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Governments often seem wholly incapable of delivering on their objectives

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Strong government vs good government? First Past the Post means our governments will always fail to deliver

Government failures are always in the news, but we rarely question why it is that our governments often seem so...

The spending cap for each party has been raised by 80 percent from 19m to about 35m

Money in Politics

New political funding rules sneak in

When people are asked about the problems with money in politics, few raise the issue of there not being enough....

Voters do care about women’s leadership in elected office

ERS Cymru

Voters prefer decisions made by panels balanced between men and women

Men still dominate political decision-making in the United Kingdom. Women hold just one or two seats on prestigious select committees...

House of Lords

David Cameron’s seat at the cabinet table means a seat for life in the Lords

David Cameron was appointed as Foreign Secretary this week – but he’s not been an MP since 2016. How is...

We want every council in Wales to scrap First Past the Post

ERS Cymru

One year to win local proportional representation in Wales

A year from today, November 15, 2024, is the last day before the next election where your councillors can decide...

ERS Cymru

We gave evidence to MSs on a new Bill to reform the Senedd – here’s what we said

In September a new piece of legislation was introduced into the Senedd, which looks set to change how the Welsh...

72% of Londoners backed the proposals, which included a Mayor elected via the Supplementary Vote

Local democracy

24 years ago the Greater London Authority Act gained royal assent

This weekend (11th November) marks the 24th anniversary of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 gaining royal assent. The Greater...

Here is what we would like to see in a King’s Speech that was serious about repairing our democracy

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The political reforms that were lacking from the King’s Speech

Democracy was a conspicuous omission from yesterday’s King’s Speech. The pomp and ceremony of the occasion was the government’s last...

Local democracy

First Past the Post in mayoral elections means less choice and a weaker voice

This week, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he is facing his ‘toughest election yet’ but why is...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

How proportional representation worked in the Polish election

With a population of around 40 million, Poland is the European Union’s fifth largest member and by far the largest...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Latest by-elections reveal flaws of First Past the Post

The two UK parliamentary by-elections, held on 19 October 2023, saw some dramatic outcomes. In Mid Bedfordshire, Labour overturned the...

Darren Hughes and Mick Antoniw at Labour Conference

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Democracy is major theme at Labour conference

Following last year’s successful motion on proportional representation, electoral reform and improving our democracy remained some of the biggest topics...