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Votes at 16

Electoral Commission Chair calls for deeper citizenship education

At the Electoral Reform Society we have long called for the right to vote to be extended to 16 and...

In saturdays election Tasmanian voters will have the beenfit of using the single transgerable vote
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Every vote counts in the Tasmanian election

This article is a guest post by Ralph Hall, previously Coordinator of the National Coalition for Proportional Representation, who has...

we are going to see some hugely positive steps towards improving our democracy
Electoral Reform in Westminster

We called, they listened: Government confirms historic democratic reforms

In a statement to parliament today, the democracy minister set out the changes the government plans to make in the...

Reforming the House of Lords isn't just about modernising a relic, it's about making our democracy fit for purpose.
House of Lords

Should the House of Lords be reformed?

The bill to remove all 88 hereditary peers from the House of Lords is making its way through the House...

Restoring the fairer system will strengthen our democracy
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Government decision to restore Supplementary Vote system elections is a big win for voters

Today we can celebrate a big win in the fight for a fairer democracy. The government has announced in its...

London City Hall, Newham
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London Assembly

Today marks 25 years since the London Assembly was formally launched. This means, a quarter of a century ago, the...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to see

One year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

One year on from the General Election, the case for fair votes is stronger than ever

The fourth of July marks one year since the General Election of 2024. That election saw the most disproportional outcome...

A quarter of a million voice. One clear message. It's time to finish the job on Lords reform.
House of Lords

A quarter of a million voices are calling for House of Lords reform

We have hit a significant milestone in our campaign to reform the House of Lords: over a quarter of a...

“60% of the British public support proportional representation”
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Support for proportional representation hits record high according to new research

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has, this week, published the latest findings from their British Social Attitudes (BSA)...

If the Government wants to ensure that we, the voters, trust our democratic institutions, it needs to start with ending the reign of big donors
Money in Politics

Is there a limit to political donations in the UK?

Political parties cost money to run. In the UK, they’re funded by a variety of sources, including membership fees, grants,...

A Scottish Spring Conference photo of guests
ERS Scotland

ERS Scottish Spring conference draws crowd in Edinburgh

Sometimes it is useful to take some time to digest an event fully, and come to some considerations about it....