Government plans to introduce mandatory voter ID in the Queen’s Speech have been described as ‘dangerous, misguided and undemocratic’ by the UK's leading democracy group.
Posted 13 Oct 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, 8th October 2019 A cross-party group of MPs have today launched a call for a citizen led ‘Constitutional Convention’ [1], to modernise and overhaul our broken Westminster...
Posted 08 Oct 2019
Campaigners call for moves to automatic, universal registration in Wales and across UK, amid ‘ticking time bomb’ warning for democracy. For immediate release, Tuesday 8th October New figures from the Electoral Commission reveal that hundreds...
Posted 08 Oct 2019
Campaigners call for moves to automatic, universal registration in Scotland and across UK, amid 'ticking time bomb' warning for democracy.
Posted 02 Oct 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, 27th September 2019 The Electoral Reform Society have called for a voter ‘registration revolution’ following revelations that over 9 million people in Great Britain are potentially missing...
Posted 27 Sep 2019
“Parliament should now meet, and launch a constitutional convention, to rebalance power away from executive and to voters."
Posted 24 Sep 2019
For immediate release – statement from the Electoral Reform Society For more information contact Jon Narcross, Communications Officer [email protected] / 07794728820 Democracy campaigners have welcomed an announcement today by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Scottish...
Posted 16 Sep 2019
In an article for Metro, ERS Chief Executive Darren Hughes argues the current constitutional crisis is down to Westminster's 'broken' political set-up.
Posted 05 Sep 2019
The Electoral Reform Society has a full programme of events for the party conference season.
Posted 03 Sep 2019
Jon Trickett MP backed a major programme of political reform, calling for a Constitutional Convention. (Photo; Julie Ward)
Posted 02 Sep 2019