Some MPs are trying to change the referendum date from 5 May 2011 because, they say, holding it on the same day as English local and Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections would artifically increase the turnout. What would be artificial about that?

British electors are notorious for not wanting to vote frequently, so it makes sense to hold the referendum on the same day as scheduled elections.

It looks as though the MPs who object to this arrangement fear a good turnout; they recognize that most people would vote "Yes", so they hope to win on a low turnout. This gives me great hope that commonsense will prevail and the people will vote "Yes". It is deperate tactics by these MPs to try to stop a "Yes" victory.

Don't MPs and commentators complain about low turnouts, so doesn't it make sense to encourage people to vote in this important referendum?

If holding two ballots on the same day "artifically" boosts turnout and in some way invalidates the vote, how valid was the election of MPs and Councillors on 6 May 2010?