Here’s how we’ve briefed MPs ahead of the Westminster debate on proportional representationOn 30th January, MPs will be meeting in Parliament to debate proportional representation – a welcomed and vital opportunity to discuss a fairer and more representative democracy for all. Support for electoral reform within Parliament...Posted 28 Jan 2025
Why are voters switching parties more than ever?We recently published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step. Our polling during the General Election not only revealed the extent of tactical voting under our electoral system, but also...Posted 19 Dec 2024
How the 2024 election could have looked with proportional representationAnd the results are out. This election has the biggest difference ever between how we voted and the MPs that now represent us. This was the first election ever where four parties got over 10%...Posted 05 Jul 2024
Why an elected second chamber won’t lead to gridlockLooking across the Atlantic at America’s Senate, it’s clear why concerns are often expressed that an elected second chamber may challenge the primacy of the House of Commons and at the extreme end, result in...Posted 19 Feb 2024
What is a Senate of the Regions and Nations?Over the years many parties and groups have suggested ideas for reform of the House of Lords. Recently, the Labour party has suggested that the House of Lords should be replaced with a ‘Senate of...Posted 01 Feb 2024
What is the role of the House of Lords and could it do more?While the House of Lords is often in the press, it’s often due to the things its members should not be doing, rather than the work it does do. The chamber though has an important...Posted 29 Jan 2024
Which is the best electoral system for the House of Lords?Whenever the issue of creating an elected Second Chamber comes up, a common question is how it should be elected. Thankfully, one of the areas of agreement on Lords reform over the years has been...Posted 27 Dec 2023
How many peers are there in the House of Lords – and how many does it need?One of the unique features of our currently second chamber, apart from it being unelected and still partially based on inherited titles, is that its membership is huge. At over 800 peers in total, not...Posted 21 Dec 2023
Unfinished Business: New report shows routes to an elected Second ChamberReform of the House of Lords is both hugely popular with the public and very long overdue. Yet in any serious discussion of how to achieve reform, the same questions come up: What about Commons...Posted 11 Dec 2023
Government report can’t say if voter ID made any difference to problem it was supposed to solveThe government has published its evaluation of the Elections Act changes, including the voter ID requirement, used for the first time in the English local elections in May. Back in September, three separate independent reports...Posted 08 Dec 2023