The facts are clear: We can’t afford to let the Lords go unreformedTomasina Wallman is a University of Nottingham Research Placement student with the Electoral Reform Society. The evidence is stronger than ever. The House of Lords is a drain not only on our democracy, but on...Posted 16 Nov 2017
There’s a ‘something for nothing’ culture in the Lords. It’s time for reformEmma Levin reflects on our recent House of Lords research While their role is supposedly to scrutinise government, it is the House of Lords that should be coming under increased scrutiny, following revelations today. Just...Posted 21 Sep 2017
It’s time to ‘take back control’ of money in politicsThe following is a guest post from Steve Goodrich, Senior Research Officer at Transparency International UK. The views, opinions and positions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Electoral Reform...Posted 24 Oct 2016
Brexit and our broken electoral systemThis is a guest blog, originally published by Noel Longhurst. The opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Electoral Reform Society. Ever since the result of the EU...Posted 01 Jul 2016
Democracy Matters: Why we need ‘A Better Referendum’This is a guest blog by Professor Matthew Flinders. The opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Electoral Reform Society. Life, it would often appear, seems dominated...Posted 23 May 2016
Which Women Win? The 2015 English local electionsThis is a guest post by James Winterbotham, University of Exeter James Winterbotham is an undergraduate student of social sciences and data analysis at the University of Exeter. As part of a team working with...Posted 08 Mar 2016
Charities have nothing to fear from the Scottish Lobbying BillThis is a guest blog – the opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Electoral Reform Society. MSc student Megan Elliot, who is conducting research on lobbying...Posted 12 Feb 2016
Politics Can Be Confusing; Explaining It Doesn’t Have To BeThis is a guest post from Joel Davidge. Joel is an actor, writer and lead contributor at Scenes of Reason; a new media outlet explaining the news for young adults. It’s time for a media...Posted 29 Oct 2015
Why can’t we vote online?The following is a guest blog from Jason Kitcat, who is on the Advisory Council for digital campaigners, the Open Rights Group. At first blush it’s understandable why many would think that Internet voting is a good...Posted 04 Sep 2015
#MergerHeWrote: Peter Davies on democracy and the Future Generations BillFresh from launching the ‘Wales We Want’ report outlining the findings of a major consultation exercise on what kind of country people want for future generations, Peter Davies, Commissioner for Sustainable Futures outlines how the Welsh Government’s...Posted 04 Mar 2015