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New report shows why Britain’s campaign rules need...

New analysis of the 2019 General Election has highlighted major...

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MPs and Peers to be able to contribute to debates and voting from home

We’re getting closer to a ‘virtual Parliament’ –...

We cannot let voters’ voices be diminished when life-changing decisions...

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After the crisis: Is 2020 the year when...

Where next for Wales' civil society?

ERS Cymru
House of Commons

New pandemic, new politics? Parliament must be innovative...

Next Tuesday, MPs and Peers return to Parliament. In theory,...

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We have to start here and now, to fill the vacuum of scrutiny

Keir Starmer will have to combine working together...

Within hours of victory, new Labour leader Keir Starmer had...

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Candidate Diversity Matters

10 years since the Equality Act was introduced,...

It has been 10 years since the Equality Act (2010)...

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The Tynwald on the Isle of Man

Isle of Man: World’s oldest parliament goes online

Parliaments around the world are looking at new ways to...

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ERS in the Press – March 2020

These are difficult and uncertain times, with the coronavirus pandemic...

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Speakerbacks calls for a virtual Parliament

Pressure is growing for a ‘virtual Parliament’ to...

With Parliament now on a pause for four weeks, serious...

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New Zealand has set up a new select committee, chaired by the Leader of the Opposition, to scrutinise government decisions

How other parliaments are handling the coronavirus outbreak

The scale of the coronavirus challenge is almost unprecedented in...

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House of Lords

Let’s postpone bizarre peer by-elections for good

Even in today’s climate, hereditary peer by-elections are among the...

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The Local Democracy Bill must stem from more than just traditional consultation

Deepening democracy with Scotland’s Local Democracy Bill

Democracy isn’t static, it is a process. It isn’t always...

ERS Scotland