The Reformer

All Around the World Basics Case Study Current Affairs Commentary Developments at the ERS ERS Cymru ERS Northern Ireland ERS Report Launch ERS Scotland Featured Polling Your Questions Answered
First Past the Post has given us three prime ministers in three months
Electoral Reform in Westminster

We need to reform our voting system to end the chaos of First Past the Post

As Liz Truss prepares to leave Downing Street, it’s clear where stability lies in the UK. Far from providing ‘Strong...

Darren’s Diary - Behind the scenes at Labour Conference
Electoral Reform in Westminster

The ERS team at a historic Labour Conference

The campaign for fair votes recently achieved a historic victory when Labour Party Conference voted for a manifesto commitment to...

A massive moment for democracy in the UK
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour Party conference backs proportional representation

In a historic vote, Labour Party Conference has voted for a manifesto commitment to proportional representation for general elections. This...

Only 44 percent want to retain the current electoral system
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Long running survey finds majority support proportional representation

The publication of the latest findings from the long-running British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey this week saw a record-breaking high...

Only 22 percent of parents think that the information their children currently get is sufficient
ERS Cymru

Electoral Commission report calls for better political education in Wales

The Electoral Commission report on May 2022’s local elections in Wales, published yesterday, highlights that the extension of the franchise...

There are three main areas where we think the Commission should make recommendations
ERS Cymru

Constitutional questions need answering to strengthen Welsh democracy

The debate about the UK’s constitutional arrangements has come to the fore in recent years. We’ve seen a Scottish referendum,...

It shouldnt be at the prime ministers whim to decide who scrutinises our laws
House of Lords

A majority of people oppose Boris Johnson’s plans to pack the Lords with new peers

Our new polling has found that the majority of people (54%) oppose Boris Johnson’s plans to pack the Lords with...

We need to be looking at removing other barriers to voting in Wales
ERS Cymru

Early indications suggest Welsh voting pilots went well

In May’s local elections, four areas in Wales trialled a different way of voting – allowing people to cast their...

Only a fully democratic second chamber, can provide the accountability we need
House of Lords

It’s time to scrap the tradition of resignation honours

Boris Johnson cannot be allowed to use his final days in power to pack the Lords with his supporters and...

A step closer to the full-time parliament Wales deserves
Welsh Parliament

Success as Labour vote overwhelmingly to increase the size of the Senedd

Welsh Labour members voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to back a new package of reforms to modernise the Senedd. This is...

A system more suited to a private members' club than our parliament
House of Lords

Two aristocrats have won the right to make laws for life with just 27 votes

Just weeks after 70,000 people cast their votes to elect two new MPs in the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton...

Tactical voting is often presented as the answer, but the truth is it is just a symptom
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Proportional representation would end the scourge of tactical voting

The losses in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton, where the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Conservative majority, were both the result of declining...