ERS in the Press – October 2020 This month has seen a renewed interest in proportional representation internationally. Willie Sullivan backed up the case for a fairer voting system in Canada, drawing on his experience in Scotland. “If you want a system... Posted 29 Oct 2020
Hereditary peer by-elections have been paused. They should be scrapped entirely The House of Lords just keeps getting bigger. Following the PM’s appointment of 36 new unelected peers, each week sees more introduced to a chamber that is bursting at the seams. The Lords themselves have... Posted 18 Sep 2020
Voters have had enough of the unelected Lords. The PM and peers need to listen up The first of the Prime Minister’s 36 new appointments to the unelected House of Lords have started to take their seats. They do so at a time of growing public outrage at the state of... Posted 07 Sep 2020
Revealed: The true cost of Britain’s silent peers There are many perks to being a member of the House of Lords. While many peers do work hard, it seems one of the perks is being able to claim expenses for doing very little.... Posted 17 Aug 2020
The unelected House of Lords is undermining Britain’s reputation Britain's ability to speak up for democracy abroad has just taken a major self-inflicted hit. Posted 06 Aug 2020
New figures reveal dire levels of regional representation the unelected House of Lords The warped nature of the House of Lords has once again been revealed, after the ERS found that nearly a quarter of peers are based in London…compared to just 13% of the UK public. Posted 03 Aug 2020
36 new unelected legislators: PM’s Lords appointments shatter myth of an ‘independent’ House of Lords Pressure is mounting for an overhaul of the House of Lords after the PM announced a wave of new ex-MPs, party loyalists and donors to the second chamber. Posted 03 Aug 2020
Nearly 200,000 sign petition calling for the unelected House of Lords to be overhauled The Prime Minister is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more unelected peers. And discontent is growing. Posted 30 Jul 2020
The already super-sized House of Lords is about to get bigger Plans to appoint dozens of new unelected Lords make a mockery of claims that the chamber is slimming down. Posted 27 Jul 2020
Russia report highlights risk of foreign interference in House of Lords "It is notable that a number of Members of the House of Lords have business interests linked to Russia." Posted 22 Jul 2020