In 2009, David Cameron pledged that a third of his ministers would be women. But even today, after a reshuffle which has...
Following the county council elections we’ve been hearing a lot about ‘None of the Above’. The IPPR recently flagged None...
Some more good news from today’s Queen’s Speech. And this time it’s for something that’s actually in it. The Coalition Government...
On Thursday 6 May, 27 county councils and 8 unitary authorities in England and Anglesey in Wales will hold elections....
It’s Official! Everyone (apart from the Home Office) who has looked at the elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs)...
Last week politicians in Scotland were queuing up to call for more power to be exercised at local level. But it...
It’s International Women’s Day. And it seemed the right time to show just how badly women are faring in Welsh public...
In 2007 Scotland began using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) for local government elections. The First Past the Post system...
At first glance, UK local government statistics aren’t exactly the most exciting topic for a blog. But they’re really important...
A few weeks ago, Electoral Reform Society Wales gave evidence to the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee about the...
Another day, another disaster. We now hear that £350,000 worth of ballot papers are headed for the shredder. The farce that...
As the first stage in a yearlong process to imagine what a ‘Good Scottish Democracy’ might look like we asked...