The Reformer

Trade unionists say it’s time to fix Westminster – and build a ‘politics for the many’

Politics for the Many is an alliance of trade unionists who champion political reform – and last week they set...

Why we need real leadership on democratic reform from the next Welsh Labour leader

What was always set to be an interesting Welsh Labour conference this weekend quickly became one for the history books...

Local Elections: Diverse voices are being drowned out by the undemocratic voting system in England and Wales

We are now but two weeks from the 2018 local elections. If you live in London you will have the...

May 3rd 2018

Seven things you need to know about the local elections

Blink and you’ll miss the coverage, but local elections are happening on Thursday 3 May in England.  A lot has changed...

One simple change could take us much closer to gender equality in politics

There can be no doubt that in order to see more women elected to our political institutions, political parties need...

House of Lords

A handful of hereditary peers are trying to stifle reform – they are on the wrong side of history

Westminster is packed full of peculiar traditions from the Commons’ door being slammed in Black Rod’s face to the ban...

Three reasons there needs to be a crackdown on the ‘online wild west’

The Cambridge Analytica scandal has rightly shocked people all over the world. The possibility that our personal information may have...

Five ways we can revive our elections in Scotland

There is much to admire about the way elections are held in Scotland. Generally speaking, they are transparent, accessible, and...

What Cambridge Analytica tells us about our out-dated campaign laws

Online campaigning is the 21st century’s wild west – and the Cambridge Analytica saga is a very stark reminder that...

No ID no Entry

Why the government’s mandatory voter ID plans are a terrible idea

The Electoral Commission has launched a new campaign against electoral fraud – a laudable effort to limit this type of...

More votes but fewer seats? Surely you’re joking?

Imagine if at the next General Election one party received the most votes, but another – with fewer votes –...

Constituency Boundaries

The plan to cut MPs looks suspiciously like a power grab

Are we witnessing a power grab? Six months ago, reports suggested that the Prime Minister had dropped plans to force...