Katie Ghose is Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society. A campaigner and barrister with a background in human rights law and immigration, she has previously served as a Commissioner on the Independent Asylum Commission and as Director of the British Institute of Human Rights. Her first book 'Beyond the Courtroom: a lawyer’s guide to campaigning' was published by Legal Action Group in 2005.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Facebook Election – what's really behind digital 'micro-targeting' is our flawed electoral systemWe are right to worry about how much companies and campaigns know when they target us with social media ads
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe most disproportionate election in our history. 2020 must not be a repeat.The electoral system is broken beyond all dispute. Here's why, and here's how to fix it.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA plague on both your houses: Lords reform in the UK is long overdue
Despite cross-party consensus that democracy must no longer be a stranger to the second chamber, a few naysayers are...