There’s a glaring threat facing the next General Election: the ‘missing millions’
8 Oct 2019
Electoral Reform Society – You don’t have to opt in to your right to free speech. So why do we have to opt in to our right to vote?
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A tale of two local by-elections: how STV produces fairer outcomes
7 Oct 2019
Electoral Reform Society – On Thursday 3rd October, as on most Thursdays, several local authority by-elections took place throughout Britain. These by-elections occur when a vacancy arises due to a local councillor resigning or passing away.
Read moreAt our Lib Dem fringe, panelists looked at future proofing our campaigning laws
4 Oct 2019
Electoral Reform Society – With proportional representation a long-term policy of the Liberal Democrats, we took the opportunity to discuss the wider crisis in our democracy at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference in Bournemouth this year.
Read moreThe current crisis has been a long time coming – and Westminster’s system is behind it
25 Sep 2019
Electoral Reform Society – It’s easy right now to get caught up in the daily drama of politics – to focus on individuals, and the game playing, and to forget that the current political chaos is all part of a much bigger picture.
Read more200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Westminster is still broken
19 Aug 2019
Electoral Reform Society – The events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s system into sharp focus.
Read moreVoters are going beyond left-right divides – and the system can’t handle it
18 Jul 2019
Electoral Reform Society – During the first half of 2019, party affiliation among the British electorate became more fragmented and volatile than ever before.
Read moreEnding the Punch and Judy show: How to get a more co-operative politics
31 May 2019
Electoral Reform Society: There is an uncomfortable fact for those who oppose moves to a fairer voting system: all the chaos we have seen in Westminster over the past few years has been under the ‘strong and stable’ voting system of First Past the Post.
Read moreDemocracy cancelled: How parties have captured hundreds of seats before local election day
23 Apr 2019
Electoral Reform Society – Large parts of England are effectively democracy deserts, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections.
Read moreMinisters can’t let themselves of the hook when it comes to tackling the social media ‘Wild West’
17 Apr 2019
Electoral Reform Society – Last week the government launched a consultation into tackling ‘online harm’. It’s the first step towards dealing with the tech barons of the new ‘wild west’. But ministers can’t let themselves off the hook just yet.
Read moreWhy replacing the unelected House of Lords is key to the movement for fair votes
22 Mar 2019
Electoral Reform Society – For far too many of its members, the second chamber of our Parliament is a private members’ club. The House of Lords – the UK’s revising chamber – is packed to the brim with appointees – and they have a huge sway over our country.
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