These government plans represent a takeover of our independent election watchdogMinisters have announced plans that gut the UK’s independent Electoral Commission, representing a power grab over election scrutiny. Posted 18 Jun 2021
There is nothing democratic about these by-electionsWhile the Conservatives' shock loss in the Chesham and Amersham by-election might dominate the headlines, Liberal Democrat Sarah Green MP will not be the only parliamentarian to join Westminster this week.Posted 18 Jun 2021
Britain’s most messed-up ‘elections’ are about to restartSix aristocrats will join the House of Lords over the next month, following the announcement of candidates for Britain's most warped election.Posted 11 Jun 2021
What would the party system look like if the UK had proportional representation?By looking at the experiences of similar countries and the devolved governments, we can see which kinds of party system are most probable given the sorts of voting system that are most likely to be...Posted 09 Jun 2021
Boundary review? It’s time for an electoral system reviewBoundary Review day comes around faster every year it seems. The so-called Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies is now on its third go at suggesting new boundaries. The electoral map has to be updated...Posted 09 Jun 2021
We need to talk about WestminsterDebates about the future of the union and devolution to the UK’s nations and regions continue to dominate the constitutional sphere, as we have set out before, with the results of the May 2021 elections...Posted 04 Jun 2021
A Scottish House of Citizens would be the opposite of Westminster’s institutionally corrupt LordsERS Scotland and the Sortition Foundation have ramped up calls for ‘House of Citizens’ – a revising chamber made up of ordinary voters – in Scotland, following revelations that a Conservative party donor gave the...Posted 03 Jun 2021
Joint Committee on Human Rights investigates voter ID plansThe ERS’ Dr Jess Garland gave evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday 26 May, on the government’s mandatory voter ID plans announced in the Queen’s Speech. Watch it in full here....Posted 01 Jun 2021
Train drivers’ union becomes latest to join the movement for proportional representationASLEF joins the growing number of unions calling for a more equal voting system for Westminster.Posted 28 May 2021
Lords call for decisive action to slim down the ever-expanding second chamberBuried amidst last week’s fall-out from the Queen’s Speech and the elections was the fourth report of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the Size of the House. The committee, established in 2016 by Lord Fowler,...Posted 21 May 2021