Watson comes out in favour of AV

Ex Minister Tom Watson professes that once he was a great fan of our electoral system,now he is not sure.

Writing in the Guardian this morning he says that

The rupture at the core of British democracy can only be healed with a radical programme of constitutional reform, reinforced by the authority of the people in a referendum.

Where once he believed

that if working people were to retain a voice in parliament, the current system of first past the post should be defended.

but now

Our voting system is the source code of the power wielded by MPs. It bestows the authority of the people on their representatives. Yet few MPs can claim support from more than 50% of their electors.