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Good scrutiny pays for itself and poor scrutiny leads to poor decisions going unchallenged

Welsh Government introduce Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections)...

Next year the Senedd will mark a quarter of a...

The Government needs to scrap this unnecessary and damaging policy

Voter ID rules criticised by MPs, election watchdog...

This week three separate independent reports have exposed the extent...

Current Affairs Commentary

CAER at Tory Conf 2023 PR ERS

Responding to Labour’s Plans for Electoral Reform (Conservative...

Conservative Action for Electoral Reform (CAER) are hosting an event...

Current Affairs Commentary

Voting should be about Westminster clearly hearing the voice of the electorate

The Mid Bedfordshire by-election shows how First Past...

It finally happened. After weeks of speculation and, more latterly,...

Current Affairs Commentary

2, 3, 4 or 5 years? How regular should elections be?

Short, long, or in-between: How long do parliaments...

Regular elections are a core part of any democracy, but...

Around the World

It bears repeating that patronage is a bad idea

Resignation honours are the worst, but all patronage...

The fact that Liz Truss’s short-term premiership can result in...

Current Affairs Commentary

In conversation with founding President and CEO of Fair Vote USA, Rob Richie.

Campaigning for Proportional Representation: Lessons from around the...

Around the World

64 per cent of adults would have liked to have had the vote at 16

Voters trusted themselves to vote at 16 –...

Do you think you should have been able to vote...

Current Affairs Commentary

The UK’s shortest-serving prime minister is getting ready to hand out life-long jobs

Liz Truss’ resignation honours could be a turning...

News reports this weekend revealed that Liz Truss’s controversial honours...

Current Affairs Commentary

The State of Scottish Democracy Lecture

ERS Scotland’s State of Scottish Democracy lecture, 2023

ERS Scotland is proud to host the second annual State...

Prospective MPs shouldn’t have to move house if they want a realistic chance of entering parliament

First Past the Post locks many talented people...

This week, Politics Home reported that Regional Tories Are Snubbing...

Current Affairs Commentary

First Past the Post hands a small group of voters disproportionate power

Where are the policies for renters? First Past...

With the current cost-of-living crisis and soaring interest rates, mortgages...

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