Read my posts about constitutional, electoral and political reform in the UK.
Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth closed with the traditional trio of party awards, an appeal and then the keynote speech from the party leader. Among the many brilliant winners I had the pleasure of giving awards out to was one of our London Assembly members, Caroline Pidgeon: Then it was time for a Christmas-themed (!) … Read the full post »
The Labour Party has adopted a new statement on electoral reform but it points in contradictory directions. … Read the full post »
Find out the answer to that… and speculate on what Tim Harford and Matt Forde would be like as MPs with the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts … Read the full post »
The latest YouGov tracker data shows the most popular options for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords is reform. … Read the full post »
Many attempts at reforming the House of Lords have been made. Many attempts have failed. So what can would-be reformers learn from the failures of their predecessors to achieve more? … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #167 came out last week, the last of the year and including a look at how to fix our politics as well as the latest Liberal Democrat selection news and more. … Read the full post »
An editorial in The Guardian rightly focuses in on the importance of changing the voting system used for Westminster. … Read the full post »
Speaking at an IPPR event, Ed Davey followed up his ‘conference’ speech emphasis on the importance of political reform… … Read the full post »
What should the priorities be for the Liberal Democrat Federal Party President over the next three years? … Read the full post »
Earlier today, and following an impressive round of advanced media coverage, Ed Davey gave his replacement conference speech. … Read the full post »