Today, we all have the opportunity to vote, although some will be more inclined than others to turn out because they have regional or local voting too. Londoners do not have this pleasure which means they have to turn out just to have their say on the AV versus FPTP voting system.
In all the acreage of debate about the new voting system (mainly in articles in newspapers, online articles and their comments), I haven't yet seen anyone commenting on what AV would require politicians to do - and that is act like adults and genuinely put their heads together for the good of the country.
The idealist in me says it's the only way forward. The realist in me says it's not going to happen.
In business, leaders have to make decisions rapidly and they (mostly) do it after due consultation with knowledgeable people. In the end, they make their decisions and stand or fall by them.
It's how government ought to work. But could it?
What do you think?
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