I originally thought that AV was a way to break up the two party system; I was wrong. If you look how the votes in a UK election break down you find most votes are given to the three main party's (Conservative, Labour and Lib Dems). The others usually totaled together come less than those three. So dropping say The Monster Raving Looney Party will have little effect on the overall votes. Only when you drop the third party will it have an effect.
Considering the close ties between Labour and LibDems and considering that in most cases the LD is 3rd then the effect would be to boost Labour. Only if the LD is second place and Labour 3rd will the LD gain a seat.
A political system that is biased towards one party is less democratic. So AV is wrong.
Rejecting AV shouldn't be seen as rejecting voting reform.
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