Britons go to the polls — about polling

“Super Thursday, and the stakes are high,” headlines the Independent, referring to today’s referendum on changing Britain’s electoral system. Proposed by the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in Britain's coalition government, as a compromise between the current first-past-the-post system and the party’s ultimate goal of proportional representation, enthusiasm is low and a No vote is expected. The Lib-Dem leader “Nick Clegg anxiously awaits the public's verdict on his party's long-cherished goal to scrap the first-past-the-post system,” reports the newspaper. A strong supporter of voting reform, it suggests a number of “Reasons to vote Yes,” including comments from readers and quotes from liberal bêtes noire such as far right leader Nick Griffin, Conservative grandee Norman Tebbit and strip club owner Peter Stringfellow, on why they oppose change.