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More on the amendment
to the Constitutional Reform Bill in the Times.
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Gordon Brown will attempt to force plans for a referendum on changing Britain’s voting system through Parliament before the next election, The Times has learnt.

Vote for a Change Here we go. The story's up and running in the Guardian (with a big thanks to you guys from all of us at the campaign).
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New law will guarantee a re-elected Labour government would hold a referendum within two years on abolishing Britain's first-past-the-post system for elections to the Westminster parliament

Vote for a Change BREAKING NEWS: All your hard work has paid off. Word reaches us that our supporters have got the government to move on voting reform. Spread the word and we'll keep you posted as the news comes in.
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So, we sent out this email - and if you want to get the latest news on bringing real democratic change to Britain, you can sign up here: http://www.voteforachange.co.uk/referendum

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We're hopeful for electoral reform in the government's Democratic Renewal Council today. More soon. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/ nov/29/ministers-early-ballot-voting-ref orm
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Vote for a Change This story shows why MPs cannot be trusted to fix politics themselves. We need a new voting system to restore accountability to Westminster:
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George Osborne's office has said an expenses claim made by the shadow chancellor which exceeded the monthly limit was a "submission in error".

Vote for a Change The debate continues, with Jack Straw calling for an end to first-past-the-post elections in today's Daily Mail.
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The Justice Secretary called for a referendum on installing the so-called alternative vote system.

Vote for a Change A series of letters on voting reform in today's Independent:
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Michael Brown (19 November) suggests how the Queen's Speech might have looked forward to

Vote for a Change Nick Clegg argues in today's Independent that there is "growing consensus that a new electoral system is needed."
Nick Clegg: Don't waste our time... bring forward real reform - Commentators, Opinion - The Independ
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On Wednesday, all the pomp and ceremony that Parliament can muster will be rolled out for the Queen's Speech, setting out the Government's list of new laws for the coming year. But the glitz and glamour will be based on a complete fiction. ...

Vote for a Change "Both right and popular" - the Guardian Editorial's verdict on our call. Now we need to see real action in next week's Queen's Speech.
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Vote for a Change Thanks to everyone who signed our letter to Gordon Brown. Public pressure forced the Prime Minister to agree a meeting with Vote for a Change representatives. Last night we put our arguments to him:

Vote for a Change We floated a duck house in front of parliament. Since it was Guy Fawkes Night, we tried to set fire to it. We thought that given the large quantities of water surrounding the duck house this wouldn't be a problem. The Harbour Masters, who repeatedly tried to shut down our activities from the start, thought otherwise an...d obliterated our little construction with high-powered water hoses. So much for the right to protest!

Vote for a Change Video footage of the duck house. Watch out for the Harbour Master, who cruelly extinguished the bonfire night flames:
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very quick video of today's floating duck-house stunt on the Thames outside the Houses of Parliament avi

Vote for a Change BBC's Quiz of the Week, featuring our beloved duck house:
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It's the Magazine's 7 days 7 questions weekly quiz - a chance to find out how much news from the past week you've read, heard and watched... and how much has stayed lodged in the old grey matter.

Vote for a Change This afternoon we'll be floating a giant duck island down the Thames, right in front of Parliament. Regular updates on our Twitter feed:
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Campaigning for a Referendum to change the voting system, the rulebook of British Politics

Vote for a Change There's all to play for as Ben Bradshaw becomes the first cabinet minister to break with the government line and back our call for a vote on election day.
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The government could hold a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the next general election, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.

























