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On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 08:39:44AM +0100, Simon Waters wrote: > My partner thinks AV might be too complicated, which is about the best > argument against it I've heard. I assured her that complex voting > systems will on average reduce the impact of stupid people on the result. > :) if you have AV and just vote for your preferred party then there is no change over the current system. I would also hope that people actually vote for parties they want to run the place: the mind shudders if there is a close race and a lot of people have "the fringe" as their alternates. I like Government ruling from the Centre. Best argument I have heard is http://www.economist.com/node/18621028?story_id=18621028&CFID=163505988&CFTOKEN=11058149 For supporters of constitutional reform, such as this newspaper, these are good times. The previous government introduced a freedom of information act. An overhaul of the House of Lords is under way. But this referendum is a disappointment. AV would not be a disaster, but it would not be an improvement either; and although we are reformers by instinct, we do not believe in change for changeâs sake. The Economist would therefore vote No. -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 or 0x3184D537 Smime Fingerprint 98:24:AE:F7:D1:D6:E5:A0:F0:55:2F:40:42:5F:46:24:F9:52:f4:30 Thu May 5 08:59:37 BST 2011
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