The Reformer

ERS Rules tennis

Should the ERS look at the rules for… Tennis?

As tennis players line up for the Wimbledon semi-finals, and candidates hit the doorstep for multiple by-elections, we’ve been thinking...

There is a long history of honours list scandals

How honourable are honours lists?

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list caused quite a kerfuffle between the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) and the current...

The Government needs to scrap this ill thought through and unnecessary scheme

Now we know at least 14,000 were blocked from voting, voter ID should be scrapped

On the 23rd June, the Electoral Commission published their provisional report on the rollout of voter ID. One figure stands...

Welsh Government to introduce progressive electoral reforms

Last week in the Senedd, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the Welsh Government’s plans for legislation for the next year....

Recent days have revealed the grubby horse-trading that goes on to decide who sits in the House of Lords

The row over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list highlights why it should be the last

The recent days have seen the national focus pulled onto the House of Lords through the public row between Rishi...

If an association donates under 25000 a year no questions are asked

There is a dangerous loophole in our political financing rules

Shadowy dining clubs and millions of pounds in donations. This is the realm of ‘unincorporated associations’ one of the least-regulated...

Voters are much more likely to have a councillor they actually voted for

Northern Ireland’s local elections show the benefit of the Single Transferable Vote

On the 18th of May, Northern Ireland’s local elections showcased the continued successful use of the Single Transferable Vote (STV)....

Leading politicians

Hundreds of activists gather to tell MPs to Sort the System

Support for proportional representation is growing. In the past few months, we’ve seen more and more people saying it’s time...

The question of who gets to vote is more complicated than you might think

Exploring the franchise: Who can vote in UK elections?

The franchise has been in the news recently due to Labour considering plans to extend the franchise to resident EU...

Voter ID- One voter turned away is one too many

People were turned away from polling stations last week and they’ve told us why

One of the big stories of May’s English local elections is not the results of the vote, but about the...

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Voter ID is a ‘gerrymandering scheme’ suggests Jacob Rees-Mogg

We still don’t have the full picture of how many people were stripped of their right to vote in May’s...

A backward step for local democracy

New rules see Mayors elected without majority support

Coverage of the local elections has been dominated by punditry over what the results mean for next year’s general election...