In the last week before the UK parliamentary recess, the Government published its Strategy for Elections, its plan to protect our democracy. Liberal Democrat MPs questioned the lack of ambition and lamented a wasted opportunity.
As recognition that the existing system is flawed, the government is changing the electoral system for mayoral elections.
The latest report by the independent and highly respected National Centre for Social Research on the state of British democracy finds record support amongst the public for changing the current electoral system.
What have Anand Menon, David Aaronovitch, Richard Murphy, Peter Kellner and Sir John Curtice got in common?
An opinion piece by Richard Wood, LDER member and campaigner.
At a recent Constitutional Affairs Select Committee reviewing the 2024 General Election, two Liberal Democrat MPs challenged the government over its inaction at rectifying our electoral systems.
