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As it stands, the current list of acceptable voter ID is pitifully, and worryingly, limited

Allowing veteran cards for voting is a positive...

We have long argued that the list of acceptable forms...

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MPs debate bill to remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords

Hereditary Peers: Thank you for your contribution, and...

Last night, the first debate of the Lords (Hereditary Peers)...

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Did a tactical voting blunder hit the Conservative leadership contest?

Surprising Conservative leadership vote shows that voting systems...

James Cleverly must have thought he was in with a...

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Party donors aren’t necessarily giving these gifts out of the goodness of their hearts

Freebies are just the tip of the Iceberg...

The recent cacophony surrounding ‘freebies’ given by Labour party donors...

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72 percent were in favour of electing their councillors using the Single Transferable Vote

Gwynedd consultation backs STV with nearly three quarters...

There was some fantastic news out of Gwynedd last week,...

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CAER fringe 2024

General Election result prompts renewed electoral reform debate...

The Conservative conference this year was dominated by the leadership...

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“it’s pleasing to see that the Lib Dems are committed as ever to bringing in a proportional system”

Jubilation and strong support for electoral reform at...

There was a jubilant atmosphere at the Liberal Democrat conference...

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16,000 people were blocked from voting in the...

The scale of the impact that voter ID had on...

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Campaigners are rejoicing that this blight on our democracy will finally be cleaned up

The plans to remove all the hereditary peers...

Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for, plans have been...

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Does the House of Lords have any power?

This July, the King’s Speech outlined the government’s intention to...

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Coming into contact with politics in our formative years is crucially important for the future of our democracy

The real winner from votes at 16 is...

With our Labour government’s commitment to extending the franchise to...

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Changing Politics: Election reform opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic

Changing Politics: Election reform opportunities on both sides...

2024 has been a big election year in both the...

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