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Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street means that for the first time in modern history we have a prime minister who is openly committed to proportional representation.

In recent years the new Labour leader has become one of the most passionate advocates for reforming Westminster’s electoral system.

Yet, his ambitions for democratic reform do not stop there. Bur...


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This week we are witnessing an increasingly familiar sight – a change of prime minister. Keir Starmer has left office just over two years after winning a landslide and made way for Andy Burnham.

During Starmer’s time in Number 10, there have been some significant wins for democracy that are worth marking, many of which the ERS has long been campaigning for.

Remov...

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At election time, millions of us arrive at the polling station in a conflicted state of mind – do I vote for the party I most believe in, or do I vote tactically to influence the result? It’s a choice that feels less like democracy and more like damage control.

When the system nudges voters to think toward what they believe to be the “least bad” option, it’s worth as...


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June was a very eventful month in British politics. Andy Burnham won the most consequential UK parliamentary by-election for decades, in Makerfield, precipitating Keir Starmer’s announcement that he would step down...


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Last week, the Welsh Government laid new regulations to introduce Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) across all 22 Welsh local authorities ahead of the 2027 local elections. This marks a significant moment for Welsh democracy, making Wales the first...


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