Could the courts shine a light on the revolving door to the House of Lords? We’ve long called for an end to the political nepotism that distorts appointments to the House of Lords. But now, the government is being challenged in the courts over what campaigners areWe’ve long called for... Posted 18 Jun 2021
There is nothing democratic about these by-elections While the Conservatives' shock loss in the Chesham and Amersham by-election might dominate the headlines, Liberal Democrat Sarah Green MP will not be the only parliamentarian to join Westminster this week. Posted 18 Jun 2021
Britain’s most messed-up ‘elections’ are about to restart Six aristocrats will join the House of Lords over the next month, following the announcement of candidates for Britain's most warped election. Posted 11 Jun 2021
We need to talk about Westminster Debates about the future of the union and devolution to the UK’s nations and regions continue to dominate the constitutional sphere, as we have set out before, with the results of the May 2021 elections... Posted 04 Jun 2021
A Scottish House of Citizens would be the opposite of Westminster’s institutionally corrupt Lords 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
Lords call for decisive action to slim down the ever-expanding second chamber Buried amidst last week’s fall-out from the Queen’s Speech and the elections was the fourth report of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the Size of the House. The committee, established in 2016 by Lord Fowler,... Posted 21 May 2021
ERS in the Press: March 2021 The warping effects of First Past the Post were in the news again this month, with the Times’ Patrick Maguire penning a piece on the ‘one-party fiefdoms’ that plague our politics. Darren Hughes, responded with... Posted 15 Apr 2021
Hereditary Peers highlight the absurdity of our system and the case for reform Momentum is building for wholesale reform of the House of Lords, as hereditary peerages are under public scrutiny after a Sunday Times report shed light on the absurdity of inherited titles – twenty years after... Posted 26 Mar 2021
Why are there still hereditary peers in the House of Lords? The ancient triumvirate of the British constitution – the Monarchy, the Lords and the Commons – is a historical trait whose origins can be traced all the way back to the 11th century. Such history... Posted 05 Mar 2021
MPs step up parliamentary push for electoral reform with new cross-party campaign MPs have launched a fresh effort to reform Westminster’s undemocratic voting laws, with a new all-party group pushing for change. The cross-party group – the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Electoral Reform – is working towards... Posted 12 Feb 2021