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How close was Trump to winning the election?

Just before the 2020 US Presidential election, we asked the...

Current Affairs Commentary
The new Lords could end up costing taxpayers as much as £728,688 a year

Here’s how much the PM’s new unelected Lords...

The House of Lords was already bursting at the seams,...

Current Affairs Commentary
The government must be more transparent in what is meant by harmful content

Is the government’s Online Harms Bill fit for...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
Constitutional Convention

Scottish House of Citizens

The Citizens' Assembly of Scotland proposed an idea that could...

ERS Scotland
House of Lords

Replace Lords with a senate of the regions...

Overhauling Parliament’s London-dominated second chamber would help empower the UK’s...

Current Affairs Commentary

Labour MPs call on party in Westminster to...

Labour MPs from across the party have called on the...

Current Affairs Commentary

What we’ve learnt about the government’s ‘Democracy Commission’

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
77.9% said that looking at the electoral system should be a priority

Shock Parliamentary survey results highlights calls for electoral...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary

It’s time to put deliberation at the heart...

Last Saturday the final session of the Citizen’s Assembly of...

ERS Scotland

YouGov study reveals the stark levels of discontent...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary

One year on from the General Election: What...

A year ago this Saturday, the polls opened on the...

Current Affairs Commentary
ERS Annual report 2020

Building a better democracy – 2020 and the...

It’s hard to think of a more troubling year in...

Developments at the ERS