36 new unelected legislators: PM’s Lords appointments shatter myth of an ‘independent’ House of LordsPressure is mounting for an overhaul of the House of Lords after the PM announced a wave of new ex-MPs, party loyalists and donors to the second chamber.Posted 03 Aug 2020
Nearly 200,000 sign petition calling for the unelected House of Lords to be overhauledThe Prime Minister is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more unelected peers. And discontent is growing. Posted 30 Jul 2020
Has the Government misled Parliament over voter ID?A series of Freedom of Information requests has revealed that Government departments do not know who will be hardest hit by mandatory voter ID plans - despite ministers repeatedly claiming that "the evidence shows there...Posted 30 Jul 2020
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 biggerPlans 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 politicsElectoral 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 pandemicFrom 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