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English Local Democracy

Democracy delayed? Voters and officials need clarity now on England’s May elections

Toby James, University of East Anglia and Alistair Clark, Newcastle University Which activities are essential during a pandemic? Across England,...

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Electoral Reform in Westminster

A small change has the potential to make a big difference to Australian elections

In 1918, a seemingly ordinary by-election in the Australian electoral division of Swan changed Australian federal politics forever. The conservatives...

Trump
Electoral Reform in Westminster

How close was Trump to winning the election?

Just before the 2020 US Presidential election, we asked the question ‘could Trump win the Presidency and lose the popular...

The new Lords could end up costing taxpayers as much as £728,688 a year
House of Lords

Here’s how much the PM’s new unelected Lords could cost us

The House of Lords was already bursting at the seams, but the latest batch of appointments from the Prime Minister...

The government must be more transparent in what is meant by harmful content
Campaign Regulation

Is the government’s Online Harms Bill fit for purpose?

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform Society from the University of Nottingham. After a long delay,...

Constitutional Convention

Scottish House of Citizens

The Citizens' Assembly of Scotland proposed an idea that could ensure all of Scotland is reflected in Holyrood - a...

House of Lords
House of Lords

Replace Lords with a senate of the regions to help ‘level up’

Overhauling Parliament’s London-dominated second chamber would help empower the UK’s nations and regions, writes a senior director at the Electoral...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour MPs call on party in Westminster to back electoral reform after Wales’ Senedd backs change

December 20, 2020

Labour MPs from across the party have called on the leadership to back reform to Westminster’s ‘broken voting system’ after...

Citizens' Assemblies

What we’ve learnt about the government’s ‘Democracy Commission’

December 18, 2020

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform Society from the University of Nottingham. It has been a...

77.9% said that looking at the electoral system should be a priority
Electoral Reform in Westminster

Shock Parliamentary survey results highlights calls for electoral reform

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform Society from the University of Nottingham. A survey conducted by...

Citizens' Assemblies

It’s time to put deliberation at the heart of Scottish politics

December 12, 2020

Last Saturday the final session of the Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland concluded. The assembly, the largest deliberative event in Scotland’s...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

YouGov study reveals the stark levels of discontent with Westminster

December 11, 2020

By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform Society from the University of Nottingham. Last week, polling firm...