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Resisting threats to muzzle the elections watchdog
The independent elections watchdog has been threatened with abolition
Why a fair political system needs a fair voting system
A fairer politics can be reality. Proportional representation is part of that.
Is the UK government finally bringing online campaigning under control?
Social media has dramatically changed political campaigning. Here’s how the Government is responding.
Get involved: Day of Action for Fair Votes
Join Make Votes Matter’s Day of Action for fair votes
Sign Up: The government wants even more power. Let’s demand real democracy instead
Together we can build an alternative vision of democracy.
UPDATE: reforming judicial review
We join over 40 human rights-focused organisations to oppose attempts to water down protections for human rights.
The Trade Bill shows how undemocratic the UK’s constitution really is
The Trade Bill could have far-reaching consequences for the health of our democracy.
Why should we be paying close attention to the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill?
Removing Parliament’s vote does not make the Boundary Commission more independent.
What can France’s Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate tell us?
Four things we learned from the recent French citizens’ assembly on climate action.
Don’t let the powerful hijack our election laws
If you were angry about Vote Leave getting away with cheating, it could become the new normal.
What has over-centralisation meant for the pandemic response?
The pandemic show cases the disaster of over-centralisation.
Statues and Limitations: democracy and the fall of Edward Colston
Was the removal of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol ‘democratic’? We think so.
Five things we learned from the #DemocracyGathering
Five things we took away from our Democracy Gathering event series.
Covid-19 exposes unavoidable conflicts facing our democracy
We need to talk about the tensions that run through our democracy
Covid-19 listening survey: the full report
In full: what you told us about Covid-19, community, and democracy
