The Reformer

People want democracy on the agenda at the May elections

Scotland’s ground-breaking Citizens’ Assembly has wrapped up. What’s...

Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly, a deliberative body made up of...

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Preferential voting is garnering bipartisan support across the US

Bills are being proposed across the US to...

Electoral reform is gaining momentum across the USA as an...

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In Wales and Scotland there has been far greater transparency

Finally, some clarity on England’s local elections

UK ministers have finally confirmed that local elections in England...

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Politics too often feels like a London dominated private members club with citizens locked out

Activists are calling on Keir Starmer to back...

Leading Labour figures and democracy campaigners have urged the Labour...

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Newspapers

ERS in the Press – January 2021

As a new year begins, but the effects of the...

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House of Lords

Why we need more than piecemeal reform of...

The House of Lords is back in the spotlight, with...

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Elections are fundamental to democracy and must be properly managed

What is going on with England’s May elections?

This past week we’ve seen a dizzying array of conflicting...

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First Past the Post is an engine for overriding the majority

Trump shows how First Past the Post gives...

As the moving vans deliver the next residents of the...

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This year could see some major developments when it comes to voters rights

7 democratic developments to watch out for this...

What does democracy look like in a pandemic? It’s a...

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Thriving, empowered communities develop the foundations for long term prosperity

Scotland’s local democracy is not an optional extra

The experience of the covid-19 crisis has served to underline...

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More than 1,000 news and comment pieces mentioned the ERS’ work in 2020

Five times the ERS set the news agenda...

Despite the difficulties of 2020, the ERS kept up the...

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There’s much the UK could adopt from the recent Irish proposals

An independent Electoral Commission for Ireland – A...

While in the UK the government has recently threatened our...

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