Caroline Lucas: A fair electoral system would tackle why people don’t vote Green Party Co-Leader Caroline Lucas at the Westminster Hall Debate on Electoral Reform If democracy is about fairly representing the views of the people, we are failing at it with first past the post. As... Posted 01 Nov 2017
The proposed Lords reforms are sticking plaster politics: Peers are writing their own rules We’re at a rare point in politics. There is almost a consensus on the need for change –to cut down the supersized House of Lords. At the end of this month, a key Lords committee... Posted 19 Oct 2017
A chance to do Welsh local elections differently While the Wales Act’s passing earlier this year didn’t come without its challenges, the legislation does mean that a range of new powers will soon be devolved to Wales, including those over elections. This ultimately... Posted 11 Oct 2017
The public can unite on the big issues around Brexit: the Citizens’ Assembly showed how Just a few days ago, a representative body of UK citizens came together to do something new: work across divides together to find a way forward on Brexit. Members of the Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit... Posted 03 Oct 2017
Why you should stand for the ERS Council This year, I’ll be standing down from the ERS Council – and it’s been one of the more rewarding, challenging, interesting and sometimes downright fun experiences I’ve had in the past few years. After 6... Posted 02 Oct 2017
This is your chance to steer the movement for fair votes Do you have the skills the Electoral Reform Society needs for the future? This year our members are electing the ERS’ Council – it’s the governing body of the Society, with ultimate responsibility for its... Posted 29 Sep 2017
New Zealand election: Citizens make the most of fair votes Saturday saw New Zealand go to the polls for its eighth election since they ditched the broken first past the post system and adopted Mixed-Member Proportional representation (MMP) in 1993. Mixed-Member Proportional is a variant... Posted 27 Sep 2017
There’s a ‘something for nothing’ culture in the Lords. It’s time for reform Emma Levin reflects on our recent House of Lords research While their role is supposedly to scrutinise government, it is the House of Lords that should be coming under increased scrutiny, following revelations today. Just... Posted 21 Sep 2017
Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit: reflections on the first weekend The Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit has just begun its work. The project’s director, Alan Renwick, here offers some initial, personal reflections on a highly successful first weekend. The Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit has just completed its first weekend... Posted 16 Sep 2017
You did it: Parliament is going to debate adopting fair votes Earlier this year, the scale of public anger at our broken voting system was revealed. Despite no General Election being on the horizon at the time – and starting from scratch – voters shattered expectations:... Posted 14 Sep 2017