Happy birthday to the Electoral Commission – now let’s give it the powers it needs
1 Dec 2020
Electoral Reform Society – This Monday marks 20 years since the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 received Royal Assent.
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Monthly update – concluded investigations
23 Nov 2020
The Electoral Commission – Details of investigations concluded in the last month have been published today by the Electoral Commission. This is an important part of delivering transparency in political finance in the UK.
Read moreWelcome to your vote
16 Nov 2020
The Electoral Commission – Politics impacts everything around you. From how long you stay in education, to the rules of renting, from 5G availability, to how often your bin is collected.
Read moreLearning from the impact of Covid-19 on international elections
9 Nov 2020
The Electoral Commission – Today marks six months until polling day on 6 May 2021, when elections will be run across England, Scotland and Wales against the background of the coronavirus pandemic. Voters will elect representatives for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, the London Assembly and local councils, as well as police and crime commissioners, […]
Read moreSix months until voters go to the polls in Great Britain
9 Nov 2020
The Electoral Commission – With six months until voters go to the polls on 6 May 2021, the Electoral Commission is sharing details of the preparations already underway for the first set of elections to be held across England, Scotland and Wales in Covid-secure conditions.
Read moreMonthly update – concluded investigations
15 Sep 2020
The Electoral Commission – Details of investigations concluded in the last month have been published today by the Electoral Commission.
Read moreLatest UK political party donations and loans published
4 Sep 2020
The Electoral Commission – 17 political parties registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported accepting a total of £9,136,764 in donations and public funds in the second quarter of 2020
Read moreUK ruling party suggests scrapping Electoral Commission
1 Sep 2020
AA – The UK’s ruling Conservative Party suggested on Monday significantly altering or abolishing the country’s Electoral Commission watchdog, a proposal met with sharp pushback from the opposition.
Read moreThe mafia-style attack on the Electoral Commission
1 Sep 2020
The Spectator – Writing in the Observer this week about the use of dark money in right-wing thinktanks and the explosion of domestic and foreign propaganda on the web, I said there was an obvious need to protect British democracy.
Read moreTory plan to scrap election watchdog ‘undermines democracy’
1 Sep 2020
The Guardian – Opposition parties have condemned Conservative proposals to abolish or significantly revamp the Electoral Commission,
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