Current Parliament ‘least represents how the country voted of any in history’, MPs warnLast week saw MPs warning that our current Parliament “is the one that least represents how the country voted of any in history”, as the government came under increasing pressure to bring in a fairer...Posted 06 Feb 2025
The Government is finally reviewing the unnecessary and unfair Voter ID rulesVoter ID has risen back up the political agenda after the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, last week confirmed the government is going to “look at” whether to scrap the requirements. Since 2023, people have...Posted 14 Jan 2025
Over 100 MPs join new parliamentary group supporting electoral reform for WestminsterToday sees the launch of a new parliamentary group on electoral reform, which is upping the pressure on the government to take action on the UK’s failing electoral system. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for...Posted 25 Nov 2024
General Election result prompts renewed electoral reform debate at Conservative Party conference The Conservative conference this year was dominated by the leadership contest, with the four remaining candidates making their pitches to MPs and members this week in Birmingham. Meanwhile, at the fringe events there was a...Posted 02 Oct 2024
Former New Zealand PM praises ‘very stable’ PR at Labour ConferenceDespite the downcast weather in Liverpool this week there was an upbeat mood at the Labour conference as the party celebrated its second best election result in its history and a return to government. Yet...Posted 26 Sep 2024
Jubilation and strong support for electoral reform at the Liberal Democrat’s 2024 conferenceThere was a jubilant atmosphere at the Liberal Democrat conference this week. The number 72 – the number of MPs the party now has – was everywhere. It appeared in every speech, to raucous applause,...Posted 18 Sep 2024
16,000 people were blocked from voting in the general election, it’s time to scrap voter IDThe scale of the impact that voter ID had on the recent general election has been laid bare today by a report from the Electoral Commission, which makes for concerning reading for those who care...Posted 10 Sep 2024
Local elections: A third of the vote shouldn’t make a mayorThe local and mayoral elections saw the corrosive impact First Past the Post is having on our democracy writ large. Not only did we witness its continued distorting effect on local council elections, with a...Posted 08 May 2024
While Boris Johnson could come back with ID, many ordinary voters don’t have that luxuryNews that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from voting as he went to a polling station without an accepted form of ID caused widespread amusement on social media yesterday. According to media...Posted 03 May 2024
Will we be seeing political adverts on our streaming services?ITV recently confirmed to the Guardian that it is considering allowing political ads on its ITVX streaming service. At first glance, this may not seem like a huge development. Social media is already awash with...Posted 18 Apr 2024