Commentary: UK electoral reform 6 Articles

by Harry Aldridge

The difficulty with electoral reform is that the people who will decide the change, and who put forward arguments to the people, have their own interests in mind. Any change to the way politicians are elected will cause po...read more

by Huw Freeman

The Labour government has left the UK electoral system in a mess. This is not to say that it was perfect before, but now we just don't know where we are, let alone where we're going. I'm one of a small band of people wh...read more

by Richard Smith

Traditionally it has always been the Liberal party in its various guises that have been in favour of electoral reform and the adoption of a proportional representative (PR) system of voting which is understandable as under...read more

by Phil Hill

Britain is fortunate in that it enjoys one of the greatest modern democratic systems. But as well as the many pros this brings, there are undoubtedly several cons. Basically, the nation is divided into Parliamentary con...read more

by Rosemary Pollock

BANISHING THE GUARDIANS 'The shouting and the tumult dies, the Captains and the Kings depart. . . .' And with them, some time ago now, went the earls and the marquises, the dukes, the barons and the viscounts, all da...read more

by Thomas Hall-Jones

"Who needs PR lets just disguise the parties!" Like most men, I suspect, I get a whole load of great' ideas popping into my head as I'm trying to get to sleep. Some of which appear to be too good to let disappear onc...read more