Vote splitting trick won’t work with Scotland’s Single Transferable Vote On March 7th voters in Hillhead in Glasgow will be heading to the polls for a council by-election. Among those standing are candidates from the Scottish Greens and Independent Green Voice (IGV) – plenty of... Posted 04 Mar 2024
2023 at the ERS: Party conference season report Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 30 Nov 2023
2023 at the ERS: How we’ve worked with other organisations Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 29 Nov 2023
2023 at the ERS: Our work behind the scenes Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 28 Nov 2023
2023 at the ERS: Our research making the case for reform Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 27 Nov 2023
2023 at the ERS: Getting our issues in the Press Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 26 Nov 2023
2023 at the ERS: Our major milestones and achievements Each year we write an Annual Report which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy fit for the... Posted 25 Nov 2023
ERS Scotland makes the case for local democracy innovation at Scottish Greens’ Conference When citizens come together to make plans about the place they know best, Scotland’s towns, cities and villages can flourish. But what democratic systems would allow this to happen? And is Dunfermline the right place... Posted 01 Nov 2023
Voter ID makes its unwelcome Scottish debut in Rutherglen and Hamilton West If you live in Rutherglen and Hamilton West and are registered to vote, tomorrow is the day you can go vote in the long-awaited by-election. That is if you have, and remember to take, photo... Posted 04 Oct 2023
Lesley Riddoch’s State of Scottish Democracy lecture Thank you to everyone who made it along to hear author and broadcaster, Lesley Riddoch, present the second of our annual ERS State of Scottish Democracy lecture. We are pleased to publish a video of... Posted 28 Sep 2023