New ad for Independent could be an ad for the Liberal Democrats

Comments

[Henry Mayhew]

Wonderful ad. I had to sit in an edit room yesterday looking at a rubbish (but mega expensive) ad for a phone company that had been shot on 5 continents but failed to make an argument. The guy who did this with his Mac should be applauded. Great problem, great message, great challenge. Let's go and buy a copy of the Indy!

Sorry, what's the problem? Should we hush this critical stuff up to slide a couple of Etonians into dictatorial power over this country? Chumps with no coherent idea of how to tackle the extraordinarily severe crisis we are facing?

[Nigel Harte]

This is an outstanding advert.

Does anyone feel that Cameron's lackluster campaign is going to result in change coming to the UK after all?

[Alistair Thomas]

Have to agree, beautiful ad. Simple, impactful, relevant, even timely. Well chosen background music too, the sort of thing you imagine on a train as the world speeds by and you are taken swiftly to your destination.

[Andrew Smith]

And 2.5 million votes for UKIP last year (UKIP came second) did not yield any power because the European Parliament has no power. UKIP will likely poll well over a million votes on 6th May and it is uncertain whether any UKIP MP will be elected - the only real chance is Buckingham where Farage is doing Cameron a favour by trying to unseat Bercow.

Reluctantly I have concluded that an additional member system is needed to balance the weighting in the HoC. The additional members would go some way to addressing the missing seats under a first-past-the-post constituency election. It is used in Germany.

Combined with recall rights for the exclusive use of the public (without the Conservatives in-parliament filter which would protect their friends), this could greatly increase democracy in Britain.

[christopher m]

great ad.

Shame about the lid dem impact.

By the way, I have only jsut realised the voting reform that labour is proposing is AV+ (the one with top up lists etc) rather than STV (used in the london mayor campaigns).

It is actually a big difference. AV+ is a really bad version of straight forward PR, while STV actually introduces so much more compitition for 1st preference votes it could be a good thing.

Perhaps we can offer clegg STV and hope he takes it? He'll still be a net gainer.

[George Kendall]

Christopher, The LibDems agree with you. STV is their preferred electoral system too.