Read my posts about constitutional, electoral and political reform in the UK.
Who would have thought that 2021 would bring the Liberal Democrats two extra MPs? Not me, for sure. The question now for the Liberal Democrats is what lessons to learn from last year’s unexpected bounty and how to build on it this year. … Read the full post »
The hashtag #FBPPR is mostly used on Twitter and stands for ‘follow back, pro-proportional representation’. It is a deliberate echo of the #FBPE – follow back, pro European – hashtag. … Read the full post »
New polling from Savanta ComRes shows it’s not only the means of getting into the House of Commons that the public wants to change. … Read the full post »
Unite the Union voted “to adopt a policy of opposing First Past the Post and instead supporting moves to explore, select and introduce a new voting system for the UK”. … Read the full post »
I’ve often commented that electoral reform is one of those topics where the exact question wording can make a noticeable difference to the results of a poll. … Read the full post »
Tweet number one, on the future for our politics, and Labour once again blinking when it comes to supporting electoral reform… … Read the full post »
New polling for the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform shows strong support for electoral reform. … Read the full post »
This educational but fun video from CGP Grey explains the virtues of the Single Transferable Vote (STV), the version of electoral reform most favoured by Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
New polling of Labour Party members shows 83% believe the party should support changing the UK’s electoral system to proportional representation. … Read the full post »
Sarah Green’s brilliant victory in Chesham and Amersham shows the huge political opportunity for us – as long as we can continue to apply the lessons from our 2019 election post-mortem. … Read the full post »