Why electoral reform is a trade union issueThis is an article from Rory Scothorne and Josiah Mortimer ahead of the Unite union’s policy conference starting this weekend. The text is from the ERS’ new trade union leaflet ‘Trade Unions and Electoral Reform‘, and follows an overwhelming vote at last year’s...Posted 08 Jul 2016
Let’s not settle for a low #EUref turnoutIt’s generally a fool’s game to predict poll turnout. But there are some signs which can give you a clue. One is how likely people they are to say they’ll vote. Today – with a...Posted 16 Jun 2016
In the dark on the EU referendum? Clue yourself up for June 23rdWith just nine days until the referendum, there’s still millions of people who feel left in the dark. This month we published polling showing that only 24% of voters say they feel ‘well’ or ‘very well’ informed...Posted 14 Jun 2016
Good news on the registration deadline – now let’s fix the systemYesterday, we won a small but significant victory. After a technical error shut down the voter registration website just before the midnight deadline on Tuesday, around 50,000 people were denied the ability...Posted 09 Jun 2016
It’s time to talk about automatic voter registrationToday is the deadline to register to vote in the EU referendum. In most of Europe, that concept would be considered strange. Every election we see the same thing: a huge rush to register to...Posted 07 Jun 2016
8 things last week’s elections tell us about Britain’s changing politicsLast week’s ‘Super Thursday’ of elections was gold-dust for democracy lovers. It saw elections in Wales and London for their Assemblies, in Scotland for the Holyrood Parliament, in councils across England, in England and Wales for the...Posted 10 May 2016
Mind the #EUref Generation GapIt’s no news that young people are seen as disengaged from formal politics. But research we released at the weekend shows just how deep that runs when it comes to the EU referendum. We’ve revealed a worrying...Posted 04 Apr 2016
People feel left in the dark by the EU referendum debateWith less than four months to go before the referendum, the signs are that the EU debate just isn’t reaching the public. Today we publish polling by BMG Research showing that just one in six...Posted 07 Mar 2016
More Lords, fewer MPs?…Since 2010, the Prime Minister has appointed rather a lot of Peers. 244, to be precise. That’s a lot of new politicians. So it was strange to hear the news on Friday that the government are going ahead with...Posted 12 Feb 2016
Putting PR in ParliamentUPDATE, December 3: The Bill has now been rescheduled and will be heard on Wednesday 16th December. —- It’s not an opportunity that comes up very often, so this is an important one: this Wednesday,...Posted 30 Nov 2015