The Reformer

A handful of aristocrats are picking who can vote on our laws and claim expenses for life

Britain’s most messed-up ‘elections’ are about to restart

Six aristocrats will join the House of Lords over the...

Current Affairs Commentary
New Zealand’s party system is a strong contender for what might happen if Britain moved to PR

What would the party system look like if...

By looking at the experiences of similar countries and the...

Your Questions Answered
Westminster’s unfair system is working just as expected

Boundary review? It’s time for an electoral system...

Boundary Review day comes around faster every year it seems....

Current Affairs Commentary
Successive governments’ approach has been to devolve and forget

We need to talk about Westminster

Debates about the future of the union and devolution to...

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

A Scottish House of Citizens would be the...

ERS Scotland and the Sortition Foundation have ramped up calls...

Current Affairs Commentary
Harriet Harman Human Right Committee

Joint Committee on Human Rights investigates voter ID...

The ERS’ Dr Jess Garland gave evidence to Parliament’s Joint...

Current Affairs Commentary
ASLEF union

Train drivers’ union becomes latest to join the...

ASLEF joins the growing number of unions calling for a...

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

Lords call for decisive action to slim down...

Buried amidst last week’s fall-out from the Queen’s Speech and...

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

The government’s own research shows millions of people...

This week’s Queen’s Speech confirmed that the government would be...

Current Affairs Commentary
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...

Leading UK civil society groups have united to challenge plans...

Current Affairs Commentary

Queen’s Speech: Senior Conservative brands mandatory voter ID...

The government is planning to introduce legislation that will make...

Current Affairs Commentary
A snapshot of the unfair outcomes under England’s zero-sum voting system

Elections 2021: Rotten boroughs are rife in England,...

We’re already seeing a plethora of rotten results – with...

Developments at the ERS