May 5th is the first time the UK has ever had a referendum on a proportional voting system however the proposed system is NOT proportional as stated by the BBC (1) and the "no" campaigners (3).
The major factions of both leading UK parties oppose proportional voting because it risks damaging the political monopoly.
All three parties are breaking their manifesto commitments regarding the referendum.
The AV system was selected because it is such a flawed and unpopular system that many supporters of proportional voting may indeed vote against it.
Despite near universal unpopularity of the current system a "no" vote is predicted to win on May 5th and this will be used in future to disregard future proposed changes to the system. The front page of the NO campaign insults the electorate by stating:
"you can't constantly ask people. Referendums have a fairly definitive feel to them... I wouldn't be expecting another one."
These are the people who proposed it. This is undemocratic in the extreme.
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