Record support for changing the electoral system
A record 53% now support changing the electoral system to one that is fairer to smaller parties. … Read the full post »
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A record 53% now support changing the electoral system to one that is fairer to smaller parties. … Read the full post »
New polling from YouGov continues the pattern from previous polling, showing very strong public support for reform of the unelected House of Lords. … Read the full post »
Here is Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s new year message, a more political one focused on the future of our country than last year. … Read the full post »
With disgraced MP Peter Bone now facing a by-election after a successful recall petition, it’s worth recalling that the legislation to oust such MPs is one of the achievements of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth closed with the traditional trio of party awards, an appeal and then the keynote speech from the party leader. Among the many brilliant winners I had the pleasure of giving awards out to was one of our London Assembly members, Caroline Pidgeon: Then it was time for a Christmas-themed (!) … Read the full post »
The Labour Party has adopted a new statement on electoral reform but it points in contradictory directions. … Read the full post »
Find out the answer to that… and speculate on what Tim Harford and Matt Forde would be like as MPs with the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts … Read the full post »
The latest YouGov tracker data shows the most popular options for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords is reform. … Read the full post »
Many attempts at reforming the House of Lords have been made. Many attempts have failed. So what can would-be reformers learn from the failures of their predecessors to achieve more? … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #167 came out last week, the last of the year and including a look at how to fix our politics as well as the latest Liberal Democrat selection news and more. … Read the full post »