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ERS Cymru

Wales is leading the way in building a better democracy, Westminster should take note

There’s been plenty of talk at Conservative conference of how to win back young voters. But so far there has...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Labour voters know to get an economy for the many, we’ll need a democratic overhaul

Since Labour’s Democracy Review was launched last year, the party’s internal structures have been exhaustively debated, picked over, and now...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Three things we learnt at Lib Dem Conference

September 20, 2018

After spending a long weekend at Liberal Democrat conference, I can confirm that EU berets are firmly in fashion, you...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

TUC: A fair society needs equality in Westminster, not just the workplace

September 20, 2018

The 150th Anniversary Congress of the TUC was both a celebration of the past – and a chance to look...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

International Day of Democracy 2018: The changes desperately needed to give a voice to all

September 15, 2018

Millions across the globe are celebrating International Day of Democracy, established in the hope of inspiring people to find ways...

votes up and seats down
Electoral Reform in Westminster

How can a party lose support but gain seats? The upside-down world of Westminster’s voting system

What would you expect to happen if a party gained support in a fresh election? Most people would expect them...

The Gerrymander
Electoral Reform in Westminster

It’s not just the boundaries that need reviewing – it’s First Past the Post

The four national Boundary Commissions have now announced their results. If parliament accepts them, these will be the constituencies that...

Voter ID Required
Votes at 16

The government’s voter ID plans are ‘rearranging the deckchairs’ in the face of new threats to our democracy

  On May 3rd 2018, 350 people were denied a vote in their local council elections. Their crime? Not possessing...

Bromley Voter ID bill board
Voter ID

The government is wearing blinkers over Voter ID – and it’s voters who will suffer

This week the Cabinet Office launched its call for councils to join a second-round of voter ID pilots, due to...

Votes at 16

The Tories should trust young people

August 25, 2018

Cecilia George is a former Member of Youth Parliament for Wiltshire and wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The Conservative...

Votes at 16

My dad would have been ready to vote at 16, and today’s young people are too

August 24, 2018

Lisa Francis is the former Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales and wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The...

Citizens' Assembly on Brexit
English Local Citizens' Assemblies

Citizens’ Juries could become the core of a revived local democracy

Deliberative forms of democracy are certainly coming into fashion. From the Irish Citizens’ Assembly that led to the historic repeal...