5 May 2020
Electoral Reform Society – It is now 13 years since Scotland abandoned First Past the Post for local government elections and adopted the Single Transferrable Vote form of proportional representation.
Read more26 Nov 2019
Democratic Audit UK: Ahead of the Westminster election on 12 December, James Mitchell explains how party competition in Scotland is shaped by interrelated questions of policy, competence, independence and Brexit, which for short-term tactical reasons places the Tories and SNP in direct competition, and squeezes Labour and the Lib Dems, while most likely leaving longer term issues […]
Read more31 Oct 2019
BBC News – Scotland’s councils are facing up to the first winter general election for 45 years.
Read more3 Oct 2019
BBC News – Campaigners have warned that a snap UK election could leave hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland unable to vote.
Read more21 Jun 2019
BBC News: Prisoners serving a sentence of less than 12 months could get the right to vote under new legislation.
Read more29 May 2019
BBC News: Legislation which could pave the way for a new Scottish independence referendum has been tabled at Holyrood.
Read more16 Apr 2019
Electoral Commission Blog: Martin, Senior Elections and Campaigners Adviser, tells us about his experience observing a by election in Wester Ross. No, not that one.
Read more1 Mar 2019
BBC News – The UK government is preparing to reject any call from Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for the power to hold another independence referendum, sources have told the BBC.
Read more28 Feb 2019
Electoral Reform Society – Can you remember a time you were talking with someone and the response you got back meant that it was blatantly obvious that they hadn’t understood what you were saying?
Read more21 Jan 2019
BBC News – Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to set out her plans for a second independence referendum “in the coming weeks” even if the Brexit deadline is extended.
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