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young voters

Why pressure is growing from the PM’s own ranks to back votes at 16

The Electoral Reform Society has launched a new pamphlet titled ‘Civic Duty: The Conservative Case for Votes at 16 &...

These ‘sham elections’ in the House of Lords must end – as the first step towards real change

Today, with 12 votes, the Earl of Devon won the by-election to decide who will replace Earl Baldwin of Bewdley...

A cross-party group of MPs are fighting Westminster’s broken voting system

This week is the first National Democracy Week – a rare moment to put the ‘nuts and bolts’ of democracy...

Young voters

National Democracy Week: The Conservative case for extending the franchise is stronger than ever

The following piece is a guest post by Owen Meredith, National Chairman of the Tory Reform Group. This inaugural National Democracy...

There’s an easy way to tackle the ‘political gender gap’ – what’s the government waiting for?

It’s no news that British politics has a big problem with gender diversity. Just a third of MPs and councillors...

Four ways Westminster’s politics needs fixing this Democracy Week

Monday marks the start of the first ‘National Democracy Week’ – the government’s initiative to encourage democratic participation. It has...

Electoral reform for Love Island?

What’s not to like about Love Island? A group of good-looking singletons enter a villa in the hopes of finding...

The need to rein in the ‘online wild west’ is now being recognised

Following a series of scandals around fake news, foreign interference, and misuse of personal data, the Electoral Commission acknowledged earlier...

Democracy21

The campaign for truly local democracy in Scotland is growing

Last weekend – a rare sunny Saturday in Glasgow – around 500 people gathered not to drink cocktails in the...

House of Lords

Revealed: The Lords is increasingly out of touch with modern Britain

To many of us, the House of Lords looks very much like a private members’ club – a cosy corner...

ID sign outside polling station

Why are Ministers celebrating citizens losing their right to vote?

In a comment piece for The Times this week, Chloe Smith, Minister for the Constitution, made some bold claims about the...

Dominic Cummings

Inside the funny world of ‘contempt of Parliament’

It’s a commonly established practice that Parliamentary select committees can ask witnesses to attend hearings and answer questions. This frequently...