Download as PDF (158.0KB pdf) Over a period of 18 months from 2013 to 2014, Electoral Reform Society Scotland carried out an in-depth investigation into the state of Scottish democracy. It involved a gathering of...
Posted 04 May 2022
Download as PDF (196.7KB pdf) A lasting legacy for the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland Contact: willstringer@sortitionfoundation.org Background In 2019, over 100 people from across Scotland were brought together to create a vision for Scotland’s future...
Posted 29 Jun 2021
Download as PDF (138.3KB pdf) The Our Democracy campaign arises from the simple idea that human beings flourish when they have control over their own lives. We think that the vast majority of Scots realise...
Posted 27 Apr 2021
Citizens’ assemblies are a form of deliberative democracy: processes through which citizens can engage in open, respectful and informed discussion and debate with their peers on a given issue.
Posted 08 Jul 2019
The health of our democracy is failing. Westminster’s outdated, broken voting system and unelected House of Lords reinforce Westminster’s power-hoarding tendencies, leaving voters powerless and distant from where decisions are made, with no real say...
Posted 25 May 2019
Download as a pdf (124.1KB pdf) Citizens’ assemblies are a form of deliberative democracy: processes through which citizens can engage in open, respectful and informed discussion and debate with their peers on a given issue....
Posted 12 Mar 2019
Download briefing as a pdf (785.7KB pdf) Introduction The Electoral Reform Society is a membership organisation governed by a council elected from that membership. While not formally a community organisation, much of our work on...
Posted 03 Dec 2018
Download briefing (138.8KB pdf) Introduction The Electoral Reform Society was founded in 1884 and has over 100 years of experience and knowledge of democratic processes and institutions. As an independent campaigning organisation working for a...
Posted 22 Mar 2018