The Reformer

With all the challenges facing the country right now why is this on the priority list

Making it easier for unpopular candidates to become...

These are deeply concerning plans to change our elections.

Current Affairs Commentary
In Amsterdam a drive-through polling station has been set up for the first time

The Netherlands is going to the polls, but...

Dutch voters have started going to the polls to vote...

Around the World
The New Foundations

Labour and progressive thinkers to present Keir Starmer...

Keir Starmer will be presented with a vision for a...

Current Affairs Commentary
Another example of the government missing the mark when it comes electoral integrity

Why voter ID is the opposite of what...

That there is growing opposition to government plans to introduce...

Current Affairs Commentary
Successful devolution requires genuine public involvement from the bottom-up

What can we learn from the evolution of...

There has been considerable discussion about the ‘Union’ and efforts...

Current Affairs Commentary
Electoral systems play a big role in the number of women elected

International Women’s Day: How Westminster’s voting system is...

What’s clear is that Westminster’s out-dated structures aren’t allowing the...

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

Why are there still hereditary peers in the...

The ancient triumvirate of the British constitution – the Monarchy,...

Current Affairs Commentary
The £500 donation threshold is dangerously outdated

Voters in Northern Ireland demand more transparency in...

New research by the Electoral Commission has shown the public...

Current Affairs Commentary
ERS Members Workshop

Reporting back from our ERS members’ workshop

Following the 2019 election, we set about revising our campaigning...

Developments at the ERS
It’s about excluding the people who are least likely to have ID

UK government’s mandatory voter ID plans slammed by...

Leading US civil rights groups have sounded the alarm over...

Current Affairs Commentary
There should be no off-switch for transparency

This loophole is letting lobbying go under the...

A major loophole in Scotland’s lobbying register is undermining transparency...

Current Affairs Commentary
This assembly has real clout and major backing

The Blaenau Gwent Climate Assembly is a first...

This community could be about to change how communities in...

Current Affairs Commentary