The Reformer

Why we’re calling for Labour to join others in backing proportional representation

"The need for a wholesale renewal of our democracy is now more urgent than ever."

Avoiding an ‘elective dictatorship’: How Parliament can learn from the pandemic

From virtual contributions to debates, to remote voting, the House of Commons showed that it could modernise quickly when faced...

House of Lords libary

Moving the Lords to York is just virtue signalling if it remains unelected

Once again, talk is bubbling that the House of Lords could be moved to York.

New research reveals BME people severely under-represented on local councils

New research has revealed a significant ‘representation gap’ when it comes to diversity at a local level.

Could a citizens’ assembly help set out a post-pandemic recovery plan for Wales?

ERS Cymru has advocated for the use of deliberative democracy and citizens’ assemblies for many years. But it’s an idea...

It’s time for the Labour Party to get behind real democracy at Westminster

The rules that govern our politics have a lot to answer for when it comes to political in-fighting and polarisation.

Welsh civil society launches ‘democracy manifesto’ for 2021 Senedd elections

Civil society groups led by ERS Cymru have launched their ‘democracy asks’ for the 2021 Welsh Senedd elections, throwing down...

Labour now backs proportional representation for executive elections. Next stop: PR for Westminster

The Labour Party has scrapped First Past the Post voting for its National Executive Committee elections, meaning constituency representatives will...

Why ministers’ plans for redrawing the constituency map matter

The Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 is currently making its way through Parliament, and it deserves some proper attention.

Labour are looking for policies to fix Britain’s broken democracy. Here’s 5 ideas

The Labour party is currently consulting on its policies for political reform and the reforming Britain's broken constitution.

More evidence that under Westminster’s warped voting system, swathes of Britain can be written off

New research has highlighted once again just how damaging Westminster's warped voting system is to our society.

Equality groups sound the alarm on ‘US-style voter suppression’ potentially coming to the UK

Equality organisations are warning that government plans to force all voters to show ID at the ballot box risk locking...