The bill introducing a referendum on the alternative vote finally made its way through the Lords last night, after peers voted by 221 to 153 to abandon the clause that the referendum be deemed only advisory unless there was a turnout of more than 40 per cent. The referendum will now definitely go ahead on 5 May.
Today, at sunrise, the YES! campaign celebrated by making Trafalgar Square purple.
If you're tired of Brexit, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Is the UK joining Trumpland? Does this explain Boris Johnson's kamikaze EU negotiating strategy? And could beating this deal begin a challenge to the iniquities of the global economy?
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Nick Dearden Director of Global Justice Now and author of 'Trade Secrets: The Truth about the US Trade Deal and How We Can Stop It'
Caroline Molloy Editor of openDemocracyUK and ourNHS
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