On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 03:01:23 +0100, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

asdf wrote:

How could they be forced to? It's a chicken and egg situation; under
the current system, the only pratical way the public can "force"
Labour to do anything is to (threaten to) elect the Tories, and vice
versa, and neither party will introduce PR or STV.

Whilst a large Lib Dem opinion poll lead might do the trick, enough of
the electorate is firmly stuck in a 2-party (or 1-party) mindset for
this to remain pure fantasy.

Labour is considering holding a referendum on switching to Alternative Vote
on election day.


But Alternative Vote is even more unfair than the present system, as
it would deliver even larger majorities in Parliament on an even
smaller proportion of the total votes cast than now.

That cannot be right.

Labour is only considering thr referendum in order to paint the Tories
as being opposed to any change. But *everyone* should oppose
Alternative Vote - it would be a very bad system for the UK.