Are we all getting exited about this? it's happening on May 5th and everyone seems totally underwhelmed by this, is this just a sop to the lib dems?
Not exactly excited. We
should be getting a vote on our EU membership, which many want. Instead we get this vote which few want. That's politics for you.
I must say I'm undecided. On the one hand the FPTP system is straightforward and, as many have said, will tend to give working majorities (though not the last time!). On the other hand, people often do not vote for the minority parties, even though they may want to in their heart, because they believe that such a vote would be wasted as "they'll never get in". Under AV, minority parties would do better.
Since I absolutely
detest all three major parties, and would wish to see UKIP do well, I am minded to support AV just for that reason alone.
That said, I am underwhelmed by it all and may not even vote.