The Reformer

The State of Scottish Democracy Lecture

Don’t miss one of Scotland’s leading political experts in new annual lecture

ERS Scotland is hosting the inaugural State of Scottish Democracy lecture next week. The event takes place on Thursday 17th...

Scottish Lib Dem Conference

What is the Road to Renewal? (Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference)

Electoral Reform Society Scotland presents ‘The case for democratic reform in the UK’, Alistair Carmichael MP in conversation with Dr...

SNP conference 2022

Democratic ambitions for Scotland (SNP Conference)

Join the discussion on how citizens in Scotland can have more control over how their country is run. In recent...

State of Scottish Dmeocracy

ERS Scotland’s State of Scottish Democracy lecture

ERS Scotland is hosting an annual lecture on the state of Scottish democracy. ERS Scotland is proud to host the...

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Proportional Representation – What Westminster must learn from the rest of the UK (Labour Conference)

Calling time on Westminster: why our electoral system drags the UK down. ERS Director of Policy and Research Dr Jess...

ERS members

2022 Conference and AGM

This year we were delighted to be joined by leading academic Professor Ailsa Henderson from the University of Edinburgh and Mick...

Much more can be achieved to build a Scottish democracy fit for the the 21st Century

ERS Scotland: Our plans for the years ahead

At ERS Scotland we are constantly monitoring the political seas and updating our course to make sure we have the...

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The Power of Preferences: STV in Scottish Local Elections

Much talk of the need for electoral reform focuses on Westminster and the goal of a proportionally elected House of...

Scottish Green Conference 2022 Social

Power from the People: What is it like to be in a Citizens’ Assembly? (Scottish Green Conference)

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of a citizens’ assembly? In this fast-paced and interactive session we...

Here’s how to maximise your impact on Scotland’s local elections

Should I rank all the candidates in the Scottish council elections?

On Thursday 5 May, 2022, voters will go to the polls to elect councillors for each of Scotland’s 32 local...

Scots Labour PR Fringe

Proportional Representation: What the rest of the U.K. can learn from Scotland about democracy. (Scottish Labour Conference)

Join the ERS’ Jonothan Shafi chairing an event in the Lomond room at Scottish Labour’s Spring conference hosted by Politics...

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Democratise to Decarbonise after-party

Civic House are hosting the Democratise to Decarbonise afterparty to bring the day of action into the night – food,...