Statement from the Electoral Reform Society, immediate release 7th May 2019 For more information/comment or for interview bids, contact [email protected] / 07794728820. ERS spokespeople are available for interview. Contact Jon Narcross, Communications Officer: [email protected]/ 07794728820...
Posted 08 May 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society, immediate release 3rd May 2019 For more information/comment or for interview bids, contact [email protected] / 07794728820. ERS spokespeople are available to comment on the local elections this week – including...
Posted 03 May 2019
Groups including Age UK, Liberty, the British Youth Council, Gendered Intelligence and democracy experts like the Electoral Reform Society are among those who fear that the government’s plans will further divide democracy in the UK.
Posted 02 May 2019
The Electoral Reform Society have warned that the government’s mandatory voter ID plans could ‘undermine the right to vote’, as 10 councils prepare to turn away those without ID this Thursday.
Posted 30 Apr 2019
There are real concerns over the lack of time to ensure a high-quality, informed and transparent contest, experts say.
Posted 29 Apr 2019
Campaigners and activists call for Scottish Government to ‘trust people to make decisions’ in two events, hosted by ERS Scotland, looking at enhancing Scottish democracy at the SNP Spring Conference.
Posted 28 Apr 2019
Millions of voters across England denied ‘real choice’ as hundreds of seats contested by just two parties Statement from the Electoral Reform Society, immediate release 26th April For more information, quotes, or to arrange an...
Posted 26 Apr 2019
Electoral Reform Society Scotland will be leading the SNP conference debate on Citizens’ Assemblies, following this week’s announcement that the Scottish government plans to hold one in advance of a fresh independence referendum.
Posted 25 Apr 2019
MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’ on Tuesday (23rd), in a Westminster Hall debate.
Posted 23 Apr 2019
Large parts of England are effectively ‘democracy deserts’, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections, according to unprecedented new analysis by the Electoral Reform Society.
Posted 18 Apr 2019