The Scottish government is standing up to Westminster on legislation that would see voter ID imposed on UK elections held in Scotland. Deputy First Minister John Swinney lodged a ‘legislation consent memorandum’ in the Scottish...
Posted 01 Oct 2021
We are facing a climate crisis, to find solutions that work for people across Scotland we need to change the way we do democracy. In this interactive session we will hear from two experts on...
Posted 08 Sep 2021
We are facing a climate crisis, to find solutions that work for people across Scotland we need to change the way we do democracy. In this interactive session we will hear from two experts on...
Posted 03 Sep 2021
ERS Scotland and the Sortition Foundation have ramped up calls for ‘House of Citizens’ – a revising chamber made up of ordinary voters – in Scotland, following revelations that a Conservative party donor gave the...
Posted 03 Jun 2021
Among the wave of elections that will be held on 6 May, voters across Scotland will be called to elect 129 members of the devolved Scottish Parliament for the sixth time in its history. The...
Posted 19 Apr 2021
The last twelve months have changed the way many of us think about our everyday lives. The lockdowns necessitated by the pandemic have made the world feel smaller and turned many people’s minds to a...
Posted 09 Apr 2021
A major loophole in Scotland’s lobbying register is undermining transparency – with voters left in the dark about lobbying during the pandemic.
Posted 04 Mar 2021
Politicians must move Scottish democracy forward by putting citizens at the centre, the ERS and 17 other leading organisations and campaigners say.
Posted 18 Feb 2021
The experience of the covid-19 crisis has served to underline and strengthen the case ERS Scotland has long been making for a revamped local democracy. The work undertaken in recent years – alongside a range...
Posted 14 Jan 2021
The Citizens' Assembly of Scotland has proposed an idea that could ensure all of Scotland is reflected in Holyrood - a permanent citizens assembly, or 'House of Citizens'.
Posted 04 Jan 2021