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The Starmer Symptom – Free extract
Below you can download an extract from Jess Garland’s chapter in The Starmer Symptom edited by Mark Perryman. Other contributors include Clive Lewis, Danny Dorling, Emma Burnell, Gargi Bhattacharyya, James Meadway, Hilary Wainwright, Jeremy Gilbert, Neal Lawson, Phil Burton-Cartledge and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Download your extract here Special Offer just £11.89 via LCER usual price £16.99…
Read MoreNext LCER Members’ Meeting – 16th September, 7pm (Zoom)
Join us as we discuss the forthcoming Elections Bill — and why it’s only truly transformative if it addresses the root problem: our broken voting system. While we welcome positive steps like votes at 16, automatic registration, and expanded voter ID options, the elephant in the room remains First Past the Post — a system…
Read MoreLCER All Members’ Meeting – Wednesday 4th June
We’re excited to invite all members to the next Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform All Members’ Meeting, taking place online via Zoom on Wednesday 4th June at 7pm. This is your chance to: Hear the latest campaign updates Connect with fellow LCER members Help shape the next phase of our work for electoral reform Where:…
Read MoreFair Elections in Focus: Parliament Holds Landmark Debate on Proportional Representation
On Thursday 30th January Parliament held a crucial debate on Proportional Representation – the first stand-alone debate on PR in the Chamber of the Commons for many years. This was a real game-changer and moves our campaign forward alongside the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections which initiated the debate. We need a National…
Read MoreA little light reading
Since the general election on 4 July, media channels have been buzzing with calls for PR. In case you missed them, here are a few of the best. Professor Sir John Curtice, inews, 7 July 2024 >> First past the post is failing our democracy We should not be surprised that some are now arguing…
Read MoreLabour admits first past the post is flawed, and GE24 proves it. We need PR
Labour has gone directly from opposition to governing with a strong majority for only the second time in our party’s history. It’s an outstanding achievement – one that almost ten million people voted for – and we now have the opportunity, and obligation, to deliver the change the country so desperately needs. At the same…
Read MorePublic support for PR is at an all-time high
A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) shows that public support for PR among adults in the UK is at an all-time high. The report, based on data from the British Social Attitudes Survey 2023, covers opinions on a range of issues, including social and political trust, populism and the impact…
Read MoreThe Trade Union Campaign for PR
In this Compass podcast, Lynne Henderson (Chair of the Electoral Reform Society and Chair of Politics for the Many) and Nancy Platts (Campaign Collective and Politics for the Many) discuss what PR means for the trade union movement. It was a watershed moment in October 2022 when the Labour Party conference overwhelmingly voted to include…
Read MoreLCER talks to Scottish councillors about STV
Since 2007, Scotland has used the Single Transferable Vote to elect local councillors. Research suggests that voters have adapted to STV easily, understand the system, and make use of the increased choice it delivers. But how do councillors who stand for election and serve under STV feel about the system? Film-maker and longstanding LCER member…
Read MoreLCER Youth Strategy 2022-2023
Our Youth Officer, Reed James, has set up a working group to define our Youth Strategy. Here’s the newly unveiled strategy for 2022-2023. LCER Youth – Strategy Document 2022-2023: Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform’s (LCER) Youth Group was started on 15/08/2022 and has two key purposes. To amplify the voices of Young People in…
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