New life and new voices must be brought into politics. And that means electoral reform

Published: Thursday, May 29th 2008

Steve Richards, The Independent
Look at any opinion poll and discover the following findings. There is widespread disillusionment with politics in general. In particular there is an assumption that the current Government is out of touch and arrogant. Take a closer look and find that the Liberal Democrats at a national level are failing to make headway, in danger of becoming irrelevant again. There is one policy that addresses these findings and perceptions, or at least has a chance of doing so. The time for electoral reform has come.
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Democracy? What a great idea...

Published: Tuesday, May 20th 2008

Nick Clegg, The Independent
Politics is in deep trouble. The vast power of the Government has reduced Parliament to little more than a bizarre theme park – and voters have lost faith with a system that doesn't represent them. Reflecting on his first five months as Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg reckons it's time for change
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Parties must lure the young to vote

Published: Tuesday, May 20th 2008

The Argus
Carla Butler became a Newhaven councillor at the age of 21. Last week, now 26, she was voted in as the youngest ever person to chair Lewes District Council - or any other council, for that matter. Here, she gives her views on how to engage young people in politics.
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Local Election ‘Freakshow’ rolls on

Published: Friday, May 2nd 2008

While the overall pattern of yesterday’s elections was one of Conservative successes and Labour woes, council-by-council results are showing party fortunes depended just as much on the lottery of our voting system as they did on their political support.
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Why we bother to vote with this election system

Published: Thursday, May 1st 2008

Birmingham Post
Our crude first-past-the post system means that in many Birmingham wards there is simply no chance of a change in political control. Labour can weigh the votes in Soho and Lozells, as can the Tories in Sutton Coldfield and the Liberal Democrats in Sheldon and Acocks Green. The truth is that voters in about a dozen marginal wards decide who runs Birmingham, year in and year out.
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