Today we’ve welcomed news that BBC Scotland is to set aside an extra £5 million for dedicated coverage of the 2014 Independence Referendum.   We are now looking at a team of 50 tasked with providing coverage and encouraging debate at national and local level – and online.   Over 4 million registered voters [...]

Today a new bill lands in parliament today, courtesy of Labour’s Alan Whitehead, Lib Dem Lord Tyler and Conserative Andrew Tyrie. It deserves attention – because it offers a sensible, cross party approach to party funding. This bill puts pay to the myth that cross-party solution to party funding isn’t possible. Caps on spending and donations are [...]

Following the county council elections we’ve been hearing a lot about ‘None of the Above’.   The IPPR recently flagged None of the Above – or NOTA – as a part of their plan to boost youth turnout – making voting for under 24s compulsory, but ensuring there’s an option for first time voters to [...]