Breaking: Petition to scrap undemocratic voter ID plans hits crucial 100,000 signatures Over 100,000 people have demanded ministers scrap plans to impose mandatory voter ID, amid growing fears that millions of people could be locked out of democracy. Posted 12 Jul 2021
Parliament’s petition website is down because of a backbench committee. How is that right? Parliament’s petition site is down. If you go to the homepage today, you’ll see a notice at the top, saying this: “We’re waiting for a new Petitions Committee. Petitions had to stop because of the recent general... Posted 27 Jul 2017
We did it: petition for PR hits 100,000 signatures We did it. The petition to introduce real Proportional Representation for Westminster has hit its target of 100,000 – with over two weeks to go. Thousands of you shared our blogs, tweets, emails and posts... Posted 21 Mar 2017
The momentum for Lords reform is growing Reform often comes through an unusual mix of factors. They stir up within a short space of time – until the whole strange potion explodes. It feels like we might be witnessing that process right... Posted 10 Mar 2017
100,000 names for PR: let’s get fair votes on Parliament’s agenda Four months ago, an electoral reform supporter started a petition on the government’s e-petition site to introduce a proportional voting system for Westminster elections. Today, it has over 60,000 signatures – and is growing by the day.... Posted 07 Feb 2017
140,000 reasons for reform: Next week voters across 21 of Wales’ 22 unitary authorities will head to the polls to decide the political make-up of their local councils. Voters will express a view on where they want to see... Posted 26 Apr 2012