On Thursday we're encouraged to vote, and amongst other things we're asked to decide on whether we prefer first past the post (FPTP), or AV. This is a seriously tough one.
I'd prefer PR to FPTP, as it means that everyone's vote properly counts, but it isn't as simple as that in this case. PR would mean that the Tories would never get a majority again, and that has to be a good thing. So, surely I'll vote for the wathyered down PR alternative, AV, as the vile Dave and Gideon dislike it? That would normally be the case. However, the even more vile, and additionally duplicitous, Clegg and Cable want AV, so what's a man to do?
I'm afraid that on this occasion expediency will win out. Cameron and Osborne are screwing things up so badly, and are so clearly out of their depth, that I think we can leave them to dig their own graves. The Lib Dems have forfeited their claim to every get any sane person's vote again as a result of their stance on tuition fees, and their total reluctance to let principle get in the way of their desire to be part of the shabby coalition. So here's what I'll do: I'll side with the Tories and vote against the Labour leader Ed Milliband, simply to ensure that Clegg, Cable and the rest sink even deeper into the poo.
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