The Reformer

A Scottish House of Citizens would stand in proud contrast to the House of Lords

A Scottish House of Citizens would be the opposite of Westminster’s institutionally corrupt Lords

ERS Scotland and the Sortition Foundation have ramped up calls for ‘House of Citizens’ – a revising chamber made up...

Joint Committee on Human Rights investigates voter ID plans

The ERS’ Dr Jess Garland gave evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday 26 May, on the...

ASLEF union

Train drivers’ union becomes latest to join the movement for proportional representation

ASLEF joins the growing number of unions calling for a more equal voting system for Westminster.

House of Lords

Lords call for decisive action to slim down the ever-expanding second chamber

Buried amidst last week’s fall-out from the Queen’s Speech and the elections was the fourth report of the Lord Speaker’s...

Government research half of those without photo ID would not apply for free photo ID

The government’s own research shows millions of people may lack appropriate voter ID

This week’s Queen’s Speech confirmed that the government would be pushing ahead with the Electoral Integrity Bill. As we’ve outlined...

The government’s figures show 1 in 10 people do not have in-date, recognisable photo ID

Voter ID: 18 leading civil society groups unite to call for dangerous plans to be dropped

Leading UK civil society groups have united to challenge plans to block those without ID from voting, in a landmark...

Queen’s Speech: Senior Conservative brands mandatory voter ID ‘illiberal solution for non-existent problem’

The government is planning to introduce legislation that will make it harder for millions of ordinary people to vote.

For the first time 16 and 17 year olds were able to vote for the Senedd

First time votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Wales – what Westminster can learn

This week we saw history happen in Wales. After years of ERS Cyrmu campaigning for the rights of 16 and...

Less choice, weaker mandates and reduced accountability

These government plans will hit 44m voters with less choice and a weaker voice

Millions of people went to the polls this Thursday in England and Wales to elect PCCs, plus Combined Authority mayors and the London mayor– using the Supplementary...

Proportional representation is now firmly established across the UK

2021 Elections: Millions of voters to get fair representation through PR

Over 12 million voters have a powerful voice today, with proportional representation used in Wales, Scotland and on the London Assembly.  

Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

How May’s elections for the Senedd Cymru will work

On May 6, more than 2 million voters will be called to elect their 60 representatives in the Senedd /...

Councils dominated by single parties could be wasting as much as £2.6bn nationally a year

Local one party states are a gift for cronies and lobbyists

England is likely to see swathes of ‘one-party councils’ picked next week, under England and Wales’ one-party takes all local...