The Reformer

I was spoilt for choice in candidates

STV allowed me to consider the candidates in...

As part of a series on the experiences of voters...

Case Study
At school in Ireland, the STV system was explained to us in Civics class

With STV in Ireland, politicians cannot afford to...

As part of a series on the experiences of voters...

Around the World
Lords will see their daily pay rise by 3.1% to £323 per day

Spiralling size and cost of the Lords shows...

The House of Lords has again come under scrutiny this...

Current Affairs Commentary
All the people I know who’ve moved back and forth are very pro-STV

Voting with proportional representation feels much more meaningful...

As part of a series on the experiences of voters...

Case Study
Proportional systems make satisfied voters

Voters dislike disproportionate results – even when their...

As political parties and commentators continue to digest the result...

Current Affairs Commentary
Newspapers

ERS in the Press – January 2020

Following December’s General Election we have continued to make the...

Current Affairs Commentary
In a competitive election, candidates need to up their game

Ireland’s TV debates show the difference the electoral...

On Tuesday the 4th February, ITV’s political editor Robert Peston...

Case Study
Keir Starmer Portrait

Keir Starmer: “We’ve got to address the fact...

Keir Starmer’s backing of electoral reform puts democracy at the...

Current Affairs Commentary
The broken Westminster system is at the root of this dissatisfaction

People are rightly losing faith in politics, it’s...

A new report by the recently established Centre for the...

Current Affairs Commentary
Parties and third-party campaigners spent around £5.9 million on Facebook

Britain’s campaign laws leave our elections open to...

December’s election was the third Westminster election in four years....

Current Affairs Commentary
A generation in England and Northern Ireland are being left behind

England, give young people the vote like your...

If you were a 16 or 17-year-old is Scotland, you...

Current Affairs Commentary
Labour Hustings

What we learnt from the ERS / Open...

Labour’s leadership candidates backed a range of constitutional reforms at...

Current Affairs Commentary