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
It’s time for the Labour Party to get behind real democracy at Westminster The rules that govern our politics have a lot to answer for when it comes to political in-fighting and polarisation. Posted 07 Jul 2020
Welsh civil society launches ‘democracy manifesto’ for 2021 Senedd elections Civil society groups led by ERS Cymru have launched their ‘democracy asks’ for the 2021 Welsh Senedd elections, throwing down the gauntlet for Welsh parties to back real democracy for voters. Posted 06 Jul 2020