Truth, Lies and AV

David Cameron has a major article in the Telegraph today in which he urges people to keep First Past The Post. He offers a number of reasons why we should vote No to AV, but strangely, one of those reasons is not that voting machines would cost tens of millions of pounds. After all this arguement has been central to the No campaign. They have consistently claimed that spending large amounts on voting machines would be wrong at a time of austerity.

Hopefully the reason that Cameron has omitted this arguement from his article, is that he cannot bring himself to repeat an enormous lie.

Australia has used AV for 80 years and has no voting machines. If the UK adopted AV, there would be no need for voting machines. The No to AV campaign statement about voting machines is a lie and once someone has lied so blatantly, it casts doubt on the rest of their arguements.

An MP elected under AV would have the preferences of at least 50% of the electorate. This is a great improvement on the situation now when MPs can be elected on very small percentage of the vote.

AV is simple and strengthens democracy. Don't believe the lies of the No campaign.

I urge you to vote Yes To AV in the referendum on Thursday.