http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk News from the Electoral Reform Society http://http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/images/ers1.gif http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/27/constitutional-reform-illiberal-reactionary-labour Anthony Lester, The Guardian<br />I spent 15 months advising Brown and Straw on constitutional reform. What a waste of effort Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/27/constitutional-reform-illiberal-reactionary-labour http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/inthenews.php <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">An abridged version of this article appeared in 13</span></span><sup style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> April edition of Tribune.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /> I believe that Labour would only benefit in the long term from a system under which it was obliged to contest meaningful elections in every area.&nbsp; It would reward the party for making a truly national appeal, a give Labour members in traditionally hostile territory a reason to play an active role in the party.&nbsp;&nbsp; It would make Labour fight once again for votes in seats we have traditionally taken for granted, and help us to re-engage disaffected voters who presently feel ignored. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/inthenews.php