LDVideo: The People Say Yes to AV (‘No Politicians’ Edition)

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LDVideo: The People Say Yes to AV (‘No Politicians’ Edition)

By Stephen Tall | Sat 19th March 2011 - 5:25 pm

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The No2AV Campaign has been all too delighted to parade has-been politicians to back up its arguments — the Yes2AV Campaign has rather more wisely stuck to letting the public have its say in this first UK referendum in 35 years.

Here members of the public explain why they’ll be choosing the Alternative Vote this May:

(You can watch it on YouTube here.)

While here WW2 naval veteran Ralph tells us his story, and how he’s looking forward to helping boost the democracy he fought for:

(You can watch it on YouTube here.)

You can catch up with the Fairer Votes YouTube channel here.

And you can get involved with the Yes! to Fairer Votes campaign here.

Read more by Stephen Tall or more about alternative vote or electoral reform.
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