Wedi Brexit, mae’n hen bryd cael Senedd mwy a chryfach‘Boed i chi fyw mewn cyfnod difyr’ medd yr hen dywediad Tseiniaidd. A ni all neb gwadu ein bod yn gwneud hynny ar hyn o bryd: mae Brexit, systemau pleidiol mewn fflwcs, a chyfansoddiad mewn...Posted 30 Nov 2016
How to give the London Assembly the clout it needsThis week is European Local Democracy Week 2016, and to mark it, we’ve been running a series of articles on how to make the London Assembly more democratic. Today, Martin Hoscik, Editor of MayorWatch, gives his view on...Posted 14 Oct 2016
It’s time to rebalance the powers of the London Mayor and AssemblyThis week is European Local Democracy Week 2016, and to mark it, we’re running a series of articles on how to make the London Assembly more democratic. For the first two articles in the ‘Building a...Posted 13 Oct 2016
PR across the pond: the push for fair votes in the USThis week is European Local Democracy Week 2016, and to mark it, we’re running a series of discussion articles on how to make the London Assembly more democratic. Yesterday we published our first piece in the series,...Posted 11 Oct 2016
A better voting system for the London AssemblyThis week is European Local Democracy Week 2016, and to mark it, we’re running a series of articles on how to make the London Assembly more democratic. For the first article in the ‘Building a Better...Posted 10 Oct 2016
“Plîs, Syr, Gallwn Gael Ychydig Mwy?”: Rhaglen Lywodraethu CymruPan ddatganwyd y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn gohirio ei Raglen Llywodraethu am 100 diwrnod, mi gododd fy nisgwyliadau. Gan gymryd i ystyriaeth y shifft tectonig enfawr yn Brexit, bod arweinyddiaeth newydd yn Llywodraeth y DU,...Posted 28 Sep 2016
Please, sir, can we have some more? The Welsh Programme for GovernmentMae fersiwn Cymraeg o’r blog yma ar gael yma When the Welsh Government announced its Programme for Government would be delayed for 100 days, my expectations were raised. Taking into account of the huge tectonic...Posted 27 Sep 2016
Why cutting the number of MPs could cut democratic scrutiny tooLast week we saw the first proposals for the new constituency boundaries, drawn up by the Boundary Commission. It’s certainly caused a stir – with allegations flying around about which parties it will hit harder, whether it...Posted 23 Sep 2016
5 simple ways to improve how we do democracyIt seems like the distant past now, but in the few weeks up to the registration deadline for the EU referendum, more than 1.35 million people applied to register. On the day of the deadline, 525,000 people applied to...Posted 20 Sep 2016
This boundary review risks skewing our democracy. It’s time to think againIt’s fair to say the boundary review has caused a stir. Why? Let’s start with the whole basis of this shakeup. The boundary redrawing is being conducted on the basis of registered electors – rather than the actual...Posted 14 Sep 2016