One simple change could take us much closer to gender equality in politicsThere can be no doubt that in order to see more women elected to our political institutions, political parties need to stand more women candidates. Yet there is no official information on the diversity of...Posted 04 Apr 2018
A handful of hereditary peers are trying to stifle reform – they are on the wrong side of historyWestminster is packed full of peculiar traditions from the Commons’ door being slammed in Black Rod’s face to the ban on MPs clapping. While many of them are relatively harmless, there are others which are...Posted 03 Apr 2018
Seven reasons to cancel the cut in the number of MPsSix months ago it appeared that controversial changes to electoral boundaries were to be dropped by the government. There has never been a great appetite for the number of MPs to be cut from 650...Posted 19 Feb 2018
100 years after women won the right to vote, there’s still a long way to go2018 marks one hundred years since a major landmark in the history of our democracy – the first time women in the UK had the right to vote. The Suffrage movement saw women organise and...Posted 17 Jan 2018
Bargaining on equality: a challenge to the trade unions?“If we want to see women in positions of power in society – how do we achieve it?” This was the challenge we set for the audience at the Unions21 debate: Women, Power and Trade Unions....Posted 04 Apr 2012