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Conservative, Labour, SNP, Green and Lib Dem figures back our calls

Cross-party figures unite to call for transparency in...

Political figures across the spectrum have backed our calls for...

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The areas they choose had an average majority of just 3,000

Paying the price of First Past the Post...

There is no better way of finding out which voters...

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Democracy in the Dark Preview

ERS reveals the scale of secretive online campaigning...

Democracy in the Dark – our new report commissioned from...

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Covid-19 has moved the assembly to the forefront of Scottish government thinking

The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland can help shape...

Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly met last week for the first...

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Labour for a New Democracy

Campaigners unite to urge Labour party to back...

A major new project has been launched to encourage the Labour party to back proportional...

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Aristocrats are guaranteed representation in our parliament

Hereditary peer by-elections have been paused. They should...

The House of Lords just keeps getting bigger. Following the...

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It will require rigorous advance planning, costing and communication

It is possible to hold elections in a...

This is a guest article from Sarah Birch,  Professor of...

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UK Climate Assembly

What can we learn from the UK Climate...

The UK’s first nationwide citizens’ assembly on climate change came...

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Good scrutiny means good legislation, and good legislation pays for itself

Wales’ Parliament has long been under-resourced – it’s...

With just 60 elected members, Wales’ Parliament has long been...

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Newspaper Pile

ERS in the Press – August 2020

As governments respond to the global pandemic, the issue of...

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Abolishing the Electoral Commission would be a dangerous backwards step

Our elections watchdog needs strengthening, not scrapping

You’d think given the rising tide of disinformation, dodgy donations...

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Revealed: The true cost of Britain’s silent peers

There are many perks to being a member of the...

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