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Scotland should look again at how its parliament is elected

Why Holyrood’s voting system still favours larger parties

Everyone knows that First Past the Post favours the largest...

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As the electorate increasingly fragments our system is failing to reflect our preferences

What can the Effective Number of Parties tell...

Written by Thomas Worth The results of the 2024 General...

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When we don't want people to pick up an activity, we don't let them start until they are 18

Why voting isn’t like drinking or smoking

I’m pretty glad that 12-year-olds aren’t allowed to drive buses....

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The majority of people are represented by an MP they didnt want

First Past the Post leaves most of us...

We live in a country where each constituency has a...

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Why reach out when you can win a majority on just 30 percent of the vote

How First Past the Post turns politics into...

Poll after poll and headline after headline in the U.K...

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First Past the Post doesn’t care how narrow or extreme a party’s agendas is

First Past the Post lets people with fringe...

Britain’s First Past the Post system was designed for a...

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The Commission must be accountable to Parliament as a whole - not the government of _the day

Why Electoral Commission independence matters

This week, a new report from Spotlight on Corruption highlighted the...

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Labour won a commanding majority, even though two-thirds did not vote for the party

How many votes did Labour get in 2024?

On election night in 2024, the headlines celebrated a Labour...

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Reforming the House of Lords isn't just about modernising a relic, it's about making our democracy fit for purpose.

Should the House of Lords be reformed?

The bill to remove all 88 hereditary peers from the...

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If the Government wants to ensure that we, the voters, trust our democratic institutions, it needs to start with ending the reign of big donors

Is there a limit to political donations in...

Political parties cost money to run. In the UK, they’re...

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In a representative democracy, we ought to have a Parliament that matches the way people voted

What’s wrong with First Past the Post?

First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the...

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Our Parliament has made positive steps toward equal representation, but there’s still room for improvement

It’s no accident that there are not enough...

Women’s equal representation in Parliament matters for a host of...

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