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Published in: Home: OpinionLabour must learn from its old mistakes and commit to fairer electionsOPINION: We’re living with a Tory disaster that Labour could have averted by reforming how the UK elects its government
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Published in: Home: ExplainerWhat you need to know about voter IDCharities say the government has ignored warnings that already marginalised voters could be disenfranchised by changes
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Published in: Home: OpinionFirst-past-the-post was meant to deliver stability. It’s time to junk itOPINION: Our chaotic electoral system is the result of 60 years of tweaks to a fundamentally unjust base
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy Democrats can be optimistic about the midterms – but not complacentOPINION: The ruling party usually falters in the November elections. But this time could well be different
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Published in: Home: NewsBoris Johnson accused of ‘partisan interference’ over election watchdogExclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says new details of government power grab is exactly what...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionToo many feel there's "no point" voting - so what next?We should all cast our votes – even if we spoil the ballot paper – and have an eye on the next election, that will...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWho's trying to kill our democratic watchdog?As Britain prepares to return to the polls, we need to give the Electoral Commission real powers – but someone is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPeterloo led eventually to electoral democracy – but there’s one big bit of unfinished businessNew evidence shows that it’s the Right that tend to benefit from the UK's unequal electoral system. The Left is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJohn Smith and the path Britain did not takeWhen we lost John Smith, we lost a leader who would have taken Labour and Britain down the path of radical and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow 300 council seats have been won before any votes are castOur broken system means large parts of England have had "democracy cancelled", with hundreds of thousands of voters...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevealed: how hundreds of seats are effectively ‘reserved’ by men at WestminsterNew research released today shows how our electoral system is blocking progress towards greater gender equality in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan Lebanon’s sectarian elite agree on an electoral law?The electoral law impasse is yet further proof of how all political matters can be instrumentalized in a bigoted...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMillions are missing from the UK’s electoral registersThe foundations of UK democracy are threatened by a crisis in voter registration.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTime for None of the AboveTo foster accountability and restore our right to dissent, we need another option on the ballot paper.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKResponses - the new report on improving voter engagement
A new report out has a host of recommendations for improving voter engagement and the committee wants to know what...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhen money in politics is a good thingUnder first past the post some votes are clearly worth much more than others. Our political parties know this -...
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