5 May next year there will be a referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote system. If passed this would be a radical improvement on the current  First Past The Post system.

The First Past The Post system means those that live in marginal constituencies have votes that are more valuable than the vast majority of us who do not. During the next ten months the Liberal Democrats will be fighting , with others, for a ‘yes’ vote in the referendum.

To get past most peoples complacency will take a hard fight. Surviving is more on most people’s minds. There will be many MPs who want to keep the status quo because it protects them from the need to win majority support and will fight hard back.

If you want fairer votes and to get the referendum campaign off to a flying start. First, sign up to the Fairer Votes campaign newsletter here: www.fairervotes.org.uk

And start talking to friends, family and even colleagues.