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First Past the Post has created a Parliamentary Super League

The First Past the Post Super League: if...

On Sunday night, the owners of 12 elite European football...

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When Scottish voters go to the polls they go knowing their vote will count

How May’s elections for the Scottish Parliament will...

Among the wave of elections that will be held on...

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Greensill 2.0: Is the next lobbying scandal brewing...

Greensill 2.0: Is the next lobbying scandal brewing in the...

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pile of newspapers

ERS in the Press: March 2021

The warping effects of First Past the Post were in...

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Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

Welsh democracy is under threat, we need more...

Just a few short weeks out from the Senedd elections...

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We will never address the issues that face us as a country, if the system on which decision are made is left unreformed

New polling reveals just how powerless people feel...

Two-thirds of the public feel powerless over decision making and...

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The average Scottish local authority is 50 times bigger than the EU average

Only real local democracy can rebuild our communities

The last twelve months have changed the way many of...

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Fair Play Pledge

It’s time for candidates to ‘play fair’ and...

The Fair Play Pledge, a major initiative involving several democratic...

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Proportional representation is vital to provide the effective scrutiny that councils need

England is blighted by local one party states

England is blighted by local one-party states: areas where it...

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Join us, and Jackie Weaver, to tell the candidates in May to sign the Fair Play Pledge

Join Jackie Weaver and democracy groups as we...

This May sees a huge round of elections in Britain...

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We are calling for parties to enshrine a principle of local community power

Local communities must be the foundation on which...

The pandemic has given us a fresh insight into what...

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Hereditary peers account for more than one tenth of an already bloated House of Lords

Hereditary Peers highlight the absurdity of our system...

Momentum is building for wholesale reform of the House of...

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