One day left to get clued up about your #EUref voteThe below is an open letter to voters for the last day before the referendum by a number of organisations who have been pushing for a better referendum debate. Voting requires confidence and a decent,...Posted 22 Jun 2016
Let’s not settle for a low #EUref turnoutIt’s generally a fool’s game to predict poll turnout. But there are some signs which can give you a clue. One is how likely people they are to say they’ll vote. Today – with a...Posted 16 Jun 2016
In the dark on the EU referendum? Clue yourself up for June 23rdWith just nine days until the referendum, there’s still millions of people who feel left in the dark. This month we published polling showing that only 24% of voters say they feel ‘well’ or ‘very well’ informed...Posted 14 Jun 2016
The public are switched off by #EUref ‘big beasts’The past few months have seen the campaigns – perhaps understandably – wheel out the ‘big beasts’ from the various parties in an attempt to bring people over. But polling by BMG Research which we...Posted 10 Jun 2016
Good news on the registration deadline – now let’s fix the systemYesterday, we won a small but significant victory. After a technical error shut down the voter registration website just before the midnight deadline on Tuesday, around 50,000 people were denied the ability...Posted 09 Jun 2016
It’s time to talk about automatic voter registrationToday is the deadline to register to vote in the EU referendum. In most of Europe, that concept would be considered strange. Every election we see the same thing: a huge rush to register to...Posted 07 Jun 2016
A Mayor for the Bucharest of UsBucharest, Romania’s largest city and capital, has had a rocky four years since the 2012 local elections. The city is governed by a city-wide mayor and general council, and divided into six pizza-slice shaped sectors...Posted 07 Jun 2016
Let’s close the EU referendum generation gapIf you feel let down by the state of the EU referendum debate you’re not on your own. But it turns out there’s one group who are being especially locked out of the conversation: young...Posted 03 Jun 2016
An electric few weeks in Wales…So what’s next?Yn y Gymraeg yma Phew! Well, we’re not used to political drama in Cardiff Bay of the scale witnessed over the past few weeks. With the election resulting in Labour winning 29 of 60 seats,...Posted 31 May 2016
Pythefnos drydanol yng Nghymru…ond beth nesaf?Phew! Wel, tydem ddim wedi arfer efo ddrama wleidyddol ym Mae Caerdydd I’r fath raddau y gwelwyd yn yr wythnosau diwethaf. Gyda canlyniad yr etholiad yn Llafur yn ennill 29 o 60 sedd, roedd y bleidlais...Posted 31 May 2016