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The ERS, democracy and the coronavirus crisis

ERS staff are, as you would imagine, working from home, and our events and meetings have all been postponed. While...

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The movement for real democracy is growing – get involved

Sometimes it helps to let the facts speak for themselves. When the ERS tweeted the number of votes it took...

Most read blogs of 2019

ERS in the Press: 2019’s electoral reform news roundup

As the year draws to a close, here’s a snapshot of some of the work we’ve been doing at the...

Woman using the ERS 2019 Results Hub

Introducing the ERS General Election Results Hub

Every general election, sites like the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph present live updates of the general election results as they roll in. Yet, despite having the data...

Hands up voting

Meet the new ERS Council

After a well-contested election, the Electoral Reform Society have a new Council to govern the Society for the next two...

ERS in the Press – August 2019

August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the fore – and it was a long time coming. The...

Clare Coatman

Thinking about standing for ERS council? Here’s Clare Coatman on why you should

Nominations for our ERS Council have just opened, and we’re looking for passionate reformers prepared to share their time, energy...

2019 Conference and AGM

In 2019 we hosted our AGM in Manchester, following last years hugely successful event in London. Our free conference featured...

A new all-party group has been launched to update Britain’s ‘wild west’ election campaign rules

As we get closer to the European elections, here’s a worrying fact: our elections are currently wide open to foreign...

House of Lords

Why replacing the unelected House of Lords is key to the movement for fair votes

For far too many of its members, the second chamber of our Parliament is a private members’ club. The House...

ERS panel

What we learnt from the ERS Members and Supporters Conference 2018

On the first weekend in December, ERS members and supporters came together for the Society’s Annual Conference and AGM. The...

2018 blog round up

Our top 5 most read blogs of 2018

This time of year, we take a look back on our most popular articles of the year. A lot has...