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# A leaked "No to AV" letter from William Hague is dissected by a Yes! campaigner
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/leaked-no-to-av-letter-from-william-hague-is-dissected-by-yes-campaigner/
- Published: 2011-02-18T15:02:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T09:49:46.000Z
- Description: 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. A supporter of the Yes! campaign, Read delivers a blow-by-blow response.
- Author: Rupert Read
- Tags: Politics & activism, #Migrated, Democracy and government, Referendum Plus, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 15:45, #ImagesUploaded, #appended-excerpt

*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.*

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*This piece was* [*originally published*](http://rupertsread.blogspot.com/2011/02/hagues-rubbish-arguments-against-av.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) *on Rupert Read's blog.* 

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. A supporter of the Yes! campaign, Read delivers a blow-by-blow response.