Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics Ten months after the last government ended, it is still able to stuff yet more peers into the grossly oversized House of Lords. On Friday, Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list was published, ennobling seven Conservative... Posted 15 Apr 2025
What’s the problem with voter ID? Since 2023, we’ve had to present a valid form of photo ID to vote in UK-wide elections, and municipal elections in England. With the introduction of the scheme, the UK has taken a wrong turn... Posted 15 Apr 2025
Friday 11th April should be the last time electors had to actively register to vote The deadline to register to vote in the local elections on 1 May was 11 April. Last February we estimated that 8.2 million voters were missing or incorrectly registered on the electoral roll across England,... Posted 13 Apr 2025
Why all local councils should be elected with proportional representation If you live in England, you might be casting a vote for a councillor in a local election this May – and with your vote, expressing your desire for how you’d like your local services... Posted 08 Apr 2025
Leading lord makes open threat to government in last ditch attempt to save hereditary peers For weeks now we have watched the bill to remove the 88 remaining hereditary peers make slow progress through the House of Lords. Only last week did the legislation finish committee stage, but not before... Posted 08 Apr 2025
Why the next Senedd could be the least representative of women ever The Senedd hit the headlines back in 2003 when it became the first legislature in the world to reach 50:50 gender parity between men and women. It was a proud moment for our country and... Posted 08 Apr 2025
First Past the Post again set to produce random results at English local elections With four weeks to go before English local authority elections, which will be held on 1 May 2025, this week saw the announcement of candidates for each of the divisions or wards where local councillors... Posted 03 Apr 2025
House of Lords spends forty hours debating themselves Last night at 10.20PM, the committee of the whole House of Lords on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill was finally adjourned. There were five days of committee, close to 150 amendments put forward,... Posted 02 Apr 2025
We should extend the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds, here’s why The Government was elected on a manifesto promise to “increase the engagement of young people in our vibrant democracy by giving 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections.” We agree, and here’s... Posted 02 Apr 2025
It’s not just hereditary peers that are ‘hard to justify’ – It’s the whole unelected chamber Before Labour won the 2024 general election, the Labour leader in the House of Lords hinted that if Labour were to take power, we could finally see an end to the 92 hereditary peers in... Posted 30 Mar 2025