The Reformer

Keir Starmer will have to combine working together with in-depth scrutiny

Within hours of victory, new Labour leader Keir Starmer had vowed to work with Boris Johnson ‘in the national interest’...

Candidate Diversity Matters

10 years since the Equality Act was introduced, parties need to come clean on diversity

It has been 10 years since the Equality Act (2010) received Royal Assent, providing Britain with a legal framework to protect...

Isle of Man: World’s oldest parliament goes online

Parliaments around the world are looking at new ways to conduct business during the Coronavirus crisis. We’d like to thank...

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ERS in the Press – March 2020

These are difficult and uncertain times, with the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most normal activity in politics and across the...

Pressure is growing for a ‘virtual Parliament’ to hold politicians to account

With Parliament now on a pause for four weeks, serious questions are being asked about how life-changing decisions will be...

How other parliaments are handling the coronavirus outbreak

The scale of the coronavirus challenge is almost unprecedented in modern Britain. It also presents enormous new challenges for how...

House of Lords

Let’s postpone bizarre peer by-elections for good

Even in today’s climate, hereditary peer by-elections are among the more absurd aspects of British politics. Following the retirement of...

The Local Democracy Bill must stem from more than just traditional consultation

Deepening democracy with Scotland’s Local Democracy Bill

Democracy isn’t static, it is a process. It isn’t always simple or easy, and today it is being tested under...

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The ERS, democracy and the coronavirus crisis

ERS staff are, as you would imagine, working from home, and our events and meetings have all been postponed. While...

Assemblies can help set out a vision for change from the bottom up

Could the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland change how politics is done for good?

A new way of doing democracy is being trialled in Scotland – and the ERS is at the heart of...

Parliament must ensure proper scrutiny amid coronavirus crisis

Parliament’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has identified the need for sweeping changes in how Westminster operates to protect MPs...

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2019 General Election Results

In an election campaign characterised by uncertainty and volatility, it came as a surprise to many that the result would...