‘Conference backed PR a year ago – now Labour must fix first past the post’
This year’s Labour conference is designed to be an upbeat and inspiring affair: the final battery charge for…
FPTP
Poll shows Labour voters back the idea of standing aside in unwinnable seats
Compass Labour supporters launched a campaign in January for a party rule change that would allow local parties…
How Labour’s electoral reform shift this year happened – and what’s next for PR
One year ago today, Keir Starmer announced the launch of a UK-wide constitutional commission, to be headed up…
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…
Welsh Labour unveils 2021 Senedd election regional candidates list
Eluned Morgan and Joyce Watson have topped the list after the Welsh Labour Party announced its list of…
Hundreds of party members are calling on Labour to back proportional representation
Hundreds of Labour members are calling on our party to commit to changing the way we elect the…
Under Boris Johnson, we can’t take democracy for granted
As members of a democratic socialist party, we have focused on the social implications of our election defeat:…
Billy Hayes: Why I agree – but disagree – with John McDonnell on electoral reform
During the BBC’s local election coverage, John McDonnell reaffirmed his support for proportional representation. “I support PR”, he said…
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 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…
