Just vote no to damage the coalition further. There are plenty of angry grass roots Lib Dems out there, and a fair few of their MPs too. They can't see the point of being in this government. Underline it for them, massage the schism and vote no. Who knows, people may start crossing the floor.
As a clear conscience bonus AV isn't as especially fairer as FPTP. People vote for who they want to win, we currently have a government that none of us voted for, switching to AV will make that a more common occurrence. We'll just go from one coalition to another, and each will work about as equitably as the one we currently have now. As in, not at all.
|