Tag Archives: Electoral Reform Society

Short, long, or in-between: How long do parliaments last?

Posted on August 27, 2023 by ianchisnall

So this is an image from Electoral Reform Society and the whole comment which is submitted by Thea Ridley-Castle can be obtained from here. Most of her text is also included below, but before that text here is a comment … Continue reading →

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A fascinating comment on Proportional Representation

Posted on February 26, 2023 by ianchisnall

According to a presentation on Electoral Reform that was published a day or so ago “Which European countries use proportional representation?” and it goes on to say that “Of the 43 Countries in Europe, 40 use some form of proportional … Continue reading →

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Let us replace FPTP with #ProportionalRepresentation

Posted on October 25, 2022 by ianchisnall

As Doug Cowan at Electoral Reform Society wrote a few days ago on this piece in their website “As Liz Truss prepares to leave Downing Street, it’s clear where stability lies in the UK. Far from providing ‘Strong and Stable … Continue reading →

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Well done House of Lords, now we can respond

Posted on April 8, 2022 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday there were a number of amendments set out in the House of Lords for the Elections Bill. One of them was to reject the call from the Government for people who vote at future elections to be forced … Continue reading →

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We need Electoral Reform as called for by the Cross Party Group!

Posted on February 16, 2021 by ianchisnall

Inside and outside of Parliament there are some very high profile people who are working very hard to find ways to reform our nations Politics. The image on the left came from this article in the Independent Newspaper back on … Continue reading →

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Come on Justine!

Posted on February 19, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last night on Question Time, Justine Greening Conservative MP for Putney raised an important issue that deserves wider discussion, the problem of safe parliamentary seats that always return the same political party from one General Election to another over decades or even centuries. … Continue reading →

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When did we last review Parliament

Posted on October 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

As the BBC prepares for the renegotiation for its settlement from the licence fee (assuming that is to continue) it is in the process of consulting with the public to better understand what we might wish them to provide for … Continue reading →

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A democratically illiterate Government

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

I have written previously about the need for a different form of electoral system, made acute in the context of Mays General Election where Sussex elected 14 Conservative MPs, one Green and one Labour MP, yet a proportional result would have … Continue reading →

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How Sussex votes were wasted

Posted on June 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

I recently joined a small but energetic group of people from Brighton & Hove and Lewes to discuss how people who were broadly speaking aligned with left wing thinking, but not narrowly focused on any one party could work together. … Continue reading →

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Low turnout is likely

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ianchisnall

Full credit to Angela Eagle MP who according to a BBC website has concluded that a number of practical changes are needed to help to increase democratic participation following a review entitled ‘peoples politics enquiry’. The BBC article has reported … Continue reading →

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