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ERS in the Press – August 2019

August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the...

Developments at the ERS
A general election would re-shuffle the parliamentary deck rather than solve the underlying problem

Another election under Westminster’s broken voting system is...

Back in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a...

Current Affairs Commentary
House of Lords

What is the main purpose of the House...

Even those of you out there who have a passing...

Your Questions Answered
200 years since one of the first battles for the vote, our political structures still need to change

200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Westminster is...

The events of 2019 have put the problems of Westminster’s...

Current Affairs Commentary
Westminster's voting system is an anti-choice stitch up

Brexit pacts: The latest desperate attempt to game...

The decision by both Plaid Cymru and the Greens to...

Current Affairs Commentary
Clare Coatman

Thinking about standing for ERS council? Here’s Clare...

Nominations for our ERS Council have just opened, and we’re...

Developments at the ERS
House of Lords

Asking Theresa May To Show ‘Restraint’ In Her...

When even Peers are calling for an overhaul of the...

Current Affairs Commentary
Newspapers

ERS in the Press: July 2019

July was a busy month in Westminster before MPs headed...

Current Affairs Commentary
In 17 councils, the party with the largest number of votes did not secure the most seats

Local elections: How voters in England were cheated...

Local democracy in England and Wales has long been under...

Current Affairs Commentary
Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament

Building a stronger Senedd: Why size (still) matters

Almost since its inception, there has been discussion and debate...

Current Affairs Commentary
There’s plenty of good practice which the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland can draw on

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland: What can be...

How do you ensure the recently-announced Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open...

Current Affairs Commentary
A two-dimensional political environment is perhaps creating a four-party-plus political system

Voters are going beyond left-right divides – and...

During the first half of 2019, party affiliation among the...

Current Affairs Commentary