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How Holyrood can close the lobbying loopholes –...

Scotland’s lax transparency rules are leaving voters in the dark...

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In both the US and Britain, millions are...

First published in the i newspaper While President Trump looked...

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Political education should be a required topic in Wales’ classrooms

Teaching politics in our schools should be a...

Next year’s Senedd election will see 16 and 17 year...

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Papers, please: Why the UK must think again...

Voting is a key cornerstone of any democratic system. Just...

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When it comes to fair votes, the US...

If seats are ever to match votes in America, the...

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Four ways of electing a president – ranked...

America’s presidential election is the most famous presidential election in...

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Bush and Trump both won elections with fewer votes than their opponent

How the US’ warped Electoral College means millions...

In the last five US elections, two presidents have been...

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Could Trump win the Presidency and lose the...

There have been two ‘wrong winners’ in UK general elections...

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US election: Why 33 states have had no...

FairVote’s Benjamin Oestericher explains how America’s first past the post...

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Manifesto for Democracy: Deepening Democracy

Democracy is about empowering citizens to be involved in their...

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ERS in the Press – October 2020

This month has seen a renewed interest in proportional representation...

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2019 must be the last election with voters left in the dark

As the Scottish Government closes the ‘dark ads’...

For too long now, online political campaigning in Britain has gone effectively...

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