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How can we better regulate our elections?

Earlier this month, buried amidst the many reactions to the government’s Elections Bill, the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) published its report on regulating election finance, following a year-long inquiry to which we...

Posted 20 Jul 2021

If the government really wants to improve the integrity of our elections, they should consider the findings of the CSPL

20 years since the Electoral Commission was founded, our watchdog needs more clout

Monday 30th November marks the 20th Anniversary of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act. In 2000, just 30% of people had internet access at home. Facebook was years from conception. Today, campaigners spend millions each election...

Posted 25 Nov 2020

voters deserve to know who’s targeting them online.

A new all-party group has been launched to update Britain’s ‘wild west’ election campaign rules

As we get closer to the European elections, here’s a worrying fact: our elections are currently wide open to foreign interference and dodgy campaigning. Election rules in the UK haven’t been updated since the year...

Posted 15 May 2019

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How can we better regulate our elections?

20 years since the Electoral Commission was founded, our watchdog needs more clout

A new all-party group has been launched to update Britain’s ‘wild west’ election campaign rules

20 years since the Electoral Commission was founded, our watchdog needs more clout