How Holyrood can close the lobbying loopholes – and stand up for transparencyScotland’s lax transparency rules are leaving voters in the dark about the scale and nature of political lobbying, a coalition of campaigners has told MSPs. The argument was made by the Scottish Alliance for Lobbying...Posted 09 Nov 2020
ERS in the Press – October 2020This month has seen a renewed interest in proportional representation internationally. Willie Sullivan backed up the case for a fairer voting system in Canada, drawing on his experience in Scotland. “If you want a system...Posted 29 Oct 2020
Voters risk being locked out – unless this crucial change is madeWhen the ‘virtual Parliament’ was launched at the end of April, the UK was witnessing around 5,000 new coronavirus cases a day. The first wave subsided. But now, we are seeing over 15,000 new cases...Posted 20 Oct 2020
Parties can back this simple change today to help bring in the ‘missing millions’A cross-party group of peers are backing an amendment to improve the accuracy of the electoral register setting out new ways to include 16 and 17- year olds on the nationwide list – so they...Posted 08 Oct 2020
Campaigners unite to urge Labour party to back proportional representation A major new project has been launched to encourage the Labour party to back proportional representation. Posted 22 Sep 2020
Britain’s voter registration system is leaving millions on the sidelinesThey’ve been called the ‘missing millions’: over 9 million eligible people in Great Britain are currently not on the electoral roll. Posted 18 Sep 2020
Hereditary peer by-elections have been paused. They should be scrapped entirelyThe House of Lords just keeps getting bigger. Following the PM’s appointment of 36 new unelected peers, each week sees more introduced to a chamber that is bursting at the seams. The Lords themselves have...Posted 18 Sep 2020
ERS in the Press – August 2020As governments respond to the global pandemic, the issue of how voters are represented has not gone away. In fact, in many ways, it has become more salient. PR in the public eye In August,...Posted 04 Sep 2020
ERS in the Press – July 2020Another Lords scandal, fighting for fair votes, and a spotlight on foreign interference: highlights from the ERS' campaigning in July.Posted 10 Aug 2020
Nearly 200,000 sign petition calling for the unelected House of Lords to be overhauledThe Prime Minister is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more unelected peers. And discontent is growing. Posted 30 Jul 2020