The Reformer

Voter ID will be the nail in the coffin for democracy and MP’s integrity

Dominic Grieve is just the latest conservative to call for a halt to the 2022 Elections Bill

While the Elections Bill is not expected to return to parliament until the new year, opposition is still growing against...

The government remains opposed to these common sense proposals

A Labour Peer is trying to abolish hereditary peers (again)

There is overwhelming support for reform but Friday once again showed there is little chance of it succeeding. On Friday...

Almost all MPs with a majority of their income from 2nd jobs have majorities bigger than 17,000

We must end the link between safe seats and second jobs

The most revealing type of political scandal is not the one where rules have been broken, but the ones where...

Democratise to Decarbonise Protest

COP26 shows we need to democratise to decarbonise

In the run up to the COP26 climate change conference, a coalition of leading democracy organisations joined together on a...

The smaller the constituency, the less proportional the results

What is the ideal number of MPs per constituency in proportional representation?

When choosing a proportional voting system, one of the most important decisions is the number of MPs each constituency elects...

The Senedd

Labour and Plaid Cymru deal is a big step forward for Wales’ democracy

This week saw a historic moment in Wales. Standing on the steps of the Senedd on Monday afternoon, Welsh First...

As long as we have First Past the Post there is little voters can do about it

Hefty majorities become hefty bank balances with MPs’ outside jobs

As the second jobs scandal engulfs Westminster, the same line keeps being rolled out by government figures: If voters didn’t...

Within Europe semi-open lists are the norm

What’s the difference between open and closed list proportional representation?

When discussing proportional voting systems, or voting systems in general, we usually talk about how they allocate seats to political...

The next phase of Lords reform is now long overdue

The aristocratic by-elections continue to make a mockery out of our democracy 

On the 9th and 10th November, the House of Lords will be hosting their fifth hereditary peer by-election this year....

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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,...

How anyone clings to the notion... [First Past the Post], is best for working people simply baffles me

Labour’s Mark Drakeford calls for “radical reform” of the electoral system 

Mark Drakeford has thrown his support behind changes to how MPs are elected calling for ‘radical reform’ of Westminster’s electoral...

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Was there a referendum on proportional representation?

Whenever a conversation online comes to proportional representation, you can set your watch by the appearance of someone claiming that...