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The public can unite on the big issues around Brexit: the Citizens’ Assembly showed how

Just a few days ago, a representative body of UK citizens came together to do something new: work across divides together to find a way forward on Brexit. Members of the Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit...

Posted 03 Oct 2017

This is your chance to steer the movement for fair votes

Do you have the skills the Electoral Reform Society needs for the future? This year our members are electing the ERS’ Council – it’s the governing body of the Society, with ultimate responsibility for its...

Posted 29 Sep 2017

You did it: Parliament is going to debate adopting fair votes

Earlier this year, the scale of public anger at our broken voting system was revealed. Despite no General Election being on the horizon at the time – and starting from scratch – voters shattered expectations:...

Posted 14 Sep 2017

You Did It! Parliament to Debate Fair Votes

The myth that Westminster’s voting system is ‘strong and stable’ has been bust for good

If ‘strong and stable’ has been the motto of Parliament’s First Past the Post voting system, June 5th put an end to that myth once and for all. For the third time in a row,...

Posted 24 Aug 2017

June 2017’s election was the third strike for Westminster’s voting system. It’s out

The evidence is there for us all to see now: the 2017 General Election was the third strike for the First Past the Post voting system. From producing a Parliament where no party got more...

Posted 21 Aug 2017

We have a chance to revitalise British democracy – I look forward to leading the push

On Monday I began my role as Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society – the world’s longest-standing pro-democracy group. I join at a time of huge change for democracy in the UK. The ERS has grown...

Posted 08 Aug 2017

The results come in for the UK’s most bizarre and elitist election

Baron Vaux of Harrowden (or Richard Hubert Gordon Gilbey) has won a seat for life on the basis of 16 (out of 27 cast) aristocrats’ votes. How did we get here? In 1999, the House...

Posted 20 Jul 2017

Let’s close the EU referendum generation gap

If you feel let down by the state of the EU referendum debate you’re not on your own. But it turns out there’s one group who are being especially locked out of the conversation: young...

Posted 03 Jun 2016

David Torrance’s guide to the EU referendum cuts through the spin

The following is an introduction to David Torrance’s new guide to the EU referendum, which the ERS are supporting. Darren Hughes is Deputy Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society. As the UK’s longest-standing democracy organisation,...

Posted 25 Apr 2016

Lobbying: Recall and Registers are no silver bullets

The lobbying scandal is yet more evidence of the corrupting power of money in our politics. But as ministers fall over themselves to look decisive, it’s time for a reality check. The Government doesn’t seem...

Posted 03 Jun 2013