Electoral Reform Society and Bite the Ballot questioned on elections and democracy
5 Nov 2019
Parliament UK – On Tuesday 5 November, the Committee hears from two campaign organisations
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Parliament UK – On Tuesday 5 November, the Committee hears from two campaign organisations
Read more8 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 more7 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 more4 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 more25 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 more19 Aug 2019
Electoral Reform Society – The events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s system into sharp focus.
Read more18 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 more31 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 more23 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 more17 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.
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