The Reformer

Under STV, 71% of voters saw a candidate elected who they had given their first-preference vote t

A tale of two local by-elections: how STV...

On Thursday 3rd October, as on most Thursdays, several local...

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If neither get into the second round, all their votes will be wasted

London mayoral race: Will Rory Stewart’s candidacy ‘split’...

If there is one thing you can predict about politics...

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We must ensure that online campaigning does not remain beyond the law

At our Lib Dem fringe, panelists looked at...

With proportional representation a long-term policy of the Liberal Democrats,...

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The last year of political turmoil is the outcome of a system that has been failing for a long time

The current crisis has been a long time...

It’s easy right now to get caught up in the...

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Our constitution is just a set of gentlemen’s agreements

Why unions are getting serious about the need...

A week before the court case over prorogation reached the...

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Our Democracy

How To Upgrade our Democracy – Why Citizens’...

The Scottish Government says it is committed to deepening democracy...

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A general election would re-shuffle the parliamentary deck rather than solve the underlying problem

Another election under Westminster’s broken voting system is...

Back in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a...

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200 years since one of the first battles for the vote, our political structures still need to change

200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Westminster is...

The events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s...

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Westminster's voting system is an anti-choice stitch up

Brexit pacts: The latest desperate attempt to game...

The decision by both Plaid Cymru and the Greens to...

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House of Lords

Asking Theresa May To Show ‘Restraint’ In Her...

When even Peers are calling for an overhaul of the...

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Newspapers

ERS in the Press: July 2019

July was a busy month in Westminster before MPs headed...

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In 17 councils, the party with the largest number of votes did not secure the most seats

Local elections: How voters in England were cheated...

Local democracy in England and Wales has long been under...

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