News Senedd backs bill to “revolutionise” local government democracy in Wales Senedd members have backed legislation to extend the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds and foreign citizens in local… Elliot Chappell 18th November, 2020, 7:19 pm
News ‘Labour for a New Democracy’ launches to push leadership on electoral reform Labour MPs and pressure groups have joined forces to launch a new campaign that will build support for… Andrew Kersley 19th September, 2020, 12:01 am
Comment Labour must be clear: Britain’s corrupted House of Cronies needs an overhaul “Boris Johnson has quietly shelved plans to create up to 20 new Tory peers including a string of… Josiah Mortimer 5th August, 2020, 2:15 pm
Comment Let’s hand power to the membership with STV for the NEC Labour’s national executive committee has the opportunity to build a fairer party today. By bringing elections for the… Tom Laing 30th June, 2020, 12:48 pm
News Labour set to decide on switch to preferential voting for NEC elections Labour’s ruling body is set to decide whether it should switch to a preferential voting system for electing… Sienna Rodgers 18th May, 2020, 3:35 pm
Comment Now more than ever, we need to drag parliament into the modern age Within hours of victory, new Labour leader Keir Starmer had already vowed to work with Boris Johnson “in… Darren Hughes 8th April, 2020, 11:45 am
News Exclusive: Keir Starmer vows to consult Labour members on electoral reform Labour leadership race frontrunner Keir Starmer has vowed to consult party members on electoral reform and include it… Sienna Rodgers 28th February, 2020, 1:26 pm
News Leadership candidates challenged to back electoral reform The four remaining Labour leadership candidates have been challenged by the Electoral Reform Society and soft left group… Sienna Rodgers 24th January, 2020, 2:45 pm
Comment How to make Westminster work for the many: Labour’s response to the democratic crisis The backdrop of the current Brexit impasse is a crisis of democracy in the UK. But in it… Jess Blair 4th July, 2019, 7:30 am
Comment How the Tories have been handed hundreds of council seats… long before polling day Rotten boroughs are back. Conservative candidates are set to walk away with 267 seats before voters get to… Josiah Mortimer 19th April, 2019, 11:00 am