Twitter boycott: When is the government going to act to tackle ‘Online Harms’ to our democracy? It has been well over a year since the government published proposals to tackle 'Online Harms' - and we've seen no legislation put on the table. Nor have we seen any action on 'dark ads'... Posted 28 Jul 2020
The already super-sized House of Lords is about to get bigger Plans to appoint dozens of new unelected Lords make a mockery of claims that the chamber is slimming down. Posted 27 Jul 2020
Britain’s unelected Lords are signing up to speak in huge numbers. Here’s why “We might be in the bath, or in the middle of supper, or asleep, but if we don’t press the [voting] button one way or another we won’t get our 160 quid.” Posted 23 Jul 2020
Government inaction has left the door ‘wide open’ to foreign interference in UK politics Electoral loopholes are leaving the door wide open to foreign interference, the ERS’ Darren Hughes has said, following the release of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia Report this week. Darren Hughes told the BBC... Posted 23 Jul 2020
Russia report highlights risk of foreign interference in House of Lords "It is notable that a number of Members of the House of Lords have business interests linked to Russia." Posted 22 Jul 2020
Why we’re calling for Labour to join others in backing proportional representation "The need for a wholesale renewal of our democracy is now more urgent than ever." Posted 16 Jul 2020
Avoiding an ‘elective dictatorship’: How Parliament can learn from the pandemic From virtual contributions to debates, to remote voting, the House of Commons showed that it could modernise quickly when faced with a health emergency. Posted 16 Jul 2020
Moving the Lords to York is just virtue signalling if it remains unelected Once again, talk is bubbling that the House of Lords could be moved to York. Posted 16 Jul 2020
New research reveals BME people severely under-represented on local councils New research has revealed a significant ‘representation gap’ when it comes to diversity at a local level. Posted 09 Jul 2020
Could a citizens’ assembly help set out a post-pandemic recovery plan for Wales? ERS Cymru has advocated for the use of deliberative democracy and citizens’ assemblies for many years. But it’s an idea that has renewed importance when it comes to the Covid pandemic. Posted 09 Jul 2020