AV, Libdem illogic?

[CanisMajor]

http://www.southwales...ron_damaged__Ashdown/
well we don't know the result yet but in typical Lib Dem fashion, Paddy Ashdown is blaming Cameron? How on earth can it be Cameron's fault that the public didn't go for this crackpot voting system?

[Davethedog]

Lord Ashdown said Mr Cameron's refusal to distance himself from the No campaign's attacks on Mr Clegg ahead of the referendum "diminishes" the Lib Dems' view of the Prime Minister.

"typical Lib Dem fashion" - Prior to this shower I thought the Lib-Dems were fairly honest.

His complaint is simple the Lib-Dems were promised this referendum as part of the coalition deal - Lib dems thought that this meant Tory support for the idea and as far as I can see they never said they would.

[CanisMajor]

He can't seriously have believed the Tories or Labour for that matter would back AV? OK Ed M, is Backing it for esoteric reasons but most of Labour are against.
this is the question I ask all libdems, I have never had an answer;
"If you you were to win an overall Majority using the current system, would you then change it" - the silence is deafening.

[Gromit]

Cameron made it plain from the beginning, the Conservatives would not support AV and would campaign against it. He said that before the ink was dry on the Coalition agreement.

The LibDems believe the NO campaign became very personal in its attacks on Clegg. They were pretty niiave if they hadn't anticipated that. They are having a crumble now because they know their YES campaign was abysmal and the vote is lost.

[Davethedog]

Oh I agree its stupid to even contemplate, but I think its indicative of the actual contempt that all politicians hold the electorate in.

I have to say though I live in London and we had no local elections, I had no literature and I really don't think it had a high profile.

[murraymints]

AV would just be a mess....imagine the number of spoiled papers.....first pass the post always..