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ERS in the Press: January 2022

Scandal and crisis at the heart of government have dominated...

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Join the Elections Bill Rally in Parliament Square

The government aren’t listening – make your voices...

Join the Elections Bill Rally in Parliament Square. The passing...

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This bill will put too much power in the hands of the government

Now it’s over to the Lords to prevent...

Yesterday was a dark day for democracy. Despite widespread opposition...

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MPs propose proportional representation amendments to the Elections Bill

On Monday MPs have a chance to pass...

Opposition MPs have tabled amendments on reforming our voting system...

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The Elections Bill will hand huge powers to the government over our elections

The government should stop and re-think Elections Bill...

The government’s Elections Bill returns to the House of Commons...

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Senior MPs tell government evidence has simply not been good enough

Even senior MPs agree the government needs to...

Earlier this week, the House of Commons Public Administration and...

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Opposition held safe seats can be easily ignored

Levelling Down: First Past the Post’s impact on...

Looking at just national disproportionality hides far more damning realities...

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Voter ID will be the nail in the coffin for democracy and MP’s integrity

Dominic Grieve is just the latest conservative to...

While the Elections Bill is not expected to return to...

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The government remains opposed to these common sense proposals

A Labour Peer is trying to abolish hereditary peers...

There is overwhelming support for reform but Friday once again...

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Almost all MPs with a majority of their income from 2nd jobs have majorities bigger than 17,000

We must end the link between safe seats...

The most revealing type of political scandal is not the...

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Democratise to Decarbonise Protest

COP26 shows we need to democratise to decarbonise

In the run up to the COP26 climate change conference,...

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As long as we have First Past the Post there is little voters can do about it

Hefty majorities become hefty bank balances with MPs’...

As the second jobs scandal engulfs Westminster, the same line...

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