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July 21, 2008
Report of Aussie Rules meeting
A full report and transcript of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform 'Aussie Rules' meeting on AV will be published here shortly. Update: Read a summary of the speeches here(pdf).
The meeting, on Tuesday 10 July, was a lively affair, discussing AV and the possibilities of progress on it. There seemed a reasonable consensus from the 50+ audience as well as the panellists that if there is any opportunity to go for AV for the Commons - whether in a manifesto commitment or even before the next election - that should be explored. Many people would prefer if that was the case to see AV included as part of an 'Aussie Rules'-style package of measures, along with PR for the Upper House and any of these weekend voting / voting incentives ideas the MoJ is thinking about. It just makes more sense that way. Even if AV was on offer, we'd still be pushing the case for some element of proportionality for the Commons, with AV only ever a pragmatic first step towards that route rather than a satisfactory goal in itself.
Below are a few photos from the event. Speakers were Peter Hain MP, Kevin Maguire (Mirror) and Paul Smith (Australian Labor Party). John Grogan MP chaired.
Posted by malcolmclark on July 21, 2008
