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Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

Building a stronger Senedd: Why size (still) matters

Almost since its inception, there has been discussion and debate...

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There’s plenty of good practice which the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland can draw on

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland: What can be...

How do you ensure the recently-announced Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open...

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A two-dimensional political environment is perhaps creating a four-party-plus political system

Voters are going beyond left-right divides – and...

During the first half of 2019, party affiliation among the...

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Ed Davey

Ed Davey – Liberal Democrat Leadership Interview

Electoral Reform Society Chief Executive Darren Hughes spoke with Lib...

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Jo Swinson

Jo Swinson – Liberal Democrat Leadership Interview

Our Chief Executive Darren Hughes interviewed Liberal Democrat Leadership hopeful...

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We need urgent legislation to bring electoral law in line with digital campaigning techniques

An election could happen at any time –...

Last week, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and...

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The assembly will be completely independent of government and parties

Support grows for new way of doing democracy,...

It’s clear that there is a growing appetite for a...

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All the binary ways of thinking and focus on personalities has to be put aside

Four pitfalls and opportunities for the Citizens’ Assembly...

Next Monday, the firing gun will be started on the...

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Simplifying, updating and consolidating electoral law is long overdue

We’ve told Parliament the case for updating our...

Current electoral legislation is not fit for purpose. The core...

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Conservative TV Debates

Why we’re calling on Boris Johnson to take...

In our fragile democracy, we need all the opportunities possible...

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Conservative MPs are running out of time to prevent another crisis

Why a directly elected PM could trigger a...

This piece was originally published by The Times In the...

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Democracy needs you: Cross-party group seeks evidence for...

Last month saw a landmark in the push to overhaul...

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