The 'Yes' campaign for the Alternative Vote was disastrously mismanaged. Here is a first look at where the money went.
Another account of the Yes to AV referendum campaign calls for lessons to be learned. Will they be?
The Yes to AV referendum campaign was a fiasco. Supporters of reform - activists, funders and voters - deserve an explanation. A public enquiry should be launched by JRRT, who took a leading role both in funding and organising the failed campaign
The expenses scandal brought forth various demands for political reform. The AV referendum can be seen as the end of this political cycle. Even if electoral reform is now off the agenda, progressives should reflect on this experience, and begin a new push for change
Today's referendum on AV is the culmination of a long campaign for change. Yet, AV is not a form of proportional representation and is not a system which reformers have previously called for. Whatever the referendum result, it will not end the campaign for electoral reform in the UK
The Yes campaign's final rally last night showed spirit, energy and intellect. While Eddie Izzard may have been the 'headline act', an unexpected address from Ed Miliband almost stole the show, along with Armando Iannucci's wise witticisms. Let's hope the opinion polls are overturned tomorrow!
On 26th April, Intelligence Squared staged a preliminary debate with the motion 'Vote for AV'. Here, OurKingdom publishes a video of the debate highlights.
If the Prime Minister has his way, British civil society will soon be almost entirely at the mercy of the market. With the contracts signed, our democratic options will be drastically limited. A referendum on the Alternative Voting system may already be too little, too late.
It has been said that AV would be a “beautiful British compromise”. But for its combination of madness, naked lies and bile, the campaign surrounding it has seemed distinctly American. The Yes side, on which I sit, has been slightly dull. The Noes have been fascinating, not only for their outrageo
A Green laments the likely defeat of the AV referendum
At a London debate the argument for changing Britain's voting system was narrowly voted down and OurKingdom's Co-Editor was on the losing side. What he said was drawn from this long draft.
Branded as too toxic for the Yes campaign, Nick Clegg had long been quiet on AV, until yesterday's speech at IPPR. Despite arguing that the referendum should transcend party politics, the Deputy Prime-Minister proceeded to play into the hands of the No campaign by defending the Coalition and his r
