I think the Country needs electoral reform - but not necessarily full blown PR - you lose connection with your local MP that way.
Something like STV would be decent IMO.
There is absolutely no way the Tories would have gone for it, no chance of the junior party in a coalition telling the...
Colaitons are about compromise - Libs wanted PR and Tories wanted the Status Quo; an AV referendum was the answer.
It would be easier to blame them if they had a majority having promised significant electoral reform and then had done nothing. i.e. Labour in 1997.
I'm not a Liberal Democrat, but that is very harsh on Clegg. The LD 2010 Manifesto had four front page points:
1 - Fairer Taxes - they have delivered on that
2 - 'Fair chance for every child' - Pupil Premium - delivered
3 - 'Fair Future' - they have invested in infrasturcture and have been...