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research shows that the Voter ID requirement deterred and effectively disenfranchised an estimated 10,571 potential voters

New research on the chilling effect of voter...

New research published last month by Dr Tom Barton at...

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With growing support for more parties, voters are demanding more choice

Why are our mayors winning on less than...

This past week’s mayoral elections marked a worrying milestone for...

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The two party system is coming under pressure in a way not seen for a generation

The end of the two-party system? What the...

Since the votes cast in the local elections were counted...

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Mayors could be elected with the backing of fewer than 30 percent of voters

Are we going to see Mayors elected with...

Four Combined Authority mayors will be elected on 1 May...

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There is a business-as-usual ‘jobs for mates’ approach at Westminster

Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to...

Ten months after the last government ended, it is still...

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Automatic voter registration could have a huge impact on the number of people who vote

Friday 11th April should be the last time...

The deadline to register to vote in the local elections...

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Peers’ behaviour over removal of hereditaries makes most compelling case for Lords reform

Leading lord makes open threat to government in...

For weeks now we have watched the bill to remove...

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the responsibility is now squarely on political parties to step up

Why the next Senedd could be the least...

The Senedd hit the headlines back in 2003 when it...

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Five days of committee and close to 150 amendments all for a two page bill

House of Lords spends forty hours debating themselves

Last night at 10.20PM, the committee of the whole House...

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We'll be fostering a new generation of voters who will go on to become voting adults

We should extend the vote to 16- and...

The Government was elected on a manifesto promise to “increase...

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The system is more akin to a private members club than a national legislature

It’s not just hereditary peers that are ‘hard...

Before Labour won the 2024 general election, the Labour leader...

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Jess Blair and Rhun ap Iorwerth MS

In discussion with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun Ap...

Last weekend, Plaid Cymru members gathered in Llandudno for their...

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