Proportional representation? Bad tactics, bad strategy and bad for Britain
Australian Labor PM Paul Keating used to say that good policy is good politics. Since UK Labour’s battering…
Electoral Reform
Westminster first-past-the-post elections “outdated anomaly”, campaigners say
Electoral reform campaigners have described the use of first-past-the-post in UK general elections as an “outdated anomaly” as…
Supporting change to the electoral system should be a core Labour issue
I live in West Dorset where the Conservative Party have been in power since 1886 and I come…
There already is a ‘progressive alliance’. It’s called the Labour Party
These days, to be in favour of the first-past-the-post electoral system is not a fashionable position. Part of…
Want to end debate over a progressive alliance? Labour must back PR
Last month, the Fabian Society published Hearts and Minds: Winning the working class vote, by various Labour MPs…
Electoral reform campaigners launch ‘roadshow’ urging Labour to back PR
Labour for a New Democracy will launch a ‘roadshow’ series of events to “put beyond doubt” the need…
Paul Sweeney on how Labour can rebuild both the ‘Red Wall’ and the ‘Yellow Wall’
When I last interviewed Paul Sweeney, he was fighting for re-election as the Labour MP for Glasgow North…
Momentum backs proportional representation and £15 minimum wage
Momentum is set to push for a £15 minimum wage, a change in the Westminster voting system to…
Our voting system is rigged. Labour must back proportional representation
On Wednesday evening, I’ll be speaking at The Socialist Case for PR – the launch of a motion…
The UK needs a new democracy – and it must include electoral reform
For many years now, our democratic institutions have been failing those they claim to represent. Recently, the UK…
