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2025 at the ERS: Our work in Scotland and Wales

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the...

Posted 09 Dec 2025

Is the Scottish Parliament designed to stop a majority?

As we approach the next Scottish parliamentary election, there’s a familiar narrative creeping into the conversation: that the system of proportional representation used in Holyrood is somehow ‘designed to stop a majority.’ It’s a catchy...

Posted 15 Oct 2025

Scotlands AMS system doesnt prevent parties from winning if they genuinely earn it