Why I'll Be Voting YES Today.

Today, I am both furious, and in despair.

The sheer amount of LYING from high-profile politicians over the AV debate makes me feel ashamed of this country.

The way those lies are repeated by the "news" papers is sickening. News, it seems, has ceased being news - instead: an information dissemination service available to the highest bidder. And the NO campaign, it seems, has plenty of cash.

In the Mail today, David Cameron: "People fought and died for the one person, one vote principle".
NO. THEY. FUCKING. DIDN'T. YOU. LYING. PRICK.

I don't think the PM is a prick. But to use the 'people fought and died' line is prick-ish, and that frustrates me incredibly. It's just a dirty old trick that's supposed to scare people into thinking they're sullying the memory of their parents and grandparents by voting YES.

In fact, the whole NO campaign has been based largely around fear. "Soldiers and Babies will die if you vote YES to AV" declared one poster. Just disgraceful.

All of this frustration is mainly pointless - the debate could rage on - dirty tricks or no.

The reason I'll be voting YES today is that to do so is to think PROGRESSIVELY.

The batting of power between Labour and Conservative during my lifetime has been dull. MP after MP obsessed with helping the party, not the people. MP after MP able to rely on historical voting patterns to keep them in power. MP after MP trotting out endless cliches and half-truths just to play the political game. The sooner we get away from that, the better.

Because the fact is, none of us align with one party. I am not Labour, I am not Conservative, I am not Lib Dem, or Green. I am an individual, who's political ideas sit among a number of parties.

To be able to show my support in order of preference, and crucially, to have that actually reflected in the poll result seems far fairer than just wasting my vote every time I go to the ballot box.

Rant over.

Vote YES.

Just do it.

Alright?

Good.