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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
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Come for the richly-reported details of Dannatt's business dealings, stay for the literary subheadings.
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How Lord Dannatt used his peerage to open doors for business interests
Former head of British army is suspended from the House of Lords after being filmed breaking rules
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Come for the richly-reported details of Dannatt's business dealings, stay for the literary subheadings.
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An independent Electoral Commission is a basic requirement for a modern democracy. The Government need to free the Electoral Commission
Politicians urge Labour to restore Electoral Commission independence
All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrity
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November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
An independent Electoral Commission is a basic requirement for a modern democracy. The Government need to free the Electoral Commission
Big money shouldn’t decide the future of our democracy. It’s time for a cap on political donations.
Read our latest piece on why this matters now more than ever.
Read our latest piece on why this matters now more than ever.
Minister: Put a donations cap in the Elections Bill
A million pounds here, a few hundred thousand there. Life-changing sums for most of us. Yet in the world of political finance, these are the figures some individuals can casually drop in
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November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Big money shouldn’t decide the future of our democracy. It’s time for a cap on political donations.
Read our latest piece on why this matters now more than ever.
Read our latest piece on why this matters now more than ever.
Every election, millions of us head to the polling station in a conflicted state of mind – should I vote for the party I most believe in, or should tactical considerations come into play?
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Forced to make a tactical vote? We shouldn’t have to vote for the least bad option
Every election, millions of us head to the polling station in a conflicted state of mind – should I vote for the party I most believe in, or should tactical considerations come into pl
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November 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Every election, millions of us head to the polling station in a conflicted state of mind – should I vote for the party I most believe in, or should tactical considerations come into play?
electoral-reform.org.uk/forced-to-ma...
electoral-reform.org.uk/forced-to-ma...
Find out more about our activities this year in our 2025 Annual Review.
By using our voice in the media, developing in-depth research and policy, campaigning and influencing and making the case online, we’ve led the charge for democratic reform.
electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...
By using our voice in the media, developing in-depth research and policy, campaigning and influencing and making the case online, we’ve led the charge for democratic reform.
electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...
2025 at the ERS: Our year campaigning for change
Each year we write an Annual Review which looks back at our achievements across the last 12 months, and explains how our team have campaigned towards securing our vision for a democracy
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November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Find out more about our activities this year in our 2025 Annual Review.
By using our voice in the media, developing in-depth research and policy, campaigning and influencing and making the case online, we’ve led the charge for democratic reform.
electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...
By using our voice in the media, developing in-depth research and policy, campaigning and influencing and making the case online, we’ve led the charge for democratic reform.
electoral-reform.org.uk/2025-at-the-...
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority commissioned a Citizens' Panel on MPs pay - they have now published their findings buff.ly/eSNVvqr
What's Democracy Worth? | IPSA
IPSA regulates and administers MPs business expenses and staffing costs. We also decide the pay and pensions the UK's elected MPs and their staff.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority commissioned a Citizens' Panel on MPs pay - they have now published their findings buff.ly/eSNVvqr
YouGov recorded their highest ever vote share for the Greens (17%) today. But as we said last month, it's very hard to say what this means in terms of seats. electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo...
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
YouGov recorded their highest ever vote share for the Greens (17%) today. But as we said last month, it's very hard to say what this means in terms of seats. electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo...
The risky choice is sticking with First Past the Post at Westminster
Labour must accept that the two-party age is over and embrace PR | Letters
Letters: Backing proportional representation would be in Labour’s interests, writes John Culley, while Austen Lynch says the greater risk is continuing with the current system
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The risky choice is sticking with First Past the Post at Westminster
Many countries adopted proportional representation because First Past the Post couldn't handle the way their populations were voting - multi-party politics caused the voting system to change, not the other way round.
Why did the Netherlands adopt nationwide proportional representation?
The Dutch prioritised proportionality above all else when creating their system of proportional representation; choosing a single nationwide constituency and a very low threshold. This i
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Many countries adopted proportional representation because First Past the Post couldn't handle the way their populations were voting - multi-party politics caused the voting system to change, not the other way round.
Both the Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform and the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform recommended the Single Transferable Vote (STV) buff.ly/syS6mLI
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Both the Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform and the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform recommended the Single Transferable Vote (STV) buff.ly/syS6mLI
We should be able to look at a poll and have a reasonable sense of how the country’s votes would translate into seats. buff.ly/5LdUrFm
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We should be able to look at a poll and have a reasonable sense of how the country’s votes would translate into seats. buff.ly/5LdUrFm
We’ve seen it time and again. When one party holds most of the seats on less than half the votes, the supposed “majority” is fragile from the start. buff.ly/qZOD3rT
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’ve seen it time and again. When one party holds most of the seats on less than half the votes, the supposed “majority” is fragile from the start. buff.ly/qZOD3rT
BREAKING: "Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because the system has failed" buff.ly/sP6sNFL
Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because system has failed – UK politics live
Elected policing roles will be abolished and their powers transferred to mayors in England in move that could save £100 million
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
BREAKING: "Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because the system has failed" buff.ly/sP6sNFL
The House of Lords is never going to reform itself. For too long we have had a bastion of privilege at the heart of Westminster, who set the laws for the rest of us, but never get held accountable for their decisions.
