It’s 3 for 3! Residents’ consultation in Ceredigion is the third to back fair votes under STVThere was more fantastic news out of Wales today, as Ceredigion County Council released the results of their consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections to the fairer Single Transferable...Posted 23 Oct 2024
Allowing veteran cards for voting is a positive step, but it’s not enoughWe have long argued that the list of acceptable forms of voter ID is extremely limited. So it is good news that the Government have announced that they’ll be expanding the list to include HM...Posted 17 Oct 2024
Hereditary Peers: Thank you for your contribution, and goodnightLast night, the first debate of the Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill happened in the House of Commons. The Bill, if passed, will remove the remaining 92 Peers who sit in our House of Lords purely...Posted 16 Oct 2024
Surprising Conservative leadership vote shows that voting systems matterJames Cleverly must have thought he was in with a chance of winning the leadership of the Conservative Party, in the lead, as he was, on the last vote of Conservative MPs. But, the ballots...Posted 09 Oct 2024
Freebies are just the tip of the Iceberg when it comes to money in politicsThe recent cacophony surrounding ‘freebies’ given by Labour party donors to Labour MPs since 2019 is just the latest in a long stream of financial scandals coming out of Westminster. It’s not just an issue...Posted 09 Oct 2024
Gwynedd consultation backs STV with nearly three quarters in favourThere was some fantastic news out of Gwynedd last week, as Cyngor Gwynedd released the results of its consultation on whether to change the voting system used at local elections. The results weren’t even close,...Posted 08 Oct 2024
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 MPs and members this week in Birmingham. Meanwhile, at the fringe events there was a...Posted 02 Oct 2024
Former New Zealand PM praises ‘very stable’ PR at Labour ConferenceDespite the downcast weather in Liverpool this week there was an upbeat mood at the Labour conference as the party celebrated its second best election result in its history and a return to government. Yet...Posted 26 Sep 2024
Jubilation and strong support for electoral reform at the Liberal Democrat’s 2024 conferenceThere was a jubilant atmosphere at the Liberal Democrat conference this week. The number 72 – the number of MPs the party now has – was everywhere. It appeared in every speech, to raucous applause,...Posted 18 Sep 2024
16,000 people were blocked from voting in the general election, it’s time to scrap voter IDThe scale of the impact that voter ID had on the recent general election has been laid bare today by a report from the Electoral Commission, which makes for concerning reading for those who care...Posted 10 Sep 2024