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
Moving the Lords to York is just virtue signalling if it remains unelectedOnce 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 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