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We bored people rigid about electoral reform for decades and learned to hold our tongues – but now is the time to pipe up!

For decades we were the party that was known for wanting electoral reform. Many people thought it was our only policy.

We went on and on and on and on about it. Then we realised we were getting nowhere with it and started to shut up about it. Then came the AV referendum debacle which shut us up even more on the subject.

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