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Scotland shows that votes at 16 works

Miles Briggs MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The Conservative Case for votes...

Polling Station

Britain’s democratic story is unfinished – let’s write the next chapter

Sir Peter Bottomley MP, the Member of Parliament for Worthing West wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The Conservative...

Are we about to witness an ‘arms race’ in Brexit spending?

Over the weekend, the co-founder of the Superdry fashion label donated £1m to the People’s vote campaign, with the funds...

Why Votes at 16 is the next suffrage bridge we must cross

Nicky Morgan MP, Member of Parliament for Loughborough and former Education Secretary wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The Conservative...

Young voters

An updated Conservative case for Votes at 16

Owen Meredith, Chairman of the Tory Reform Group wrote this piece for our pamphlet Civic Duty The Conservative Case for votes...

Voter ID Required

Government figures have revealed the potential cost of voter ID – and it is enormous

From the get go, the government’s plans to force voters to show ID when voting was a solution looking for...

How the new Welsh party leaders can make a difference on diversity

Has there ever been such a time of change in Welsh politics? By the end of this year there is...

Long Read: What’s gone wrong with our democracy – and how do we fix it?

This is a time of high political anxiety. No one seems to be very sure of much anymore. Not that...

ID sign outside polling station

Our democracy faces many threats – but the government has picked the wrong priority

It’s not just campaigners saying it any more: democracy is officially at risk, according to parliament’s digital, culture, media and...

Welsh civil society launch open government manifesto

If you could get the Welsh Government to do one thing to be more transparent or engaging, what would it...

In these divided times, a new consensus is emerging around our broken election laws

Fresh off the back of our call for Parliament to take action on Britain’s analogue-age campaign rules – and the...

Why it’s time to shine a light on ‘dark ads’ online

Following a request by the Culture Media and Sport committee, Facebook has revealed the EU referendum adverts paid for by Vote Leave...