Labour cools on its House of Lords revolution
Labour’s bold manifesto promised to shrink Britain’s ballooning second chamber — but the government’s facing accusations of kicking the problem into the long grass.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The House of Lords is never going to reform itself. For too long we have had a bastion of privilege at the heart of Westminster, who set the laws for the rest of us, but never get held accountable for their decisions.
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Roll up! Excited to be hosting a new kleptoscope at London's Frontline Club, with Sue Hawley, of @spotlightcorruption.org, Jess Garland of @electoralreform.bsky.social and @liambyrnemp.bsky.social. We'll be talking about how to save democracy from big money.
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Kleptoscope: Big Money in Little Britain
How to protect our democracy?
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November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Roll up! Excited to be hosting a new kleptoscope at London's Frontline Club, with Sue Hawley, of @spotlightcorruption.org, Jess Garland of @electoralreform.bsky.social and @liambyrnemp.bsky.social. We'll be talking about how to save democracy from big money.
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Just as in California, where the lines go can directly affect who represents you and how many MPs each party has. buff.ly/QWwrAmF
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Just as in California, where the lines go can directly affect who represents you and how many MPs each party has. buff.ly/QWwrAmF
The days of two big parties are over
Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories | John Harris
A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The days of two big parties are over
The Senedd election next year will be held under a system no one wanted – the closed list system. ERS Cymru has developed a proposal to change the way we elect members of the Senedd, replacing the planned closed-list system with the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
Closed Lists were a misstep, cross-party STV bill would put the Senedd back on track
Wales stands at an important crossroads in its democratic journey. ERS Cymru has developed a proposal to change the way we elect members of the Senedd, replacing the planned closed-list
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November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Senedd election next year will be held under a system no one wanted – the closed list system. ERS Cymru has developed a proposal to change the way we elect members of the Senedd, replacing the planned closed-list system with the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
No party should be able to form a government alone on a tiny share of the vote - we need all parties to work together to make our parliament reflect our country. buff.ly/IRyYhDw
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
No party should be able to form a government alone on a tiny share of the vote - we need all parties to work together to make our parliament reflect our country. buff.ly/IRyYhDw
It shouldn’t take an expert to translate public opinion into seats. But the brutal truth is that in our system, votes don’t add up to representation, they get filtered, distorted and wasted along the way.
Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system
If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r
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November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It shouldn’t take an expert to translate public opinion into seats. But the brutal truth is that in our system, votes don’t add up to representation, they get filtered, distorted and wasted along the way.
The reality of single-party rule under First Past the Post often looks nothing like 'strong government'. Behind the scenes, these governments can be paralysed by internal battles, faction against faction, each fighting for control of the party machine.
Why single-party governments under First Past the Post fail to get things done
For all the talk of “strong government,” the reality of single-party rule under First Past the Post (FPTP) often looks anything but. Behind the scenes, these governments can be paral
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November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The reality of single-party rule under First Past the Post often looks nothing like 'strong government'. Behind the scenes, these governments can be paralysed by internal battles, faction against faction, each fighting for control of the party machine.
Thankfully, we have independent boundary commissions in the UK, so American style Gerrymandering can't happen here. But the weaknesses in First Past the Post that allow things like Prop 50 to happen are just as present.
What can the UK learn from California’s Prop 50 gerrymandering plan?
A high-stakes fight is underway in the United States over redrawing the constituencies for the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. One flashpoint is California’s Proposition 50
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November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Thankfully, we have independent boundary commissions in the UK, so American style Gerrymandering can't happen here. But the weaknesses in First Past the Post that allow things like Prop 50 to happen are just as present.
Voters in the Canadian province of Yukon have voted against First Past the Post, but the incoming government is planning on ignoring the result. Wherever First Past the post is still in use - people are campaigning to scrap it.
Yukoners voted for electoral reform. They probably won't get it | CBC News
Yukon's incoming premier may have campaigned on a message of "change," but when it comes to the territory's voting system, Currie Dixon says he's happy to keep things just the way they are. That's despite...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Voters in the Canadian province of Yukon have voted against First Past the Post, but the incoming government is planning on ignoring the result. Wherever First Past the post is still in use - people are campaigning to scrap it.
Every country saddled with First Past the Post has campaigners striving to scrap it. Our friends at @fairvote.bsky.social found that on November 4th, over 430,000 voters across 14 cities and counties in the United States used ranked choice voting in their elections.
Election Day 2025: ranked choice voting in action - FairVote
On Election Day 2025, over 430,000 voters across 14 cities and counties used ranked choice voting in their elections.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Every country saddled with First Past the Post has campaigners striving to scrap it. Our friends at @fairvote.bsky.social found that on November 4th, over 430,000 voters across 14 cities and counties in the United States used ranked choice voting in their elections.