Electoral Reform Society Plus: Dominic Grieve speaks out against the Elections Bill

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Opposition held safe seats can be easily ignored

Levelling Down: First Past the Post’s impact on regional inequality

Looking at just national disproportionality hides far more damning realities of how First Past the Post (FPTP) distorts the votes of the British public.

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Voter ID will be the nail in the coffin for democracy and MPs integrity

Dominic Grieve is just the latest conservative to call for a halt to the Elections Bill

While the Elections Bill is not expected to return to parliament until the new year, opposition is still growing against this dangerous legislation.

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The government remains opposed to these common sense proposals

A Labour Peer is trying to abolish hereditary peers (again)

There is overwhelming support for reform but last Friday once again showed there is little chance of it succeeding.

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In the news...

politics.co.uk - Bill to scrap ‘absurd’ hereditary peer by-elections returns to the Lords
The Guardian - Why trust politicians? How UK voters lost faith in our leaders
The Times - American-style governors could level up England
BBC Wales - Senedd must become more family-friendly, politicians say
IWA - Labour-Plaid deal poses serious questions for the Welsh Parliament
The Independent - Elections Bill is ‘a threat’ to Electoral Commission independence, says chairman
Labour List - Labour’s response to the inevitable ‘coalition of chaos’ charge is all wrong

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