Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, Monday 21st October. Contact Jon Narcross, mediaoffice@electoral-reform.org.uk / 07794728820 for interviews, more information and full cross-tabs. Nearly a quarter of voters look set to ‘hold their nose’ and...
Posted 21 Oct 2019
Elections in the UK could grind to a halt if the government’s plans for voter ID go ahead, the Electoral Reform Society has warned.
Posted 15 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
Plans unveiled in today’s Queen’s Speech to impose mandatory voter ID have raised fears of a 'Windrush scandal for democacy' by the UK’s leading democracy group.
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
Statement from the Electoral Reform Society for immediate release, 8th October 2019 A cross-party group of MPs have today launched a call for a citizen led ‘Constitutional Convention’ [1], to modernise and overhaul our broken Westminster...
Posted 08 Oct 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
“Parliament should now meet, and launch a constitutional convention, to rebalance power away from executive and to voters."
Posted 24 Sep 2019
For immediate release – statement from the Electoral Reform Society For more information contact Jon Narcross, Communications Officer jon.narcross@electoral-reform.org.uk / 07794728820 Democracy campaigners have welcomed an announcement today by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Scottish...
Posted 16 Sep 2019
In an article for Metro, ERS Chief Executive Darren Hughes argues the current constitutional crisis is down to Westminster's 'broken' political set-up.
Posted 05 Sep 2019