Countdown to conference: motions deadline and LabourList events schedule
It is now just ten days until Labour conference kicks off in Liverpool. The deadline to submit motions…
Proportional Representation
A vision for a better political system would be a vote-winner for Labour
It’s no secret that trust in politics has fallen to an all-time low and that only a small…
Constitutional reform will be incomplete without proportional representation
Britain’s constitution isn’t working. Faith in our political system has collapsed to an all time low. We have…
Constitutional reforms “doomed to fail” without switch to PR, campaigners warn
Campaigners have warned that plans for further devolution and an elected senate will not deliver Labour’s constitutional aims…
Exclusive poll: Forde report, proportional representation, frontbencher rankings
LabourList recently polled readers, who said they are also current members of the Labour Party, on a wide…
Proportional representation is not the answer to Labour’s electoral woes
There are an increasing number of voices on the left and the fringes of British politics advocating for…
Exclusive: Members challenge party as conference motion ruled out of order
Labour members in local parties who have had their ‘Only Stand to Win’ campaign motion blocked from being…
Labour is doing better, but not well enough to reject deals with other parties
On his tour of the Sunday politics shows, David Lammy did two things: he claimed Labour is now…
UNISON vote to back PR hailed as “huge boost” by electoral reform campaigners
Delegates at the UNISON conference voting to back proportional representation has been welcomed by electoral reform campaigners, who…
British trade unions would do well to back proportional representation
Rules matter. The UK’s long commitment to a highly disproportional ‘first-past-the-post’ electoral system impacts on the politics we…
