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Campaign Regulation

Government inaction has left the door ‘wide open’ to foreign interference in UK politics

July 23, 2020

Electoral loopholes are leaving the door wide open to foreign interference, the ERS’ Darren Hughes has said, following the release...

House of Lords

Russia report highlights risk of foreign interference in House of Lords

July 22, 2020

"It is notable that a number of Members of the House of Lords have business interests linked to Russia."

Constitutional Convention

Why we’re calling for Labour to join others in backing proportional representation

July 16, 2020

"The need for a wholesale renewal of our democracy is now more urgent than ever."

Scrutiny

Avoiding an ‘elective dictatorship’: How Parliament can learn from the pandemic

July 16, 2020

From virtual contributions to debates, to remote voting, the House of Commons showed that it could modernise quickly when faced...

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House of Lords

Moving the Lords to York is just virtue signalling if it remains unelected

Once again, talk is bubbling that the House of Lords could be moved to York.

English Local Democracy

New research reveals BME people severely under-represented on local councils

July 9, 2020

New research has revealed a significant ‘representation gap’ when it comes to diversity at a local level.

English Local Democracy

Could a citizens’ assembly help set out a post-pandemic recovery plan for Wales?

July 9, 2020

ERS Cymru has advocated for the use of deliberative democracy and citizens’ assemblies for many years. But it’s an idea...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

It’s time for the Labour Party to get behind real democracy at Westminster

July 7, 2020

The rules that govern our politics have a lot to answer for when it comes to political in-fighting and polarisation.

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Welsh civil society launches ‘democracy manifesto’ for 2021 Senedd elections

July 6, 2020

Civil society groups led by ERS Cymru have launched their ‘democracy asks’ for the 2021 Welsh Senedd elections, throwing down...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour now backs proportional representation for executive elections. Next stop: PR for Westminster

July 2, 2020

The Labour Party has scrapped First Past the Post voting for its National Executive Committee elections, meaning constituency representatives will...

Polling Day

Why ministers’ plans for redrawing the constituency map matter

June 30, 2020

The Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 is currently making its way through Parliament, and it deserves some proper attention.

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour are looking for policies to fix Britain’s broken democracy. Here’s 5 ideas

June 25, 2020

The Labour party is currently consulting on its policies for political reform and the reforming Britain's broken constitution.