Electoral Reform
Welsh Tories express “great concern” over Coalition’s constituency shake-up
Two Welsh Conservative MPs have expressed their concerns over coalition plans to cut the number of Parliamentary constituencies. The Government […]
Caroline Lucas: Ed and David should support more options for AV referendum
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has called on Labour leadership frontrunners David and Ed Miliband to support her amendment to the AV referendum bill on Monday to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems.
The AV referendum bill should stand alone – not shoehorned in with boundary changes
If Nick Clegg genuinely wants this referendum to be broad based, cross party and wants this coalition period to usher in more plural politics - he must split the bill.
Time to enfranchise the great ignored: Time for votes at 16
At the age of 16, we can marry our MP, legally have sex with our MP, join the armed forces and fight for our MP and pay tax for our MP, but the one thing we cannot do is vote for our MP. How can this be justified?
Electoral reformers should oppose the coalition’s gerrymandering
AV is a superior electoral system to first-past-the-post and should be supported in a referendum. But electoral reformers should oppose the coalition's gerrymandering
Clegg’s Bill is undemocratic and partisan
Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was published yesterday. It removes local control and contains carve outs for Lib Dem MPs.