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Electoral Reform

Latest UK polling: As voters spread their support, our voting system can’t keep up

Where elections often used to be a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives, voters are now spreading their support...

Britain deserves an electoral system that treats voters with respect
Electoral Reform

Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system

If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if...

Fewer than a quarter of people have backed retaining First Past the Post
Electoral Reform

New polling finds proportional representation still much more popular than First Past the Post

Every six months or so, since November 2019, the pollster YouGov have been asking the British public the following question...

Only 4 percent of respondents said politics currently needed no improvement
Electoral Reform

New polling finds three quarters of public say politics needs to improve significantly

Last week we had extremely concerning news about the state of our democracy. A significant study by the National Centre...

Electoral Reform

New polling reveals just how powerless people feel over Westminster

April 9, 2021

Two-thirds of the public feel powerless over decision making and feel that they have little or no opportunities to influence...