Change must not be kicked into the long grass again, campaigners say.
Posted 04 May 2020
Campaigners have pointed to ‘real democratic shortcomings’ in the 2019 election, after a new Electoral Commission report [1] highlighted major pressures on Britain's electoral process.
Posted 21 Apr 2020
Democracy campaigners have challenged the decision to hold 'virtual' House of Lords sittings in private.
Posted 21 Apr 2020
The Electoral Reform Society have set out pressing democratic challenges facing Parliament when it returns on Tuesday.
Posted 20 Apr 2020
It will be up to the parties to endorse the proposals next week. However, some significant questions remain.
Posted 16 Apr 2020
The House of Commons authorities have agreed plans to move to a ‘virtual Parliament’ if necessary after recess, following calls from the ERS and a coalition of MPs.
Posted 07 Apr 2020
The UK’s leading democracy organisation is calling for Parliament to ‘move swiftly’, after the Speaker backed campaigners’ call for a ‘virtual Parliament’ during recess.
Posted 02 Apr 2020
Democracy campaigners have urged the Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to ‘step in’ and chair a crucial scrutiny committee during recess, following a significant expansion in the government’s powers.
Posted 31 Mar 2020
ERS urge parliamentary authorities to use recess to draw up proposals for remote/digital working Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, Wednesday 25 March 2020 Contact Jon Narcross, [email protected] / 07794728820 for interviews or more...
Posted 25 Mar 2020
The Government has abandoned proposals to cut the number of MPs in the House of Commons from 650 to 600.
Posted 25 Mar 2020