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Voter ID will be the nail in the coffin for democracy and MP’s integrity

Dominic Grieve is just the latest conservative to...

While the Elections Bill is not expected to return to...

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The government remains opposed to these common sense proposals

A Labour Peer is trying to abolish hereditary peers...

There is overwhelming support for reform but Friday once again...

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Almost all MPs with a majority of their income from 2nd jobs have majorities bigger than 17,000

We must end the link between safe seats...

The most revealing type of political scandal is not the...

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Democratise to Decarbonise Protest

COP26 shows we need to democratise to decarbonise

In the run up to the COP26 climate change conference,...

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As long as we have First Past the Post there is little voters can do about it

Hefty majorities become hefty bank balances with MPs’...

As the second jobs scandal engulfs Westminster, the same line...

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The next phase of Lords reform is now long overdue

The aristocratic by-elections continue to make a mockery...

On the 9th and 10th November, the House of Lords...

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How anyone clings to the notion... [First Past the Post], is best for working people simply baffles me

Labour’s Mark Drakeford calls for “radical reform” of...

Mark Drakeford has thrown his support behind changes to how...

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Unite Policy Conference voted to support Proportional Representation in Westminster

Unite’s vote to oppose First Past the Post...

Unite members have voted to oppose Westminster’s First Past the...

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The government should pause and think again about this legislation

Expensive Voter ID scheme is neither necessary nor...

The UK government’s Election Bill containing controversial Voter ID provisions...

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Englishness: The Political Force Transforming Britain

Tuesday 9th November 6-7pm, Zoom #ERSMembersTalks We’re delighted to be...

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Labour Conference Fringe

“The future is going to be negotiated, not...

Across the country – and increasingly within the Labour party...

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The Holyrood Government is right to oppose it and should hold firm

Scottish Government refuses to recommend consent for Elections...

The Scottish government is standing up to Westminster on legislation...

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