Forget standing down in Richmond: parties shouldn’t have to make that choiceThis article was published on Politics.co.uk Almost as quickly as Zac Goldsmith announced his resignation this week, talk turned to the other parties in the race: should they clear the way for a candidate with a...Posted 27 Oct 2016
“Plîs, Syr, Gallwn Gael Ychydig Mwy?”: Rhaglen Lywodraethu CymruPan ddatganwyd y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn gohirio ei Raglen Llywodraethu am 100 diwrnod, mi gododd fy nisgwyliadau. Gan gymryd i ystyriaeth y shifft tectonig enfawr yn Brexit, bod arweinyddiaeth newydd yn Llywodraeth y DU,...Posted 28 Sep 2016
Why PR must be at the heart of Labour’s reform agenda: Katie Ghose at #Lab16The following is based on Katie Ghose’s speech at the launch of the Fabian Society’s new report on democratic reform (‘Politics by People’) at Labour Party conference on the 25th September. You can read about...Posted 26 Sep 2016
Why cutting the number of MPs could cut democratic scrutiny tooLast 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 democracyIt 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 ReformThe 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 strategyOver 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 ReformUKIP’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 reformersIt’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 againTwo 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