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Ed Davey

Ed Davey – Liberal Democrat Leadership Interview

Electoral Reform Society Chief Executive Darren Hughes spoke with Lib...

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Jo Swinson

Jo Swinson – Liberal Democrat Leadership Interview

Our Chief Executive Darren Hughes interviewed Liberal Democrat Leadership hopeful...

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We need urgent legislation to bring electoral law in line with digital campaigning techniques

An election could happen at any time –...

Last week, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and...

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2019 Conference and AGM

In 2019 we hosted our AGM in Manchester, following last...

Developments at the ERS
The assembly will be completely independent of government and parties

Support grows for new way of doing democracy,...

It’s clear that there is a growing appetite for a...

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All the binary ways of thinking and focus on personalities has to be put aside

Four pitfalls and opportunities for the Citizens’ Assembly...

Next Monday, the firing gun will be started on the...

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Simplifying, updating and consolidating electoral law is long overdue

We’ve told Parliament the case for updating our...

Current electoral legislation is not fit for purpose. The core...

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Conservative TV Debates

Why we’re calling on Boris Johnson to take...

In our fragile democracy, we need all the opportunities possible...

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Conservative MPs are running out of time to prevent another crisis

Why a directly elected PM could trigger a...

This piece was originally published by The Times In the...

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“Citizens’ assemblies are being used to upgrade Scottish democracy”

Citizens’ assemblies can help us move beyond a...

This piece was originally published by The Scotsman. Talk of...

ERS Scotland

Democracy needs you: Cross-party group seeks evidence for...

Last month saw a landmark in the push to overhaul...

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Darren Hughes on Sky News

ERS is the Press: May 2019

In a month that began and ended with elections for...

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