The Reformer

Why the Brexit TV debate debacle shows party leaders must be compelled to take part

There was a story noticeably absent on the front pages on Monday: Sunday night’s Brexit TV leaders debate. That’s because...

Burns report on size of the House of Lords

The Burns Report – Where Are We One Year On?

Mariya Green reflects on some of the research undertaken during her placement at the ERS The report of the Lord...

ERS in the Press – November 2018

Here is just a highlight of the coverage our campaigns have received in the press this month. MPs call for end to...

The future of Welsh democracy? Interviews with Welsh leadership candidates

In just a few week’s time Wales will have its next First Minister in place, with a three way race...

Polling Station Sign on the floor

Foreign influence, not voter fraud, is the biggest threat to our democracy

“Do we need to start messaging ‘widespread reports of election fraud’, so we are positively set up for the recount...

The threat of dark money goes beyond Brexit

Two and a half years on from the EU referendum, the result is still being discussed and debated. Arguably more...

House of Lords

Lords lost in stasis as fake reforms go nowhere

Politics is often dominated by disagreements, but one thing almost everyone agrees on is this: the House of Lords is...

cemetery of first past the post

Four countries where First Past the Post is dead and buried

As a Halloween treat, we thought we’d have a spooky stroll around the graveyard of First Past the Post. Around...

Inside the backbench burial ground of Private Members’ Bills

Most of the legislation that Parliament passes is introduced and backed by the government. But for thirteen Fridays in each...

House of Lords libary

Lords are lobbying – our second chamber is leaving us open to foreign interference

A story last week showed the House of Lords for what it really is: a lobbyist’s paradise. As revealed by...

Ireland and blasphemy: Another landmark day for deliberative democracy

It sometimes seems that Ireland is having referendums every week – and today voters there are once again heading to...

House of Lords

4 things wrong with the latest ‘reform’ claims from the House of Lords…

If a new proclamation is to be believed, the UK’s unelected second chamber is apparently ‘on course’ to reduce in...