The deadline for contenders to put themselves forward for the next SNP leadership passed at midday on the 24th February, so it is now confirmed there are three potential future leaders. Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes...
Posted 24 Feb 2023
The recently released Brown Commission report looks at ‘Renewing our Democracy and Rebuilding our Economy’. But how do we implement this? And does it go far enough? Join us for a discussion on the radical...
Posted 31 Jan 2023
Thank you to everyone who made it along to Govan’s Pearce Institute to hear Professor James Mitchell present the first-ever ERS Scotland State of Scottish Democracy lecture. The event was a real success. We are...
Posted 28 Nov 2022
ERS Scotland is hosting the inaugural State of Scottish Democracy lecture next week. The event takes place on Thursday 17th November, in Govan’s Pearce Institute, and will be addressed by Professor James Mitchell. The idea...
Posted 11 Nov 2022
Electoral Reform Society Scotland presents ‘The case for democratic reform in the UK’, Alistair Carmichael MP in conversation with Dr Jess Garland After a decade of disruption, too many people feel that their voice isn’t...
Posted 23 Sep 2022
Join the discussion on how citizens in Scotland can have more control over how their country is run. In recent years there have been important campaigns for enhanced local democracy, increased lobbying transparency and for...
Posted 23 Sep 2022
ERS Scotland is hosting an annual lecture on the state of Scottish democracy. ERS Scotland is proud to host the inaugural State of Scottish Democracy lecture. Is Scottish democracy healthy at a local and national...
Posted 20 Sep 2022
Calling time on Westminster: why our electoral system drags the UK down. ERS Director of Policy and Research Dr Jess Garland will be speaking at Labour for a New Democracy and Politics for the Many’s...
Posted 15 Sep 2022
This year we were delighted to be joined by leading academic Professor Ailsa Henderson from the University of Edinburgh and Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in Wales. The day started with...
Posted 12 Jul 2022
At ERS Scotland we are constantly monitoring the political seas and updating our course to make sure we have the proper heading. Following this year’s local elections, the elections to the Scottish Parliament in 2021,...
Posted 24 May 2022