Ten things we should do to avoid the mistakes of the EU referendum
The Electoral Reform Society finds ‘glaring democratic deficiencies’. How can we improve future referendums?
The Electoral Reform Society finds ‘glaring democratic deficiencies’. How can we improve future referendums?
Poll reveals public turned off by personality politics of EU referendum
The era of two-party politics is over
The government has announced it will be launching a review into the powers of the House of Lords
22 million voters had no influence on the outcome of the election
With a hung parliament looking likely, a new report brings together advice from experts on how to make power-sharing work for the public
May 2015 could be the ‘lottery election’ – where your vote is worth about as much as a lottery ticket
The events of this week were yet another reminder of how far behind Westminster is in adapting to the new world.
When whole chunks of the electorate don’t vote, this seriously calls into question the long-term health of our democracy, writes Katie Ghose.
There will be European elections in three weeks’ time, and we don’t expect turnout to be anything more than about a third of the electorate. This is not good enough.