An electric few weeks in Wales…So what’s next?Yn y Gymraeg yma Phew! Well, we’re not used to political drama in Cardiff Bay of the scale witnessed over the past few weeks. With the election resulting in Labour winning 29 of 60 seats,...Posted 31 May 2016
Pythefnos drydanol yng Nghymru…ond beth nesaf?Phew! Wel, tydem ddim wedi arfer efo ddrama wleidyddol ym Mae Caerdydd I’r fath raddau y gwelwyd yn yr wythnosau diwethaf. Gyda canlyniad yr etholiad yn Llafur yn ennill 29 o 60 sedd, roedd y bleidlais...Posted 31 May 2016
Today, we can build a better referendum debateLet’s be frank: the EU debate so far has been fairly dire. Dominated by personality politics, party spats and contradictory statistics, it has failed to inspire – or properly inform – the public. But it...Posted 25 May 2016
Extend the franchise for overseas citizens – but let’s have votes at 16 tooLast week’s Queen’s Speech – the legislative agenda for the next year – contained an interesting and largely overlooked reform in the ‘small print’ (see pages 62-63): the government is planning to scrap the arguably...Posted 24 May 2016
Democracy Matters: Why we need ‘A Better Referendum’This is a guest blog by Professor Matthew Flinders. The opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Electoral Reform Society. Life, it would often appear, seems dominated...Posted 23 May 2016
How we’re opening up the EU debateIf you think the EU referendum debate so far has been focused far too much on the personalities and internal party spats than the real issues that affect you and the country, you’re not on...Posted 19 May 2016
8 things last week’s elections tell us about Britain’s changing politicsLast week’s ‘Super Thursday’ of elections was gold-dust for democracy lovers. It saw elections in Wales and London for their Assemblies, in Scotland for the Holyrood Parliament, in councils across England, in England and Wales for the...Posted 10 May 2016
4 positive changes the government have made to the Union BillIt’s taken a lot of campaigning, but this week the government made some major concessions on the Trade Union Reform Bill – which had its Consideration of Lords’ Amendments stage in the House of Commons on Wednesday....Posted 28 Apr 2016
Cynrychiolaeth menywod yn y Cynulliad yn crebachuYn gyffredinol, mae amrywiaeth mewn Seneddau ar y cynnydd ar draws y DU a’r byd. Ond mae’n bell o fod yn anochel – a mae gwneud ein sefydliadau adlewyrchu’r cyhoedd maent yn eu cynrychioli yn...Posted 25 Apr 2016
David Torrance’s guide to the EU referendum cuts through the spinThe following is an introduction to David Torrance’s new guide to the EU referendum, which the ERS are supporting. Darren Hughes is Deputy Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society. As the UK’s longest-standing democracy organisation,...Posted 25 Apr 2016