Labour are looking for policies to fix Britain’s broken democracy
26 Jun 2020
The Electoral Reform Society has a few ideas…
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When millions feel unable to vote for their favourite candidate, something is seriously wrong
10 Mar 2020
Electoral Reform Society – Previously unreleased YouGov data for the ERS has revealed that almost a third of voters (32%) said they voted tactically in the 2019 general election
Read moreIreland beats the UK in satisfaction with democracy
6 Feb 2020
Electoral Reform Society – In a new study, researchers at Cambridge University have ranked Ireland among just seven countries worldwide where more than 75% of citizens are content with democracy.
Read moreKeir Starmer: “we’ve got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their voice doesn’t count”
3 Feb 2020
Electoral Reform Society – Keir Starmer’s backing of electoral reform puts democracy at the heart of Labour’s leadership contest
Read moreBritain’s campaign laws leave our elections open to fake news and manipulation
30 Jan 2020
Electoral Reform Society – December’s election was the third Westminster election in four years. Each one of those has highlighted a growing crisis facing the UK’s electoral politics.
Read moreWhat we learnt from the ERS / Open Labour leadership hustings
28 Jan 2020
Electoral Reform Society – Labour’s leadership candidates backed a range of constitutional reforms at Sunday’s joint Open Labour/Electoral Reform Society hustings, as they were challenged on how to fix Britain’s broken political system.
Read moreThere’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?
Read moreA 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.
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