Democracy, Diversity and English DevolutionThe excitement of the general election aside, it’s important to remember that there are other important elections coming up – ones that have gone largely under the national radar. As well as important local elections...Posted 19 Apr 2017
Deadline Day: Our Voter Registration System Needs An OverhaulOn the evening of the 7th June last year – just a couple of weeks before the EU referendum – the website to register to vote crashed. Cue havoc, thousands of disappointed and angry people, and...Posted 13 Apr 2017
A month before polling day, nearly 100 candidates in Wales have already wonVoting is an essential part of democratic life – from Mayoral contests to Westminster elections. Yet in an alarming number of places next month, voters in Wales will be denied a vote. That’s not because...Posted 11 Apr 2017
Fighting for fair votes around the world – lessons from the Global Greens CongressProportional representation has been a longstanding campaign of the Greens. But not just here in the UK – democratic reform is often a key plank of Green platforms. So it was fascinating to see leaders...Posted 07 Apr 2017
How PR ‘completely transformed’ New Zealand politics: Metiria Turei, Green Party co-leaderIn 1996, New Zealand introduced the Mixed Member Proportion (MMP) voting system – a mixed FPTP and proportional list voting system. It was a big step forward for the fight for fair votes everywhere. I...Posted 06 Apr 2017
Enough is enough – it’s time for a full review of Lords’ expensesIt seems that each new batch of expenses from the House of Lords is yet another scandal. This weekend we saw fresh revelations – and with it, some pretty egregious abuses of the system. Yesterday...Posted 03 Apr 2017
We’ll need more AMs to deal with BrexitIf there was a ‘word cloud’ of popular news topics over the last twelve months then ‘Brexit’ would be front, centre and in bold. Since last June’s referendum the topic has dominated headlines, been the...Posted 27 Mar 2017
The Brexit deficitIf there was a ‘word cloud’ of popular news topics over the last twelve months then ‘Brexit’ would be front, centre and in bold. Since last June’s referendum the topic has dominated headlines, been the...Posted 27 Mar 2017
We did it: petition for PR hits 100,000 signaturesWe did it. The petition to introduce real Proportional Representation for Westminster has hit its target of 100,000 – with over two weeks to go. Thousands of you shared our blogs, tweets, emails and posts...Posted 21 Mar 2017
Cyfnod Newydd i ERS CymruWrth iddi ymuno â ERS Cymru, mae Jess Blair yn nodi’r heriau a’r cyfleoedd i ddyfnhau democratiaeth Cymru Yn ystod y deuddeg mis diwethaf, mae’r tirlun wleidyddol wedi newid yn sylfaenol dros y byd. Rydym...Posted 17 Mar 2017