The Reformer

Jill Rutter, Chris Hipkins and Darren Hughes at Labour Conference 2024

Former New Zealand PM praises ‘very stable’ PR at Labour Conference

Despite the downcast weather in Liverpool this week there was an upbeat mood at the Labour conference as the party...

“it’s pleasing to see that the Lib Dems are committed as ever to bringing in a proportional system”

Jubilation and strong support for electoral reform at the Liberal Democrat’s 2024 conference

There was a jubilant atmosphere at the Liberal Democrat conference this week. The number 72 – the number of MPs...

16,000 people were blocked from voting in the general election, it’s time to scrap voter ID

The scale of the impact that voter ID had on the recent general election has been laid bare today by...

Campaigners are rejoicing that this blight on our democracy will finally be cleaned up

The plans to remove all the hereditary peers are now in motion

Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for, plans have been laid for the final 92 hereditary peers to lose their...

Does the House of Lords have any power?

This July, the King’s Speech outlined the government’s intention to remove hereditary seats from the House of Lords. This is...

The real winner from votes at 16 is democracy

With our Labour government’s commitment to extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds in their manifesto, many an argument has...

Changing Politics: Election reform opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic

Changing Politics: Election reform opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic (FairVote and Electoral Reform Society)

2024 has been a big election year in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and both countries are...

Over the years the landscape of UK part financing has been shifting.

How big donors fund our political parties

In July 2024, at a time when candidates were still fighting for their seats, we reported on donations made to...

Powys- Have your say on fairer elections

Powys: Have your say on fairer elections

Powys County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on...

STV is used within the House of Commons, so why can’t we use it for Westminster?

On the 4th July an estimated 29 million people voted in the General Election, for the vast majority of us that...

King’s Speech signals first moves on Lords and electoral reform

The first King’s Speech of any new government is a significant political moment. Amid the ostentation and pomp of the...

Four striking general election outcomes showing the chaos of First Past the Post

The dust is settling on the results of the 2024 UK general election. We have a Labour government for the...