Where next for Welsh democracy as Plaid Cymru top Senedd voting intention poll?The latest Barn Cymru poll released earlier in December by YouGov for ITV Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre suggests that Plaid Cymru could be the largest party in the Senedd come 2026. The...Posted 18 Dec 2024
Constitutional Commission on the Future of Wales’s report is a welcome contributionLast Friday, after two years of work, the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales presented its final report at the Senedd. It recognises the urgent need to improve Welsh democracy and we welcome...Posted 25 Jan 2024
Welcome new bill will make it easier to vote in WalesWhen it comes to democracy and elections in Wales, Bills are coming like buses! Just two weeks after the introduction of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill the Welsh Government laid it’s Elections and...Posted 05 Oct 2023
Electoral Commission report calls for better political education in WalesThe Electoral Commission report on May 2022’s local elections in Wales, published yesterday, highlights that the extension of the franchise is only the first step in ensuring the participation of new groups of voters in...Posted 22 Sep 2022
Could a citizens’ assembly help set out a post-pandemic recovery plan for Wales?ERS Cymru has advocated for the use of deliberative democracy and citizens’ assemblies for many years. But it’s an idea that has renewed importance when it comes to the Covid pandemic.Posted 09 Jul 2020