Excellent piece by Martin Kettle called Labour is playing fast and loose on AV reform in today's Guardian. He writes:
"When Labour looks at this bill it sees Clegg – whom it now hates – not
electoral reform, which it should and until a few weeks ago did support. Nearly
two centuries after the Chartists, one is bound to ask whether the Labour party
is any longer a party of reform at all."
electoral reform, which it should and until a few weeks ago did support. Nearly
two centuries after the Chartists, one is bound to ask whether the Labour party
is any longer a party of reform at all."
It is quite extraordinary how unprincipled the Labour party now appears to the electorate.
