Powys: Have your say on fairer elections Powys County Council have just taken the next step of their journey towards fairer elections by launching a consultation on changing the voting system at local elections. The consultation comes following the passing of a... Posted 12 Aug 2024
We must end the link between safe seats and second jobs The most revealing type of political scandal is not the one where rules have been broken, but the ones where they haven’t. Where crisis has erupted over conduct that sits very comfortable within current parliamentary... Posted 26 Nov 2021
Conservative councillor: How the Single Transferable Vote broke open Scotland’s one-party fiefdoms "With STV, we are trying to steal a march on other parties, while at the same time cooperating for the public good." Posted 05 Aug 2021
It’s time for the Labour Party to get behind real democracy at Westminster The rules that govern our politics have a lot to answer for when it comes to political in-fighting and polarisation. Posted 07 Jul 2020
Labour now backs proportional representation for executive elections. Next stop: PR for Westminster The Labour Party has scrapped First Past the Post voting for its National Executive Committee elections, meaning constituency representatives will now be elected using the gold standard of PR: the Single Transferable Vote. Posted 02 Jul 2020
Labour decision on proportional representation for executive elections due “Labour shouldn’t model its elections on Westminster’s broken system, but on the values they want to see enacted." Posted 21 May 2020
More democracy, less division: Labour have a new chance to back political equality On Tuesday, Labour’s NEC has a chance to ensure everyone's voice is heard - by backing a fair voting system for National Executive Committee elections. Posted 14 May 2020
Looking back at a decade of proportional representation for local elections in Scotland "When we now come to use Westminster’s one-person-takes-all system in Scotland, it seems perverse and unwieldly." Posted 04 May 2020