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Tiny shifts in votes can upset an avalanche of seats, with no relation between the national vote and number of seats won

The movement for an overhaul of Britain’s broken...

On Sunday, former Brexit Secretary David Davis wrote an important...

Current Affairs Commentary
The gentlemen’s agreements that have propped up how Parliament works have totally broken down

Campaigners are stepping up calls for a ‘Constitutional...

Whichever side of the Brexit debate people are on, one...

Current Affairs Commentary

There’s a glaring threat facing the next General...

You don’t have to opt in to your right to...

Current Affairs Commentary
Under STV, 71% of voters saw a candidate elected who they had given their first-preference vote t

A tale of two local by-elections: how STV...

On Thursday 3rd October, as on most Thursdays, several local...

Current Affairs Commentary
If neither get into the second round, all their votes will be wasted

London mayoral race: Will Rory Stewart’s candidacy ‘split’...

If there is one thing you can predict about politics...

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We must ensure that online campaigning does not remain beyond the law

At our Lib Dem fringe, panelists looked at...

With proportional representation a long-term policy of the Liberal Democrats,...

Current Affairs Commentary
The last year of political turmoil is the outcome of a system that has been failing for a long time

The current crisis has been a long time...

It’s easy right now to get caught up in the...

Current Affairs Commentary
In Japan’s last election, Abe's ruling coalition won a two-thirds majority on less than half the vote

How do elections work in Japan?

For the next six weeks the eyes of the world...

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Our constitution is just a set of gentlemen’s agreements

Why unions are getting serious about the need...

A week before the court case over prorogation reached the...

Current Affairs Commentary
Our Democracy

How To Upgrade our Democracy – Why Citizens’...

The Scottish Government says it is committed to deepening democracy...

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House of Lords

An elected House of Lords wouldn’t just be...

The Electoral Reform Society has long campaigned for the House...

Your Questions Answered
Compared to Westminster, the Scottish Parliament is very proportional

Is there proportional representation in Scotland?

For most of the 20th century, every election in Scotland...

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