Are we going to see Mayors elected with even lower levels of public support in 2025?Four Combined Authority mayors will be elected on 1 May 2025, but changes to the rules could see mayors taking power with little public support locally. Voters are going to the polls in the following...Posted 24 Apr 2025
It’s no accident that there are not enough women in ParliamentWomen’s equal representation in Parliament matters for a host of reasons. From the simple fact that 50% of us are women – to research that points to improved decision-making when women are involved in leadership,...Posted 24 Apr 2025
First Past the Post has played havoc with Canadian federal electionsEarlier this year, we wrote about Justin Trudeau’s regret at failing to deliver electoral reform during his near decade as Canada’s Prime Minister, despite first coming to power with a manifesto commitment to end First...Posted 24 Apr 2025
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politicsTen months after the last government ended, it is still able to stuff yet more peers into the grossly oversized House of Lords. On Friday, Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list was published, ennobling seven Conservative...Posted 15 Apr 2025
What’s the problem with voter ID?Since 2023, we’ve had to present a valid form of photo ID to vote in UK-wide elections, and municipal elections in England. With the introduction of the scheme, the UK has taken a wrong turn...Posted 15 Apr 2025
Friday 11th April should be the last time electors had to actively register to voteThe deadline to register to vote in the local elections on 1 May was 11 April. Last February we estimated that 8.2 million voters were missing or incorrectly registered on the electoral roll across England,...Posted 13 Apr 2025
Why all local councils should be elected with proportional representationIf you live in England, you might be casting a vote for a councillor in a local election this May – and with your vote, expressing your desire for how you’d like your local services...Posted 08 Apr 2025
Leading lord makes open threat to government in last ditch attempt to save hereditary peersFor weeks now we have watched the bill to remove the 88 remaining hereditary peers make slow progress through the House of Lords. Only last week did the legislation finish committee stage, but not before...Posted 08 Apr 2025
Why the next Senedd could be the least representative of women everThe Senedd hit the headlines back in 2003 when it became the first legislature in the world to reach 50:50 gender parity between men and women. It was a proud moment for our country and...Posted 08 Apr 2025
First Past the Post again set to produce random results at English local electionsWith four weeks to go before English local authority elections, which will be held on 1 May 2025, this week saw the announcement of candidates for each of the divisions or wards where local councillors...Posted 03 Apr 2025