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Voters want to tackle Britain’s real democratic problems – not impose voter ID

Despite the fact that last month’s Voter ID trials disenfranchised (at least) hundreds of people, the government seems to be set on making it national policy. Why? Ostensibly, the government says it is about tackling...

Posted 06 Jun 2018

How Scottish campaigners are helping local communities take back power

Levels of local representation in Scotland are the lowest in Europe – leaving many feeling powerless. But now campaigners are hoping to change that. Back in 2016, research for Electoral Reform Society Scotland revealed 76...

Posted 05 Jun 2018

Slovenia had an election, but who actually won?

“Slovenian nationalist party wins parliamentary election” declares the Guardian. “Anti-immigration party wins Slovenia elections” says CNBC. “Anti-immigrant party wins divisive Slovenian election as coalition talks set to begin” says the Telegraph. The Slovenian Democratic Party...

Posted 05 Jun 2018

There’s a sham election happening in Parliament. Here’s what you need to know

The idea that people can become lawmakers for life – simply because they were born into the ‘right’ family – is, to most of us, absurd. Yet in the UK, in 2018, this is the...

Posted 04 Jun 2018

Citizens in British Columbia are set to decide on their voting system. Here is what you should know…

Back in May 2017 I brought you the story of the British Columbian general election which had seen no party get half the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Canada’s Westernmost province, leading to a...

Posted 01 Jun 2018

The government are using dirty tricks to cut our elected MPs

In the committee room corridors at the Palace of Westminster, the government’s conduct around the ongoing review of constituency boundaries is drawing cross-party criticism. The government’s official response to Parliament’s concerns fails to address any...

Posted 01 Jun 2018

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Voters want to tackle Britain’s real democratic problems – not impose voter ID

How Scottish campaigners are helping local communities take back power

Slovenia had an election, but who actually won?

There’s a sham election happening in Parliament. Here’s what you need to know

Citizens in British Columbia are set to decide on their voting system. Here is what you should know…

The government are using dirty tricks to cut our elected MPs

Without urgent action, Britain’s super-sized second chamber is going to get even bigger

The Irish abortion referendum: How a Citizens’ Assembly helped to break years of political deadlock

The government tried to bury news on the bloated House of Lords. Here’s the facts…

Britain’s democratic farce: This is how the upcoming ‘hereditary by-election’ will work