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You might have noticed that there’s a general election approaching....

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Candidate selections reflect the barriers for women in...

Last week, all UK political parties confirmed which candidates they...

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Only 4 percent of respondents said politics currently needed no improvement

New polling finds three quarters of public say...

Last week we had extremely concerning news about the state...

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Manifestos outside the big two parties: Putting democracy...

Last week we looked at the sections of the Labour...

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Parliament can make or remove any law with a simple majority vote

What does a super-majority mean and is it...

In the last week, the current defence secretary, Grant Shapps,...

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Labour manifesto: Encouraging first steps – but we...

This week we had startling and deeply concerning news about...

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Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy

The launch of the Conservative manifesto yesterday was conspicuously light...

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Were you alive the last time your seat changed hands

Over 100 seats haven’t changed hands for 100...

We often hear that politics is unpredictable, that anything can...

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16 and 17 year olds already have the vote in devolved elections in Scotland and Wales

Could this be the last general election that...

At the Electoral Reform Society, we have long been advocates...

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The system is more akin to a private members club than a national legislature

It’s not just hereditary peers that are ‘hard...

Earlier this week, the Labour leader in the House of...

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Did eight Conservative Police and Crime Commissioners win due to voting change

Imposing First Past the Post on these roles...

The recent mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections took...

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74 councillors in Wales took their seats without a vote being cast

First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters...

Local elections are an important part of democracy in Wales....

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