More democracy, less division: Labour have a new chance to back political equalityOn Tuesday, Labour’s NEC has a chance to ensure everyone's voice is heard - by backing a fair voting system for National Executive Committee elections.Posted 14 May 2020
Could ending the virtual Parliament lock out the devolved nations?Just as the virtual Commons finds its feet, the government seems to be kicking it down again.Posted 14 May 2020
10 years on: What the 2010 General Election says about Britain’s political systemLast Wednesday marked 10 years since the 2010 General Election. Time flies, doesn’t it? It’s worth looking back on an election that marked some firsts in British politics. The 2010 campaign was the first to...Posted 12 May 2020
Fairer results and real representation: 20 years of PR on the London AssemblyThis week marks 20 years since AMS was first used to elect the London Assembly. How has it fared?Posted 04 May 2020
Who benefits from Westminster’s First Past the Post voting system?Westminster's voting system hurts voters. Here's how.Posted 29 Apr 2020
We’re getting closer to a ‘virtual Parliament’ – but there’s more to doWe cannot let voters’ voices be diminished when life-changing decisions are being made every day.Posted 16 Apr 2020
New pandemic, new politics? Parliament must be innovative when it returns after recessNext Tuesday, MPs and Peers return to Parliament. In theory, at least...Posted 14 Apr 2020
Keir Starmer will have to combine working together with in-depth scrutinyWithin hours of victory, new Labour leader Keir Starmer had vowed to work with Boris Johnson ‘in the national interest’ to tackle the mounting coronavirus crisis – following a letter from the PM urging opposition...Posted 09 Apr 2020
Isle of Man: World’s oldest parliament goes onlineParliaments around the world are looking at new ways to conduct business during the Coronavirus crisis. We’d like to thank the Hon. Juan Watterson, Speaker of the Isle of Man’s House of Keys for taking...Posted 06 Apr 2020