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ERS General Meeting

The Society’s Council called a General Meeting of members on 30 July at 6pm, which took place online via Zoom.  17.45  Registration for General Meeting 18.00  General Meeting  Welcome and short introduction by the Chair...

Posted 22 Jun 2021

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Reporting back from our ERS members’ workshop

Following the 2019 election, we set about revising our campaigning plans for the new political situation in Westminster. As with everything over the last year, the process was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but we...

Posted 04 Mar 2021

ERS Members Workshop

2020 Conference and AGM

The 2020 online conference featured a presentation and Q&A session on the Society’s work in 2020, followed by a keynote speech on How do we fix British democracy? from Professor David Runciman. We’d like to...

Posted 17 Sep 2020

ERS online meeting

ERS in the Press – July 2020

Another Lords scandal, fighting for fair votes, and a spotlight on foreign interference: highlights from the ERS' campaigning in July.

Posted 10 Aug 2020

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