Labour now backs proportional representation for executive elections. Next stop: PR for Westminster The Labour Party has scrapped First Past the Post voting for its National Executive Committee elections, meaning constituency representatives will now be elected using the gold standard of PR: the Single Transferable Vote. Posted 02 Jul 2020
Why ministers’ plans for redrawing the constituency map matter The Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 is currently making its way through Parliament, and it deserves some proper attention. Posted 30 Jun 2020
Labour are looking for policies to fix Britain’s broken democracy. Here’s 5 ideas The Labour party is currently consulting on its policies for political reform and the reforming Britain's broken constitution. Posted 25 Jun 2020
More evidence that under Westminster’s warped voting system, swathes of Britain can be written off New research has highlighted once again just how damaging Westminster's warped voting system is to our society. Posted 23 Jun 2020
Equality groups sound the alarm on ‘US-style voter suppression’ potentially coming to the UK Equality organisations are warning that government plans to force all voters to show ID at the ballot box risk locking black and ethnic minority people out of democracy. Posted 23 Jun 2020
Ministers are sadly off the mark when it comes to trust in politics In a perhaps unsurprising move, ministers have denied that Westminster is broken... Posted 18 Jun 2020
Bill introduced to ensure the ‘missing millions’ are signed up to vote An MP has introduced a bill to close the gaping voter registration gap in the UK. Posted 18 Jun 2020
Voters are worried about false information online – and political parties need to listen up The coronavirus pandemic has seen waves of misinformation spread around the globe – and the UK is no exception... Posted 18 Jun 2020
Ministers make a vital u-turn on plans to lock MPs out of Parliament After uproar from MPs, democracy campaigners and the wider public, the government made a welcome u-turn last week. Posted 13 Jun 2020
The government accepts votes need to ‘count equally’. Now let’s get on with making it happen On Monday night, MPs debated the need to reform Westminster's one-party-takes-all voting system. Posted 09 Jun 2020