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First Past the Post is increasingly failing to deliver for voters
Electoral Reform in Westminster

We were asked to address MPs on the Representation of the People Bill committee

This week MPs sitting on the Representation of the People Bill committee took evidence before the bill starts committee stage...

Progress must not stall here
House of Lords

The end of the Hereditary Peerage: A long campaign and an important victory

We saw a big victory last night as the bill to remove the last hereditary peers from the House of...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The Representation of the People Bill moves democracy forward – but more progress is needed

At the Electoral Reform Society, we believe democracy is never a finished project. Something so hard won requires constant attention,...

House of Lords

How can someone be removed from the House of Lords?

When peers make headlines for the wrong reasons, the same question inevitably arises: how do you actually remove someone from...

Political uncertainty has damaged business confidence
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Business leaders make the case for electoral reform

We saw a significant intervention in the debate around electoral reform last week. More than 20 business leaders, including the...