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First Past the Post doesn’t care how narrow or extreme a party’s agendas is

First Past the Post lets people with fringe...

Britain’s First Past the Post system was designed for a...

Current Affairs Commentary

What can the UK learn from California’s Prop...

A high-stakes fight is underway in the United States over...

Around the World
The real fights aren’t across the floor of the Commons but inside the ruling party itself

Why single-party governments under First Past the Post...

For all the talk of “strong government,” the reality of...

Current Affairs Commentary
Britain deserves an electoral system that treats voters with respect

Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the...

If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form...

Current Affairs Commentary
This draft Bill demonstrates how easy the change from the closed list system to STV would be

Closed Lists were a misstep, cross-party STV bill...

Wales stands at an important crossroads in its democratic journey....

Current Affairs Commentary
2025 Conservative Conference

Conservatives mull path back to power at Manchester...

There was a notable shift in mood at the Conservative...

Current Affairs Commentary
Andy Burnham at labour conference

Electoral reform takes centre stage at Labour Party...

Electoral reform took centre stage, literally, at the Labour Party...

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

Is the Scottish Parliament designed to stop a...

As we approach the next Scottish parliamentary election, there’s a...

Current Affairs Commentary
South Africa Apartheid

How First Past the Post helped apartheid take...

South Africa’s history shows how an electoral system can change...

Around the World
Distorting mirror of first past the post

The danger of choosing a voting system that...

We all have a party we lean toward. Maybe we’ve...

Current Affairs Commentary
Small changes in support result in wildly different outcomes

First Past the Post could catapult Reform UK...

A new YouGov MRP poll, published on 26 September 2025,...

Current Affairs Commentary
Lib Dem conference 2025

Strong support for fair votes and jubilant mood...

I have just returned from a very sunny weekend in...

Current Affairs Commentary