The Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election, scheduled for Thursday 26 February, has garnered much media attention. The outcome will be...
The fundamental principle of democracy is that people get to regularly express their view on the politicians who make decisions...
Lobbying is a word that can be used to describe all manner of sins in Westminster. It has hit the...
Today sees the first reading of the Representation of the People Bill, the government’s landmark legislation reforming how elections work....
This week, MPs and peers from across the political spectrum announced plans to form a new all-party parliamentary group on...
When peers make headlines for the wrong reasons, the same question inevitably arises: how do you actually remove someone from...
Dunfermline, Scotland’s ancient capital, feels like the ideal place to explore new ways for communities to influence decisions. This weekend...
Elections are a crucial part of the democratic process. Citizens have the right to expect a regular opportunity to express...
We saw a significant intervention in the debate around electoral reform last week. More than 20 business leaders, including the...
Polling published in the last few weeks reveals that the British public are worried about the influence of money in politics, with a...
As the year draws to an end, we’ve had a look through the stats to see which of our articles...
Keir Starmer himself not long ago described the wholly unelected and grossly bloated House of Lords as ‘indefensible’. Nothing has...