Campaign Regulation – Page 5 – Electoral Reform Society

Our elections watchdog needs strengthening, not scrapping

You’d think given the rising tide of disinformation, dodgy donations and dark ads online, the government might be getting serious about empowering our elections watchdog. Instead, the Conservative Party has actually issued a call to...

Posted 03 Sep 2020

Abolishing the Electoral Commission would be a dangerous backwards step

Britain moves closer to shutting down ‘dark ads’ – but we need action now

The government has today unveiled new proposals that would require parties and political campaigners to display a digital imprint on online political advertisements. This would bring online ads in line with offline election material, which...

Posted 12 Aug 2020

Twitter boycott: When is the government going to act to tackle ‘Online Harms’ to our democracy?

It has been well over a year since the government published proposals to tackle 'Online Harms' - and we've seen no legislation put on the table. Nor have we seen any action on 'dark ads'...

Posted 28 Jul 2020

Government inaction has left the door ‘wide open’ to foreign interference in UK politics

Electoral loopholes are leaving the door wide open to foreign interference, the ERS’ Darren Hughes has said, following the release of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia Report this week. Darren Hughes told the BBC...

Posted 23 Jul 2020

Parliamentary committee slams ministers’ inaction on UK’s analogue-age electoral law

The government needs to move swiftly on modernising Britain’s ‘dangerously outdated’ electoral rules.

Posted 30 Jun 2020

Voters are worried about false information online – and political parties need to listen up

The coronavirus pandemic has seen waves of misinformation spread around the globe – and the UK is no exception...

Posted 18 Jun 2020

New inquiry launched into Britain’s ‘wild west’ electoral laws

Anyone with an interest in bringing campaign rules into the 21st century can make a submission.

Posted 08 Jun 2020

Lies, damned lies, and the lockdown: Stopping misinformation amid a pandemic

In the middle of a global health pandemic, misinformation can prove fatal.

Posted 30 Apr 2020

How do we tackle the ‘infodemic’ of misinformation around coronavirus?

How do we tackle misinformation around coronavirus?

Posted 27 Apr 2020

New report shows why Britain’s campaign rules need an overhaul before next May

New analysis of the 2019 General Election has highlighted major pressures on Britain’s electoral process.

Posted 23 Apr 2020

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