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
Why the SNP are Scotland’s new predominant partyOn Wednesday, ERS Scotland launched a major new report, One Party To Rule Them All: Does Scotland Have A Predominant-Party Problem?. That concept of a “predominant-party system” – popularised by the political scientist Giovanni Sartori –...Posted 20 Apr 2016
On dual candidacy, let’s play niceThe UK Government has confirmed its intention to lift the ban on dual candidacy in its Draft Wales Bill. In a nutshell, dual candidacy is when an individual contests both a constituency seat and a party...Posted 18 Dec 2013
Interests aside – what’s right for Wales?The Electoral Reform Society Wales launched our new report today analysing the results of the Welsh Assembly Elections in May 2011. The report shows what the results could have looked like had they been conducted...Posted 22 Nov 2011