Why cutting the number of MPs could cut democratic scrutiny too Last week we saw the first proposals for the new constituency boundaries, drawn up by the Boundary Commission. It’s certainly caused a stir – with allegations flying around about which parties it will hit harder, whether it... Posted 23 Sep 2016
5 simple ways to improve how we do democracy It seems like the distant past now, but in the few weeks up to the registration deadline for the EU referendum, more than 1.35 million people applied to register. On the day of the deadline, 525,000 people applied to... Posted 20 Sep 2016
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith Quizzed on Democratic Reform The Labour leadership election is in full swing, with the vote closing on Wednesday 21st September. At the ERS, we’re running Q&As with the leadership candidates for the Labour Party. On Tuesday we published our Q&A with... Posted 07 Sep 2016
The next four years for reform: our 2020 strategy Over the past few years, the Electoral Reform Society has gone from strength to strength. As the world’s oldest pro-democracy organisation, we have a long history of fighting to build a better democracy. And now... Posted 07 Sep 2016
ERS Quiz UKIP’s Leadership Candidates on Democratic Reform UKIP’s leadership election is in full swing, with the results announced on the 16thSeptember. At the ERS, we’re running Q&As with the leadership candidates for UKIP – as well as the Labour Party, which... Posted 06 Sep 2016
‘The Alternative’: Creative thinking for reformers It’s only by working together that we can achieve the change we need. So it’s great to see that a healthy conversation has started on how to do this even better in the years ahead.... Posted 25 Aug 2016
Electoral Reform in Parliament again Two of our issues are back in the House of Commons this week as Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, will be presenting her ‘Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting... Posted 18 Aug 2016
ERS Quiz the Green Party Leadership Candidates on Democratic Reform The Green Party of England & Wales’ leadership (and Deputy Leadership) election is in full swing, with voting open until the 25th August. At the ERS, we’re running Q&As with all the leadership and deputy leadership candidates... Posted 02 Aug 2016
Why electoral reform is a trade union issue This is an article from Rory Scothorne and Josiah Mortimer ahead of the Unite union’s policy conference starting this weekend. The text is from the ERS’ new trade union leaflet ‘Trade Unions and Electoral Reform‘, and follows an overwhelming vote at last year’s... Posted 08 Jul 2016
How do Conservative Party leadership elections work? (Updated for October 2024) Historically there weren’t elections for the leader of the Conservative party, but, following the machinations surrounding the appointment of Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963, elections among the MPs were brought in,... Posted 05 Jul 2016