The trouble with AV

Having spoken to quite a number of people about AV it is becoming clear that most people believe that AV is fairer than FPTP, but are fearful that it will continually reproduce the kind of political circumastance we have now - i.e. coalition that is not working as people hoped it might. This is the real battle for the 'Yes' campaign, persuading the voters that AV either does not necessarily mean coalition or can produce coalitions that work, i.e. coalitions where the junior partner is prepared to stand up for its beliefs (e.g. a Labour-Green coalition). Nick Clegg especially needs to see that. The Lib Dems' attitude to NHS reform is a good starting point. http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Colleges/Government---Politics.aspx?mRef=CNM01.