ERS in the Press – August 2019August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the fore – and it was a long time coming. The confusion is what happens when a centralised Westminster system and winner-takes-all mentality clashes with the...Posted 03 Sep 2019
Another election under Westminster’s broken voting system is unlikely to get us out of this crisisBack in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a prescient question: “Do we want a democracy that gives the power of an absolute monarch to one party, or a government which is representative and...Posted 03 Sep 2019
‘Democracy denied’ as report reveals how voters are left voiceless across EnglandERS Research Officer Ian Simpson introduces his new report: Democracy Denied: The 2019 Election Audit If two party politics isn’t dead, it has certainly taken a big hit over the first half of 2019. The...Posted 22 Aug 2019
200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Westminster is still brokenThe events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s system into sharp focus. From discussions about the Prime Minister proroguing parliament, to MPs leaving main parties to form their own (only to splinter within...Posted 16 Aug 2019
Brexit pacts: The latest desperate attempt to game a broken first-past-the-post systemThe decision by both Plaid Cymru and the Greens to stand down at last week’s Brecon and Radnorshire by-election has sparked a lot of talk in Westminster about political pacts. Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price...Posted 09 Aug 2019
Thinking about standing for ERS council? Here’s Clare Coatman on why you shouldNominations for our ERS Council have just opened, and we’re looking for passionate reformers prepared to share their time, energy and ideas to stand. The ERS Council the driving force behind our Society. It is the...Posted 08 Aug 2019
ERS in the Press: July 2019July was a busy month in Westminster before MPs headed off for the summer recess. Brexit and the Conservative leadership election dominated the headlines – and we found plenty of opportunities to keep reform of...Posted 01 Aug 2019
Voters are going beyond left-right divides – and the system can’t handle itDuring the first half of 2019, party affiliation among the British electorate became more fragmented and volatile than ever before. In the English local elections on 2 May the Liberal Democrats and Greens – as...Posted 17 Jul 2019
Ed Davey – Liberal Democrat Leadership InterviewElectoral Reform Society Chief Executive Darren Hughes spoke with Lib Dem leadership candidate Ed Davey Darren Hughes: Ed, thank you very much for joining us as part of your campaign I know that you’ve always...Posted 12 Jul 2019
Jo Swinson – Liberal Democrat Leadership InterviewOur Chief Executive Darren Hughes interviewed Liberal Democrat Leadership hopeful Jo Swinson on her democratic priorities. Darren Hughes: Let’s kick off with what we’re about at the ERS! Do you think recent events and politics...Posted 12 Jul 2019