want AV either) camp keep banging on about the tragedy of a no vote denying us a PR vote. I can't see another referendum regardless of which side wins.

No, the tragedy is that Clegg pushed for a referendum on a system noone wants to be held on a day where noone will give it their full attention.