The Reformer

Politics for the Many

Has First Past the Post worked for workers? (TUC Congress)

Join Politics for the Many, the trade union campaign for political reform at TUC Congress. The powerful levers of the...

It is clearer than ever that First Past the Post for UK general elections is an outdated anomaly

How do Westminster election results compare to those of devolved institutions?

This May, the sixth set of elections took place for each of the devolved institutions in the nations of Britain...

The Supplementary Vote means politicians need a wider base of support

Analysis: Police and Crime Commissioners and the Supplementary Vote

The re-run of May’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election in Wiltshire and Swindon takes place on the 19th August,...

Baroness Randerson on working together, Westminster’s weakness, and ‘recasting’ democracy

Baroness Jenny Randerson speaks to Josiah Mortimer about reforming the Welsh and UK electoral systems and the future of devolution.

Welsh Voter ID

Welsh youth will be the collateral of Westminster’s voter ID laws

The Queen’s Speech on the 17th May outlined the UK Government’s plans to implement Voter ID in UK elections.

Conservative councillor: How the Single Transferable Vote broke open Scotland’s one-party fiefdoms

"With STV, we are trying to steal a march on other parties, while at the same time cooperating for the...

The bill fails to tackle the fundamental issues with our electoral law

What is the 2022 Elections Bill? And why is it an issue?

Earlier this month, the government published its long-awaited Elections Bill which makes changes to the administration and conduct of elections...

Citizens' Britain

Citizens’ Britain: an agenda for the renewal of liberal democracy (Lib Dem Conference)

Join us for the official launch of a new pamphlet exploring the potential of Citizens’ Britain, a concept first articulated...

If the government really wants to improve the integrity of our elections, they should consider the findings of the CSPL

How can we better regulate our elections? 

Earlier this month, buried amidst the many reactions to the government’s Elections Bill, the Committee on Standards in Public Life...

Voter ID Required

Exclusive: Ministers just made an astonishing admission about mandatory voter ID

By the government’s own admission – and research – mandatory ID could pull up the drawbridge to millions of voters.

The Levelling Up fund will look more like a Slush Fund if safe seats and non-Conservative areas are ignored

The PM’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda is another victim of Westminster’s warped electoral logic

The Prime Minister’s Levelling Up agenda – announced with great fanfare on Thursday – risks leaving swathes of the country...

Stephen Kinnock MP: Democracy is in retreat – and the government’s 2022 Elections Bill fails to face up to the challenge

The Elections Bill – introduced to the Commons on Monday - does not reflect the seriousness of the challenges our...