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What happens at the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland?

On Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October, The Citizens’ Assembly...

Current Affairs Commentary

It’s time we stopped arguing about the TV...

Tonight’s first round of television debates has been mired in...

Current Affairs Commentary

We should be scrutinising candidates and policies. Instead...

Judging by the first week of the general election campaign,...

Current Affairs Commentary
To vote you must be registered by the 26th of November

How do you register to vote and when...

Whilst registration statistics have gone dramatically up since the date...

ERS Cymru
Voters shouldn’t have to change their behaviour to work around first past the post’s failings

What is tactical voting and why is it...

In a Westminster election, tactical voting takes place when a...

Current Affairs Commentary

What is a hung parliament?

Across the country, a total of 650 Members of Parliament...

Current Affairs Commentary

Three issues that need tackling this General Election

Let’s use this election as a chance to re-build democracy...

Current Affairs Commentary
Outside of Westminster, most ways of electing parliaments and assemblies don’t involve wasting so many votes.

Where is proportional representation used in the UK?

Westminster’s voting system is well and truly broken. The system...

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Constitutional Convention

Aberdeen: What is Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly?

On the 26th and 27th October 100 of Scotland’s citizens...

ERS Scotland

Could social media warp the next General Election?

Facebook recently triggered a major public debate by changing its...

Current Affairs Commentary

Canada’s election: Last call for First Past the...

It looks like Justin Trudeau has narrowly secured his second...

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Hands up voting

Meet the new ERS Council

After a well-contested election, the Electoral Reform Society have a...

Developments at the ERS