Labour under pressure to back electoral reform
The Labour Party is under increasing pressure to back a system of proportional representation (PR), according to electoral…
First Past the Post
Labour could win most votes but fewer seats than Tories, study finds
Labour could win the most votes but still be shut out of power thanks to the United Kingdom’s…
Stephen Kinnock: Why I’m fasting today to help end first-past-the-post
As we mark the centenary of women’s suffrage, I, along with politicians from across the political spectrum, campaigners…
Corbyn “would have ended up as PM if general election had been held under STV”
Labour would have emerged as the largest party on June 8 if the general election had been held…
The left stands for the many – so we must embrace proportional representation
On June 8, I voted in my first general election. It was exciting. Labour denied Theresa May a…
Three Labour MPs who called for party to stand down in Richmond were brave – but it should never have been necessary
Last week, three Labour MPs did something that takes courage. In calling for Labour to stand aside in…
The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone
The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim…
Lewis Baston: Electoral reform must be at the heart of reviving our democracy
The Fabian Society’s democratic reform programme covers, as it should, a wide range of useful reforms that need to…
Left-wing populism will not deliver a Labour government without electoral reform – and PR is not coming anytime soon
You might be forgiven for thinking that, as per the radical tome on the English civil war by Marxist…
John Spellar: The people have spoken. They don’t want electoral reform
It always amazes me that at every moment of political uncertainty someone always decides to bring up the…
