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Will the electoral system for directly elected leaders be addressed in the White Paper on Devolution
Local democracy

Positive statements on restoring the electoral system for Mayors and PCCs

There have been positive noises from government ministers on repairing one part of the damage done to our democracy by...

ERS Cymru

It’s 3 for 3! Residents’ consultation in Ceredigion is the third to back fair votes under STV

October 23, 2024

There was more fantastic news out of Wales today, as Ceredigion County Council released the results of their consultation on...

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

Allowing veteran cards for voting is a positive step, but it’s not enough

We have long argued that the list of acceptable forms of voter ID is extremely limited. So it is good...

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

Hereditary Peers: Thank you for your contribution, and goodnight

Last night, the first debate of the Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill happened in the House of Commons. The Bill, if...

Did a tactical voting blunder hit the Conservative leadership contest?
Electoral Reform

Surprising Conservative leadership vote shows that voting systems matter

James Cleverly must have thought he was in with a chance of winning the leadership of the Conservative Party, in...

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

Freebies are just the tip of the Iceberg when it comes to money in politics

The recent cacophony surrounding ‘freebies’ given by Labour party donors to Labour MPs since 2019 is just the latest in...

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

Gwynedd consultation backs STV with nearly three quarters in favour

There was some fantastic news out of Gwynedd last week, as Cyngor Gwynedd released the results of its consultation on...

CAER fringe 2024
Electoral Reform

General Election result prompts renewed electoral reform debate at Conservative Party conference 

The Conservative conference this year was dominated by the leadership contest, with the four remaining candidates making their pitches to...

Jill Rutter, Chris Hipkins and Darren Hughes at Labour Conference 2024
Electoral Reform

Former New Zealand PM praises ‘very stable’ PR at Labour Conference

Despite the downcast weather in Liverpool this week there was an upbeat mood at the Labour conference as the party...

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

Jubilation and strong support for electoral reform at the Liberal Democrat’s 2024 conference

There was a jubilant atmosphere at the Liberal Democrat conference this week. The number 72 – the number of MPs...

Voter ID

16,000 people were blocked from voting in the general election, it’s time to scrap voter ID

The scale of the impact that voter ID had on the recent general election has been laid bare today by...

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

The plans to remove all the hereditary peers are now in motion

Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for, plans have been laid for the final 92 hereditary peers to lose their...