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Welcome new bill will make it easier to vote in Wales

When it comes to democracy and elections in Wales, Bills are coming like buses! Just two weeks after the introduction of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill the Welsh Government laid it’s Elections and...

Posted 05 Oct 2023

These new proposals will remove barriers that many people face

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

Lesley Riddoch