Report: English Democracy - Electoral Reform, England and the future of the United Kingdom

Former cabinet minister John Denham argues in this report that Labour must commit to proportional representation and English votes for English laws if it is to break Conservative hegemony in England and save the union.

Shaun RobertsJune 24, 2022Comment

Talking Democracy report

It’s been years since the Labour Party has been so focused on constitutional change.In his Labour leadership campaign, Keir Starmer promised to deliver ‘a radical devolution of powers’. Ahead of the party’s 2021 conference, almost half of constituency parties backed moving to proportional representation for general elections.

Shaun RobertsSeptember 22, 2021Comment

Local Government in England - 40 Years of Decline

The erosion of local democracy is documented our report entitled Local Government in England - 40 Years of Decline, commissioned by Unlock Democracy from De Montfort University.