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English Local Democracy

Welsh Parliament to vote on letting councils scrap first past the post

November 17, 2020

Local government is one of our most important layers of representation, delivering everyday frontline services such as social care and...

Scrutiny

How MPs are being effectively locked out of Parliament during the pandemic

November 16, 2020

Commons leader Jacob Rees Mogg has announced a partial return to remote proceedings for MPs, after the shocking case of...

Five US cities scrap First Past the Post and bring in preferential voting
Campaign Regulation

These US states voted to make elections fairer

In the past two weeks, the flaws of the US electoral system have become plain for all to see. As...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Today the government can bring in the ‘missing millions’ excluded from electoral roll

Today MPs have a chance to bring in millions of young people to the electoral register and we’re joining with...

Polling Day

The government has a chance to right a major electoral injustice on Tuesday

As it stands, the new constituency boundaries will not take into account roughly nine million people who aren’t on the...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

How Holyrood can close the lobbying loopholes – and stand up for transparency

November 9, 2020

Scotland’s lax transparency rules are leaving voters in the dark about the scale and nature of political lobbying, a coalition...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

In both the US and Britain, millions are silenced by a broken electoral system

First published in the i newspaper While President Trump looked hopefully at a path to re-election on Tuesday night, one...

Political education should be a required topic in Wales’ classrooms
Informed Electorate

Teaching politics in our schools should be a necessity not an option

Next year’s Senedd election will see 16 and 17 year olds in Wales be able to vote for the first...

Using a passport to vote in the UK
Voter ID

Papers, please: Why the UK must think again before importing US-style voter ID to Britain

Voting is a key cornerstone of any democratic system. Just as important are the principles underpinning it: that every vote...

Statue of Liberty
Electoral Reform in Westminster

When it comes to fair votes, the US Senate is ripe for reform

If seats are ever to match votes in America, the US will need to look at the distorted Senate. While...

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Electoral Reform in Westminster

Four ways of electing a president – ranked from worst to best

America’s presidential election is the most famous presidential election in the world. The antiquated American system of choosing a president...

Bush and Trump both won elections with fewer votes than their opponent
Electoral Reform in Westminster

How the US’ warped Electoral College means millions of votes make no difference

In the last five US elections, two presidents have been summoned to office whilst obtaining fewer votes than their opponent....