how many will actually come we get reaction now from london with a story and political analyst peter rushtonso mr rushton syria's president is now implementing some of his promised reforms with sunday's referendum poised to usher in a multi-party system for the first time in five decades so why is the opposition calling for a boycott is this among the changes they've been calling for it just doesn't go far enough. well i think what that signals is that the policy of the west now is not about a negotiated settlement it's not about reaching progress on the reforms that will be and talked about it's about regime change because what we've seen in the past twenty four to forty eight hours is western spokesman including the foreign secretary here in london william hague speaking openly now about recognizing a government in exile and about the necessity for the outside government to goo regardless of any concessions regardless of any discussions it's no longer about peace it's no longer about reform it's about replacing assad because from the point of view of the west assad's major crime has been n