New research reveals BME people severely under-represented on local councilsNew 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 WestminsterThe 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 electionsCivil 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
Labour now backs proportional representation for executive elections. Next stop: PR for WestminsterThe 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 matterThe 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 ideasThe 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 offNew 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 UKEquality 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 politicsIn a perhaps unsurprising move, ministers have denied that Westminster is broken...Posted 18 Jun 2020