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A small change has the potential to make...

In 1918, a seemingly ordinary by-election in the Australian electoral...

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None of Biden’s big swings brought any extra Electoral College votes

How close was Trump to winning the election?

Just before the 2020 US Presidential election, we asked the...

Current Affairs Commentary
The new Lords could end up costing taxpayers as much as £728,688 a year

Here’s how much the PM’s new unelected Lords...

The House of Lords was already bursting at the seams,...

Current Affairs Commentary
The government must be more transparent in what is meant by harmful content

Is the government’s Online Harms Bill fit for...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

Replace Lords with a senate of the regions...

Overhauling Parliament’s London-dominated second chamber would help empower the UK’s...

Current Affairs Commentary
Over 100 constituency parties have passed motions in favour of proportional representation

Labour MPs call on party in Westminster to...

Labour MPs from across the party have called on the...

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Voters have been excluded from these crucial decisions

What we’ve learnt about the government’s ‘Democracy Commission’

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
77.9% said that looking at the electoral system should be a priority

Shock Parliamentary survey results highlights calls for electoral...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
1/3 of people believe they have no say at all in how our country is run

YouGov study reveals the stark levels of discontent...

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform...

Current Affairs Commentary
As the crisis developed, we saw countries with more pluralistic political systems being applauded

One year on from the General Election: What...

A year ago this Saturday, the polls opened on the...

Current Affairs Commentary
The Electoral Commission has become an analogue regulator in a digital age

MPs in joint call to ‘protect and strengthen’...

This week marks 20 years since the Electoral Commission was...

Current Affairs Commentary
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ERS in the Press – November 2020

In a month dominated by coronavirus and a second national...

Current Affairs Commentary