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Green, UKIP, Lab, Lib - the alternative #Yes2AV 'coalition'


+++Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas joins cross party #Yes2AV event+++

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage joined with Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas MP, Alan Johnson MP and Tim Farron yesterday morning at a press conference, calling for a Yes vote on May 5th.  Mr Farage and Ms. Lucas warned that the First Past the Post system was "alienating a whole generation of voters" and called on people to make the positive case for reform in the final week of the campaign.

Photos: http://bit.ly/hWrSP5

BBC - AV referendum: 'Real dilemma' for Labour says Johnson: http://bbc.in/e3CB6p


++News Links:

Labour Yes - Wipe the Smile off Cameron's Face. Vote Yes: http://bit.ly/feC47C

BBC Newsnight AV Special: http://bbc.in/eElUrI

Guardian - Jonathan Freedland: AV: a crucial 'baby step' if we are to break Britain's electoral reform taboo: http://bit.ly/gR3BbP

Guardian - Say yes to AV at referendum to hurt Tories, Labour tells supporters: http://bit.ly/i7Wu4e

Independent - Yes camp rules out use of costly counting machines: http://ind.pn/h9A8ws

Mirror - Vote Yes for AV: http://bit.ly/flw1li

Mirror - Lib Dems could demand AV re-run: http://bit.ly/gnuW89

Political Betting - Can the Labour YES poster help turn it round? http://bit.ly/fkfJuY

Amelia's Magazine - Voting Reform: An interview with Amisha Ghadiali: http://bit.ly/h9F1yD

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