The Reformer

Why reach out when you can win a majority on just 30 percent of the vote

How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare

Poll after poll and headline after headline in the U.K may leave you with the impression of a country more...

2025 at the ERS: Our work in Scotland and Wales

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

2025 at the ERS: Our research making the case for democratic reform

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

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Legislative battles are renewing the focus on Westminster’s unelected upper chamber

A common argument from defenders of the unelected Lords is that ministers should dedicate the entirety of their time to...

Political parties shouldnt be personal vehicles for views of the super-rich

We need a donation cap, but how much should it be?

In the UK today, there is still no legal limit on how much a single donor can give to a...

2025 at the ERS: Getting our message into the news

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

2025 at the ERS: Our work behind the scenes

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

2025 at the ERS: Our major milestones and achievements from the year

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

Forced to make a tactical vote? We shouldn’t have to vote for the least bad option

Every election, millions of us head to the polling station in a conflicted state of mind – should I vote...

2025 at the ERS: Our year campaigning for change

Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains...

in a healthy democracy, no one should be able to buy a louder voice

Minister: Put a donations cap in the Elections Bill

A million pounds here, a few hundred thousand there. Life-changing sums for most of us. Yet in the world of...

First Past the Post doesn’t care how narrow or extreme a party’s agendas is

How First Past the Post lets people with fringe views slip through the net

Britain’s First Past the Post system was designed for a two-party age. One that pretty much everyone agrees we no...