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

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Hefty majorities become hefty bank balances with MPs’ outside jobs

As the second jobs scandal engulfs Westminster, the same line keeps being rolled out by government figures: If voters didn’t...

The next phase of Lords reform is now long overdue

House of Lords

The aristocratic by-elections continue to make a mockery out of our democracy

On the 9th and 10th November, the House of Lords will be hosting their fifth hereditary peer by-election this year....

How anyone clings to the notion... [First Past the Post], is best for working people simply baffles me

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour’s Mark Drakeford calls for “radical reform” of the electoral system

Mark Drakeford has thrown his support behind changes to how MPs are elected calling for ‘radical reform’ of Westminster’s electoral...

Unite Policy Conference voted to support Proportional Representation in Westminster

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Unite’s vote to oppose First Past the Post is an important shift in campaign for fair votes

Unite members have voted to oppose Westminster’s First Past the Post electoral system, pledging support for moves towards a new...

The government should pause and think again about this legislation

Voter ID

Expensive Voter ID scheme is neither necessary nor proportionate

The UK government’s Election Bill containing controversial Voter ID provisions is progressing with haste through parliament this month, despite significant...

Englishness: The Political Force Transforming Britain

Tuesday 9th November 6-7pm, Zoom #ERSMembersTalks We’re delighted to be joined by Ailsa Henderson and Richard Wyn Jones to discuss...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

“The future is going to be negotiated, not dictated”: Labour figures speak out for PR

Across the country – and increasingly within the Labour party – people are realising that Westminster's rotten system skews not...

The Holyrood Government is right to oppose it and should hold firm

Voter ID

Scottish Government refuses to recommend consent for 2022 Elections Bill

The Scottish government is standing up to Westminster on legislation that would see voter ID imposed on UK elections held...

Keir Starmer needs to live up to what he said in his leadership campaign

Electoral Reform in Westminster

80% of CLP back PR but motion falls at Labour Party Conference

On Monday Labour conference debated and voted on a motion to back PR, adding a pledge to their next manifesto....

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour conference: Party set to vote on supporting vital shift to proportional representation

Labour conference delegates will vote today on whether to back proportional representation, and ditch Westminster’s broken voting system. Attendees will...

This election marks the fifth change in Germany’s head of government in the last 50 years

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Germany’s 2021 election: How Germans vote

This Sunday (26th March), Germany goes to the polls to elect its national parliament – the Bundestag. With Angela Merkel...

This is the fourth post-war Canadian election and second in a row with a wrong winner

Electoral Reform in Westminster

First Past the Post has failed to give the most popular Canadian party the most seats

Minority government on 32% of the vote is one thing, but it is another when it isn’t even the most...