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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...

Current Affairs Commentary
In Japan’s last election, Abe's ruling coalition won a two-thirds majority on less than half the vote

How do elections work in Japan?

For the next six weeks the eyes of the world...

Around the World
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...

Current Affairs Commentary
Our Democracy

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

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

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

An elected House of Lords wouldn’t just be...

The Electoral Reform Society has long campaigned for the House...

Your Questions Answered
Compared to Westminster, the Scottish Parliament is very proportional

Is there proportional representation in Scotland?

For most of the 20th century, every election in Scotland...

Your Questions Answered
Newspaper Pile

ERS in the Press – August 2019

August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the...

Developments at the ERS
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...

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

What is the main purpose of the House...

Even those of you out there who have a passing...

Your Questions Answered
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...

Current Affairs Commentary
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...

Current Affairs Commentary
Clare Coatman

Thinking about standing for ERS council? Here’s Clare...

Nominations for our ERS Council have just opened, and we’re...

Developments at the ERS