Caroline Lucas MP: "We can’t let our constitution be rewritten behind closed doors"This is a guest post from Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion Devolution deals signed across the country with barely any public involvement, and a review of the House of Lords led by a Conservative...Posted 24 Nov 2015
Citizens want a say on devolutionLast weekend was the final of two ‘Citizens’ Assemblies’ across the UK as part of a ground-breaking project to engage the public in the devolution debate. And one thing that kept coming up was that...Posted 20 Nov 2015
Red cards and re-negotiationsToday, Prime Minister David Cameron has written to President of the European Council Donald Tusk setting out his demands for a renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the European Union. One of the four planks of the PM’s...Posted 10 Nov 2015
Politics Can Be Confusing; Explaining It Doesn’t Have To BeThis is a guest post from Joel Davidge. Joel is an actor, writer and lead contributor at Scenes of Reason; a new media outlet explaining the news for young adults. It’s time for a media...Posted 29 Oct 2015
Good news for Welsh electionsThe UK Government today released their draft Wales Bill, continuing the process of the Silk Commission through to the St David’s Day declaration. It is clear that these proposals – in particular how powers are...Posted 20 Oct 2015
Canada heads to the pollsOf all the former colonies to which Britain has left behind the Westminster model of democracy perhaps none so obviously resembles the UK in its politics as Canada. Canadians have a House of Commons with...Posted 19 Oct 2015
Our bloated second chamberThe House of Lords is already the biggest chamber in the democratic world – yet it is growing in size with each new government. As peers sit in the chamber for life, it grows with...Posted 19 Oct 2015
What is the plural of referendum? Political disengagement…Switzerland. A land of chocolate, neutrality and a surprisingly well-armed population. Switzerland is also home to a unique democratic system, the closest to direct democracy in the world. Citizens have the ability to force two types...Posted 15 Oct 2015
Since women were first able to stand for Parliament just 450 have been elected“Since women were first able to stand for Parliament in 1918 just 450 have been elected. Well over half of those women have only been elected in 1997 or since, and it was not until...Posted 14 Oct 2015
Localism and devolution – ERS at Labour conference“Devolution is a hot topic,” said Jane Dudman, Guardian Public Leaders editor, who chaired the first of three ERS fringe events at Labour Party Conference 2015. The topic was: “can Labour reclaim devolution and localism?”...Posted 13 Oct 2015