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ERS in the Press – July 2020

Another Lords scandal, fighting for fair votes, and a spotlight on foreign interference: highlights from the ERS' campaigning in July.

Posted 10 Aug 2020

Nearly 200,000 sign petition calling for the unelected House of Lords to be overhauled

The Prime Minister is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more unelected peers. And discontent is growing.

Posted 30 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

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

ERS in the Press – May 2020

See what we've been up to this month.

Posted 28 May 2020

ERS in the Press – April 2020

Here's what we got up to last month.

Posted 05 May 2020

The ERS, democracy and the coronavirus crisis

ERS staff are, as you would imagine, working from home, and our events and meetings have all been postponed. While the office is closed, we’re still keeping up our work remotely (do contact [email protected] if...

Posted 24 Mar 2020

The movement for real democracy is growing – get involved

Sometimes it helps to let the facts speak for themselves. When the ERS tweeted the number of votes it took to elect each MP – by party – after December’s election, it quickly went viral....

Posted 02 Mar 2020

lets build a better democracy, where all our voices are heard

ERS in the Press: 2019’s electoral reform news roundup

As the year draws to a close, here’s a snapshot of some of the work we’ve been doing at the ERS to put real political reform on the agenda in 2019. January We kicked off...

Posted 23 Dec 2019

Introducing the ERS General Election Results Hub

Every general election, sites like the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph present live updates of the general election results as they roll in. Yet, despite having the data in front of you, it’s often hard to see the warping effect of our broken...

Posted 09 Dec 2019