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New report: Register Every Voter: How Automatic Voter Registration can bring the forgotten millions back into our democracy by Toby S. James

Voters are often cynical about pledges made by politicians. But there is a way to turn that cynicism on its head and utilise it to turn out voters. The answer is deeper democracy.

Compass and Unlock Democracy have come together to deliver the Powering Up project - which seeks to strengthen and modernise our creaking democracy. Our goal is to persuade political parties of all colours to adopt a comprehensive package of democratic reforms in their next manifesto and deliver it in Government.

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.

The importance of political literacy cannot be overstated. It is very important that young people know how important politics is to our everyday lives and understand how the democratic process works. This knowledge should encourage them to become engaged voters in the future.

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.