A leaked "No to AV" letter from William Hague is dissected by a Yes! campaigner

Rupert Read, 18 February 2011
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Rupert Read was a Green Party councillor in Norwich and a candidate in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections. He is Chair of the Green House thinktank.

The below letter from William Hague to fellow Conservatives, urging them to help the party ensure a vote against AV in the May 5 referendum, was leaked yesterday to Rupert Read, Green Party councillor and vocal supporter of the Yes! campaign. Below, Read delivers a blow-by-blow response to the letter.


 

This piece was originally published on Rupert Read's blog. 

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