Ripe for Change: Seizing the Opportunity for Electoral Reform
Outgoing LDER President Sarah Olney reflects on the last year and looks ahead to exciting times for electoral reform.
Outgoing LDER President Sarah Olney reflects on the last year and looks ahead to exciting times for electoral reform.
LDER made a strong showing at this year's Liberal Democrat annual conference, manning a well-attended stand and hosting two fringe events on electoral reform.
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.
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