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I SHALL vote Yes for a fairer system of electing MPs in the May 5 referendum.

The Alternative Vote’s as easy as ranking candidates 1, 2, 3 and will increase people’s power ­­over politicians.

I’m in favour because MPs will be more accountable.

I’m in favour because MPs will have to work harder.

I’m in favour because there’ll be fewer neglected safe seats.

And I’m in favour because we’ll be able to vote with our hearts as well as our heads.

I’ve backed the Aussie Rules’ AV system for more than 30 years.

The old first past the post, winner takes all way we’re lumbered with is an insult to democracy. Twice the party with the most votes hasn’t formed the government.

Prime Ministers rule with thumping parliamentary majorities on minority votes.

Neither side in this referendum campaign’s covered itself in glory but the right-whingers pulling the No strings take the biscuit.

The rag-tag Tory mob in charge, and the Labour tribalists it exploits as useful idiots, treat people as fools when claiming they won’t understand a simple change.

Con chair Sayeeda Warsi is one of the stupidest members of the Cabinet by claiming AV would help the BNP fascists. Hate-filled BNP stormtroopers want to retain the present system Warsi defends too because they know they’d never secure majority approval in a parliamentary constituency.

The real reason Conservatives are opposed is they fear there’ll never be another Thatcher, a future Tory who’ll reign unhindered with a rod of iron.

Because the Cons know the country wouldn’t vote for it so they need the warped, clapped out method of voting we’re lumbered with to exercise supreme power without electoral approval.

The truth is a majority Labour Government is less likely under AV and a boost to Liberal Democrats means coalitions would be more likely.

In my view that’s a price worth paying to stop a re-run of the 1980s nightmare. Labour supporters also need to face up to the unpalatable fact that however much they hate Nick Clegg, for them a coalition acting as brakes is preferable to a runaway Tory express.

Labour’s split on AV with Ed Miliband in favour and many of his closest colleagues against.

Yet a Yes vote on May 5 would badly rock the coalition and may bring it down.

Not its junior partner, Labour’s opponent Clegg, whose position would be secured. But Labour’s enemy, Cameron, who’d be mortally threatened by the mother of all Tory revolts.

After failing to win the election outright and losing the referendum, he’d be the two-time loser who’d lost Tory power for ever.

Requiring MPs to embrace at least 50 per cent of people in a constituency is billed as a little change that will make a big difference.

I’ll vote Yes on grounds of principle, because I’m relaxed with plural politics.

May 5, however, doubles as a glorious opportunity to topple David Cameron.