We need to talk about electoral reform
Satisfaction with democracy is at an all-time low among the British public, according to a report by Cambridge…
Electoral Reform
Will Labour’s next leader finally break with first-past-the-post?
For decades, I’ve witnessed the tragic attachment of Labour leaders to the poisoned chalice of first-past-the-post. Perhaps some…
Labour has gambled on first-past-the-post for too long
“In gambling,” George Bernard Shaw once said, “the many must lose in order that the few may win”.…
It’s time for real change – and that means real change to our democracy
A general election is the most important event in our democracy, so it’s ironic that debate about the…
Labour must change the rules of the game – and back electoral reform
The odds are stacked against Labour at this election. That isn’t just because of Brexit, or a well-funded…
Labour must scrap our unelected House of Lords in its first term
Few could deny that Westminster is broken. A recent BMG poll for the Electoral Reform Society found just…
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…
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…
Should Labour back electoral reform? Yes – consider “the spoiler effect”
At the Fabian Society’s New Year conference, I asked Tom Watson how his views on electoral reform have…
Why does Labour like first-past-the-post? No other socialist party supports it
The idea that our first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system is a good way to bring about socialism is totally…
