Campaigners call for moves to automatic, universal registration in Northern Ireland and across UK, amid ‘ticking time bomb’ warning for democracy. For immediate release, Wednesday 16th October. Statement from the Electoral Reform Society. Contact Jon Narcross...
Posted 17 Oct 2019
Campaigners slam government inaction over ‘Wild West’ in campaign rules For immediate release, Monday 14th October Full briefing available at: https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Fair-elections-under-threat-The-Loophole-List-1.pdf Campaigners have slammed the ‘conspicuous silence’ in the Queen’s Speech on action to end...
Posted 14 Oct 2019
Government plans to introduce mandatory voter ID in the Queen’s Speech have been described as ‘dangerous, misguided and undemocratic’ by the UK's leading democracy group.
Posted 13 Oct 2019
Campaigners call for moves to automatic, universal registration in Wales and across UK, amid ‘ticking time bomb’ warning for democracy. For immediate release, Tuesday 8th October New figures from the Electoral Commission reveal that hundreds...
Posted 08 Oct 2019
On Thursday 3rd October, as on most Thursdays, several local authority by-elections took place throughout Britain. These by-elections occur when a vacancy arises due to a local councillor resigning or passing away. Two of Thursday’s...
Posted 04 Oct 2019
Campaigners call for moves to automatic, universal registration in Scotland and across UK, amid 'ticking time bomb' warning for democracy.
Posted 02 Oct 2019
Download as a .pdf (217.0KB pdf) Introduction Our democracy is at a critical juncture. We live in a time when our democratic processes face considerable threats from a range of sources – from ‘dark ads’...
Posted 30 Sep 2019
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, 27th September 2019 The Electoral Reform Society have called for a voter ‘registration revolution’ following revelations that over 9 million people in Great Britain are potentially missing...
Posted 27 Sep 2019
With democracy back in the spotlight, the House of Lords continues to do our politics few favours.
Posted 19 Sep 2019
August saw talk of a constitutional crisis come to the fore – and it was a long time coming. The confusion is what happens when a centralised Westminster system and winner-takes-all mentality clashes with the...
Posted 03 Sep 2019