You don’t have to opt in to your right to free speech. So why do we have to opt in...
On Thursday 3rd October, as on most Thursdays, several local authority by-elections took place throughout Britain. These by-elections occur when...
If there is one thing you can predict about politics these days, it’s that you can’t predict anything. In the...
With proportional representation a long-term policy of the Liberal Democrats, we took the opportunity to discuss the wider crisis in...
It’s easy right now to get caught up in the daily drama of politics – to focus on individuals, and...
For the next six weeks the eyes of the world will be fixed on Japan. Ok, probably not all the...
A week before the court case over prorogation reached the Supreme Court, the ERS’ Dr Jess Garland told TUC Congress...
The Scottish Government says it is committed to deepening democracy in Scotland. This is vital and timely, as trust in...
The Electoral Reform Society has long campaigned for the House of Lords to be abolished and replaced with a new...
For most of the 20th century, every election in Scotland was conducted under the First Past the Post system, from...
August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the fore – and it was a long time coming. The...
Back in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a prescient question: “Do we want a democracy that gives the...