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The last year of political turmoil is the outcome of a system that has been failing for a long time

The current crisis has been a long time...

It’s easy right now to get caught up in the...

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Our constitution is just a set of gentlemen’s agreements

Why unions are getting serious about the need...

A week before the court case over prorogation reached the...

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Our Democracy

How To Upgrade our Democracy – Why Citizens’...

The Scottish Government says it is committed to deepening democracy...

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A general election would re-shuffle the parliamentary deck rather than solve the underlying problem

Another election under Westminster’s broken voting system is...

Back in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a...

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200 years since one of the first battles for the vote, our political structures still need to change

200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Westminster is...

The events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s...

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Westminster's voting system is an anti-choice stitch up

Brexit pacts: The latest desperate attempt to game...

The decision by both Plaid Cymru and the Greens to...

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House of Lords

Asking Theresa May To Show ‘Restraint’ In Her...

When even Peers are calling for an overhaul of the...

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Newspapers

ERS in the Press: July 2019

July was a busy month in Westminster before MPs headed...

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In 17 councils, the party with the largest number of votes did not secure the most seats

Local elections: How voters in England were cheated...

Local democracy in England and Wales has long been under...

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Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

Building a stronger Senedd: Why size (still) matters

Almost since its inception, there has been discussion and debate...

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There’s plenty of good practice which the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland can draw on

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland: What can be...

How do you ensure the recently-announced Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open...

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A two-dimensional political environment is perhaps creating a four-party-plus political system

Voters are going beyond left-right divides – and...

During the first half of 2019, party affiliation among the...

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