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
ERS Research Officer Ian Simpson introduces his new report: Democracy Denied: The 2019 Election Audit If two party politics isn’t dead, it has certainly taken a big hit over the first half of 2019. The...
Posted 22 Aug 2019
Voters would prefer to have the pick of all the parties on their ballot papers rather than see them step aside for each other on Brexit lines, a poll for the Electoral Reform Society shows.
Posted 21 Aug 2019
Millions look set to ‘hold their nose’ and vote tactically at the next election, according to new BMG Research polling for the Electoral Reform Society.
Posted 16 Aug 2019
The ID trials, which followed an initial set of pilots last year, required voters in ten English local authorities (Braintree, Broxtowe, Craven, Derby, Mid-Sussex, North Kesteven, North West Leicestershire, Pendle, Watford and Woking) to present personal...
Posted 06 Aug 2019
July was a busy month in Westminster before MPs headed off for the summer recess. Brexit and the Conservative leadership election dominated the headlines – and we found plenty of opportunities to keep reform of...
Posted 01 Aug 2019
Last week, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee published its response to the government’s Online Harms White Paper, where it called for urgent legislation to safeguard future elections. Echoing the...
Posted 11 Jul 2019
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In 2019 we hosted our AGM in Manchester, following last years hugely successful event in London. Our free conference featured...
In a month that began and ended with elections for local councils and the European Parliament – both of which showed the changing nature of British politics and the continued decline of the two main...
Posted 05 Jun 2019
Westminster and voters remain hampered by a binary, out-dated voting system, with small changes in support likely to mean the difference between parties winning dozens or seats and none at the next election.
Posted 04 Jun 2019