Another Lords defeat bodes ill for Clegg’s constitutional reform agenda
Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg analyses the failings, both historic and current, of the Fixed Term Parliaments bill and asks what this means for future reform.
Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg
Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg is a recognised specialist in local government and democracy in the UK. The Executive Director of Democratic Audit, he has been commissioned to research electoral fraud, the state of the electoral registers and the pressures on the system of electoral administration.
Deadlock may be broken, but constitutional struggles still lie ahead
After 15 days in committee, an end to the standoff in the House of Lords is finally in sight, writes Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Executive Director of Democratic Audit.
The problem with the constituency redrawing and AV Bill and how to solve it
The government needs to act quickly over constituency redrawing and AV Bill if it is to avoid what Lord Harris has described as a ‘constitutional car crash’.
Party funding reform: Why the cap may not fit
The Coalition’s programme to reform the funding of political parties highlights the complexity of the problem, writes Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg.
Debunking the latest arguments in favour of first-past-the-post
Conservative opponents of electoral reform have had to re-package their argument slightly.
Vote 2010: A tale of two electorates
Electoral reform is not just about electoral fairness – there are wider political and social implications; income inequality is now at its greatest since 1945.
Hanging on in a Hung Parliament
Even without the Lib Dems’ surge, hung parliaments are the shape of things to come. Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg from the University of Liverpool explains why.
Vote on the options to clean up Parliament
In the wake of the MPs’ expenses scandal, the public are being invited to vote on a range of options of how best to clean up Parliament.