Why can’t we vote online? The following is a guest blog from Jason Kitcat, who is on the Advisory Council for digital campaigners, the Open Rights Group. At first blush it’s understandable why many would think that Internet voting is a good... Posted 04 Sep 2015
Are the SNP about to break the Holyrood voting system (again)? This article was co-authored by ERS Scotland’s Juliet Swann and Danny Zinkus Sutton from Unlock Democracy Pollsters are perhaps not to be relied upon after their predictions for the General Election earlier in the year. Yet,... Posted 24 Aug 2015
Taking advantage of the Greek electoral law Greece will return to the polls on September 20th. This is the third nationwide poll this year, after an earlier election in January and a referendum in June. It is also the fourth general election... Posted 21 Aug 2015
The New Zealand Flag Referendum For many years the New Zealand flag has been the subject of much debate. Adopted when New Zealand was still a part of the British Empire, their national standard has the British flag within it.... Posted 18 Aug 2015
Proportional Representation can build a stronger constituency link It is often said that the constituency link is a vital part of British political life; MPs represent local areas and are directly accountable to those areas for their continued careers. If MPs misbehave their... Posted 27 Jul 2015
Why calls for Liz Kendall to drop out are nonsense The rise of Jeremy Corbyn has, it goes without saying, completely shifted the terms and nature of the Labour leadership debate. The panic in much of the Labour Party elite is palpable – whether it... Posted 24 Jul 2015
2015 General Election Results Votes for the two largest parties came to just 67.3% combined, with 36.9% of the electorate voting Conservative and 30.4% voting Labour. The number of votes cast for parties other than the Conservatives, Labour or... Posted 19 Jul 2015
Young people in Wales back votes at 16 – and political education As the Welsh Assembly publish their major report on votes at 16 today, the young people of Wales have spoken. And it is a clear message – young people want a vote. With 10,375 young people... Posted 15 Jul 2015
Time for a constitutional convention for the EU The standoff between the European Union, the European Central Bank (ECB), and Greece is a crisis born at least partly from a problem with democracy. In the EU as at any other level we hope... Posted 10 Jul 2015
With Proportional Representation small parties get the influence they deserve For those used to one party getting a majority of the seats (without a majority of votes) the idea that a smaller parties often get to be in government under PR can be confusing. Of... Posted 23 Jun 2015