Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London Assembly Today marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally launched. This means, a quarter of a century ago, the people of London gained a new voice – and an ability to elect their new... Posted 03 Jul 2025
The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see One year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled in the next session of this parliament. The bill is likely to contain measures, promised... Posted 03 Jul 2025
One year on from the General Election, the case for fair votes is stronger than ever The fourth of July marks one year since the General Election of 2024. That election saw the most disproportional outcome in United Kingdom (UK) electoral history, with Labour winning a landslide House of Commons majority... Posted 03 Jul 2025
A quarter of a million voices are calling for House of Lords reform We have hit a significant milestone in our campaign to reform the House of Lords: over a quarter of a million people have now signed our petition calling for the second chamber of our Parliament... Posted 26 Jun 2025
Support for proportional representation hits record high according to new research The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week, published the latest findings from their British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. The survey has been conducted almost every year since its launch in 1983 and... Posted 25 Jun 2025
New research on the chilling effect of voter ID published New research published last month by Dr Tom Barton at Kings College London shows the potential detrimental effect of new voter ID laws on turnout. The research shows that the Voter ID requirement deterred and... Posted 07 May 2025
Why are our mayors winning on less than 30% of the vote? This past week’s mayoral elections marked a worrying milestone for democracy in England. For the first time ever, two combined authority mayors have been elected on less than 30% of the vote – with one... Posted 07 May 2025
The end of the two-party system? What the experts are saying about the 2025 local elections Since the votes cast in the local elections were counted on Friday there has been extensive debate among experts and in the media about whether we are seeing the end of the two-party system. This... Posted 07 May 2025
Are we going to see Mayors elected with even lower levels of public support in 2025? Four Combined Authority mayors will be elected on 1 May 2025, but changes to the rules could see mayors taking power with little public support locally. Voters are going to the polls in the following... Posted 24 Apr 2025
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics Ten months after the last government ended, it is still able to stuff yet more peers into the grossly oversized House of Lords. On Friday, Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list was published, ennobling seven Conservative... Posted 15 Apr 2025