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Money in Politics

Greensill 2.0: Is the next lobbying scandal brewing in the House of Lords?

April 16, 2021

Greensill 2.0: Is the next lobbying scandal brewing in the House of Lords?

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Campaign Regulation

ERS in the Press: March 2021

The warping effects of First Past the Post were in the news again this month, with the Times’ Patrick Maguire...

Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament
ERS Cymru

Welsh democracy is under threat, we need more members of the Senedd now more than ever

Just a few short weeks out from the Senedd elections and it’s clear that the election campaign has now hit...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

New polling reveals just how powerless people feel over Westminster

April 9, 2021

Two-thirds of the public feel powerless over decision making and feel that they have little or no opportunities to influence...

Scottish Local Citizens' Assemblies

Only real local democracy can rebuild our communities

April 9, 2021

The last twelve months have changed the way many of us think about our everyday lives. The lockdowns necessitated by...

Fair Play Pledge
Campaign Regulation

It’s time for candidates to ‘play fair’ and back overhaul of UK’s outdated election rules

The Fair Play Pledge, a major initiative involving several democratic organisations, was formally launched this Wednesday to highlight the need...

English Local Democracy

How May’s London Assembly elections will work

April 7, 2021

This May, millions of Londoners will go to the polls to vote for the Mayor and the London Assembly. The...

Proportional representation is vital to provide the effective scrutiny that councils need
English Local Democracy

England is blighted by local one party states

England is blighted by local one-party states: areas where it too often feels like only one party can win, where...

Join us, and Jackie Weaver, to tell the candidates in May to sign the Fair Play Pledge
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Join Jackie Weaver and democracy groups as we launch the Fair Play Pledge

This May sees a huge round of elections in Britain – from Holyrood to Cardiff Bay, the London Assembly and...

Devolution

How elections for the Mayor of London will work

April 1, 2021

On May 6, one year after elections were supposed to be held, more than six million Londoners will be called...

Scottish Local Citizens' Assemblies

Local communities must be the foundation on which we build Scotland’s recovery

March 26, 2021

The pandemic has given us a fresh insight into what we already knew about Scotland’s communities; people will sacrifice their...

Hereditary peers account for more than one tenth of an already bloated House of Lords
House of Lords

Hereditary Peers highlight the absurdity of our system and the case for reform

Momentum is building for wholesale reform of the House of Lords, as hereditary peerages are under public scrutiny after a...