The practice of dual mandates, or double jobbing, has been a minor but persistent problem since the establishment of devolved parliaments and assemblies at the end of the 1990s.
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Our home, mine and my family's, is in London’s suburbs. We get to vote at multiple levels. We get to choose 3 elected members - Councillors - in our ward once every 4 years.
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We hosted a webinar with Jennifer Nadel, co-founder and director of Compassion in Politics. Compassion in Politics is an organisation dedicated to creating a political system for the UK that is guided by empathy, fairness, and integrity.
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For young people’s voices to be heard by politicians, we need a stronger presence in Parliament. Unlock Democracy Council Members Chanté O'Shaughnessy and Luke Williams make the case for youth representation.
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At this summer’s general election, only just over half of the votes of all registered postal voters living overseas were counted. Many were denied that right. But as a new report demonstrates, solutions are at hand.
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Proportional Representation (PR) for the House of Commons has been a thorny issue in UK politics for over a century. It has had its supporters, detractors and those who have flip-flopped on the issue. These groups naturally included political parties and their leaders.
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It’s been a frequent refrain from Democrats at this US Presidential election that “democracy is on the ballot”. But is another challenge for US democracy not just on the ballot, but how the votes will be counted?
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Democracy in the United States is currently in a rather poor state, and polarisation amongst the Conservative and Democratic parties is a large part of the problem. There are three areas where this can be seen the most–the economy, immigration, and abortion.
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We hosted a discussion entitled 'What next for UK democracy?' Joining us were Lord Newby, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, and Josiah Mortimer, chief reporter for Byline Times.