PR would make Labour majorities all but impossible, yet give the Lib Dems a permanent foothold on powerRichard Johnson is a lecturer in politics at Queen Mary University of LondonAt Labour’s annual conference this week, a motion is to be put forward ca…
Tory MPs call it reform, but the elections bill looks more like a heist
Alongside mandating voter ID, the government plans to keep the Electoral Commission – which oversees elections – in checkWhen judging a law that rewrites the rules of democracy, the test is not whether it does what the current government promises, but …
Election bill could cut millions from Labour campaign spending, say unions
Exclusive: proposed legislation described as deliberate attempt to undermine party’s financesElection spending by trade unions and other groups could potentially be cut by millions of pounds under the government’s elections bill, unions have said, call…
Elections bill is ‘a power grab to rig polls in favour of Tories’
Charities and unions slam move as an attack on fundamental rightsBoris Johnson’s government is today accused of trying to rig future elections by stifling opposition and deterring participation, as a storm of protest erupts over its controversial elect…
Only bold policies will win back Labour voters | Letters
Geoff Reid urges the party to offer electoral reform, while Prof Jonathan Parker would like to see it support a universal basic income and Derrick Cameron calls for bigger ideasAndy Beckett’s call for Labour to practise “clear-sighted, ruthless politic…