Cameron and Clegg: We will not budge on voting reforms (Twickenham & Richmond Liberal Democrats)

Cameron and Clegg: We will not budge on voting reforms

September 5, 2010 1:39 PM

clegg and cameron • [Sep 05] Nick Clegg and David Cameron write: IN the coming weeks, each political party will head off for the tribal gatherings of their party conferences. The political calendar is following its annual rhythm. Except this year the Government is doing something quite different - for four months now our two parties, distinct and different in so many ways, have been governing together in the national interest.

. . our reform programme includes fixed-term parliaments, registering lobbyists, action on party funding, modernisation of the House of Lords and giving voters the power to recall their MPs.

Tomorrow, the House of Commons will begin to debate our proposals to give people a chance to reform the voting system, and to equalise our parliamentary constituencies.

. . On Monday night, Labour MPs will troop through division lobbies voting against a referendum on voting reform - a referendum they promised in their manifesto . . Labour seems to be about opposition, opposition, opposition. In the end, opposition for opposition's sake gets you nowhere.

Together, we lead a government that is challenging the traditions of British politics . . At the start, we were told that Coalition's compromises would lead to excessive caution and inaction. Now we're told that we're being too bold, acting too fast. The truth is a blend of our separate policies has produced more, not less, radicalism. And our new way of doing politics is putting Britain on the path to a better future.

Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats: