Letter to the new prime minister
An open letter to our new Prime Minister in the hope of making real progress on electoral reform in the...
Read moreDetailsAn open letter to our new Prime Minister in the hope of making real progress on electoral reform in the...
Read moreDetailsIn the second of 2 parts, Bob Bater discusses how voting could be made fairer. Could a simple variation on...
Read moreDetailsWith public disaffection with politics at its highest level ever, an overhaul of our voting system is long overdue. What...
Read moreDetailsBob proposes ‘Democracy Vouchers’ as a radical way to put an end to the abuses inherent in the current free-for-all...
Read moreDetailsCitizens' Assemblies enable a more effective representation for communities than unrepresentative MPs.
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