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Why are there still hereditary peers in the...

The ancient triumvirate of the British constitution – the Monarchy,...

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The £500 donation threshold is dangerously outdated

Voters in Northern Ireland demand more transparency in...

New research by the Electoral Commission has shown the public...

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ERS Members Workshop

Reporting back from our ERS members’ workshop

Following the 2019 election, we set about revising our campaigning...

Developments at the ERS
It’s about excluding the people who are least likely to have ID

UK government’s mandatory voter ID plans slammed by...

Leading US civil rights groups have sounded the alarm over...

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There should be no off-switch for transparency

This loophole is letting lobbying go under the...

A major loophole in Scotland’s lobbying register is undermining transparency...

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This assembly has real clout and major backing

The Blaenau Gwent Climate Assembly is a first...

This community could be about to change how communities in...

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7 out of 10 want MPs to be able to participate remotely

Parliament is considering turning its back on new...

Both houses of Parliament have long been associated with inaccessibility,...

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Campaigners call for Government to back franchise extension...

May’s elections will see an exciting democratic first as voters...

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May's election represents a significant step forward for Welsh democracy

ERS Cymru leads calls for political parties to...

May’s election will be the first that 16 and 17...

ERS Cymru
We need to see ‘more collaboration’ and ‘more consensus’ in UK politics

One-party politics is over: Why pressure is building...

Debate is growing about the need for a fair, democratic...

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One in four Constituency Labour Parties now back...

Pressure is growing. This week the campaign to get Labour...

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“Citizens’ assemblies are being used to upgrade Scottish democracy”

Holyrood must take forward the Citizens’ Assembly’s calls...

Politicians must move Scottish democracy forward by putting citizens at...

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