To many of us, the House of Lords looks very much like a private members’ club – a cosy corner...
In a comment piece for The Times this week, Chloe Smith, Minister for the Constitution, made some bold claims about the...
It’s a commonly established practice that Parliamentary select committees can ask witnesses to attend hearings and answer questions. This frequently...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a crackdown on the online political advertising industry following the Cambridge Analytica scandal....
Despite the fact that last month’s Voter ID trials disenfranchised (at least) hundreds of people, the government seems to be...
The idea that people can become lawmakers for life – simply because they were born into the ‘right’ family –...
In the committee room corridors at the Palace of Westminster, the government’s conduct around the ongoing review of constituency boundaries...
In a historic referendum on Friday, the Irish electorate voted with a resounding Yes in favour of removing the Eighth...
Last week, there was a rather hushed announcement in parliament: a resignation among the Lords. A peer has decided to retire. No...
Last week’s local elections were a textbook lesson in why we need to change the way we elect our local...
The government’s rationale for its ill-considered Voter ID pilots was to tackle “electoral fraud” – a criminal offence of which...
For the past fifteen years, the Hansard Society – a thinktank which promotes parliamentary democracy – has published its Audit...