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There is a long history of honours list scandals

How honourable are honours lists?

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list caused quite a kerfuffle between...

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The Government needs to scrap this ill thought through and unnecessary scheme

Now we know at least 14,000 were blocked...

On the 23rd June, the Electoral Commission published their provisional...

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Welsh Government to introduce progressive electoral reforms

Last week in the Senedd, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced...

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Recent days have revealed the grubby horse-trading that goes on to decide who sits in the House of Lords

The row over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list...

The recent days have seen the national focus pulled onto...

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If an association donates under 25000 a year no questions are asked

There is a dangerous loophole in our political...

Shadowy dining clubs and millions of pounds in donations. This...

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Voters are much more likely to have a councillor they actually voted for

Northern Ireland’s local elections show the benefit of...

On the 18th of May, Northern Ireland’s local elections showcased...

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Leading politicians

Hundreds of activists gather to tell MPs to...

Support for proportional representation is growing. In the past few...

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The question of who gets to vote is more complicated than you might think

Exploring the franchise: Who can vote in UK...

The franchise has been in the news recently due to...

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Voter ID- One voter turned away is one too many

People were turned away from polling stations last...

One of the big stories of May’s English local elections...

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Jacob Rees-Mogg

Voter ID is a ‘gerrymandering scheme’ suggests Jacob...

We still don’t have the full picture of how many...

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A backward step for local democracy

New rules see Mayors elected without majority support

Coverage of the local elections has been dominated by punditry...

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Nobody can look at these examples and think our system is working

90% of seats on less than half the...

With nearly all the 2023 local election results declared, the...

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