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May's election represents a significant step forward for Welsh democracy
Electoral Reform in Westminster

ERS Cymru leads calls for political parties to engage with new voters ahead of Wales’ May elections

May’s election will be the first that 16 and 17 year olds and all resident foreign nationals are able to...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

One-party politics is over: Why pressure is building for proportional representation

February 19, 2021

Debate is growing about the need for a fair, democratic voting system. This week an editorial in the Guardian noted how the...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

One in four Constituency Labour Parties now back Proportional Representation – so what’s next?

Pressure is growing. This week the campaign to get Labour to back electoral reform hit a new milestone. A quarter...

“Citizens’ assemblies are being used to upgrade Scottish democracy”
Citizens' Assemblies

Holyrood must take forward the Citizens’ Assembly’s calls to revamp Scottish democracy

Politicians must move Scottish democracy forward by putting citizens at the centre, the ERS and 17 other leading organisations and...

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Voter ID

How government voter ID plans are an expensive and dangerous distraction

At a cost of up to £20m per election, this is a colossal waste of energy and resources at a...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

How a landmark bill could enhance democracy in the US

February 16, 2021

The 2020 US presidential election and down-ballot races were a success for democratic participation. The presidential race saw a record...

ERS Cymru

Wales’ planning for the May elections is a welcome contrast to Westminster

Key decisions on May's elections in Wales will be driven by consensus and cooperation, rather than ministerial diktat.

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Electoral Reform in Westminster

MPs step up parliamentary push for electoral reform with new cross-party campaign

MPs have launched a fresh effort to reform  Westminster’s undemocratic voting laws, with a new all-party group pushing for change....

Electoral Reform in Westminster

A bumper year for local elections – but a dud system is holding England back

February 12, 2021

Last week, the government announced that the elections on May 6th will go ahead – a welcome bit of clarity....

House of Lords
House of Lords

An unenviable milestone – we must stop the bloat of our oversized second chamber

This week the House of Lords hit an unenviable milestone – once again topping over 800 members following Boris Johnson’s...

Citizens' Assemblies

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

February 9, 2021

Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly, a deliberative body made up of 100 citizens reflecting the country’s demographics, concluded in January and...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Bills are being proposed across the US to scrap First Past the Post

February 5, 2021

Electoral reform is gaining momentum across the USA as an impressive number of state legislatures are considering reforming their local...