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A new article in the Political Quarterly discusses the role of Labour and the Trade Unions in reforming our political system. The article, by Cameron Rhys Herbert, a doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, assesses changing attitudes, the role of grassroots campaigns, and the prospects for the future. “The Labour Party would be a…

On Friday 15 September, Milngavie and Clydebank CLP became the 400th Constituency Labour Party to pass a motion calling for Proportional Representation for the House of Commons. Our formidable campaigner Julie Ward – well known to many members during her days as an MEP for the North West – travelled up from Carlisle for the…

Looking back over the past few years, the campaign for PR has made huge strides. Last year’s Labour Party conference voted overwhelmingly to back electoral reform Repeated polls put support for PR among Labour members at around 85% 96% of local Labour parties that have debated PR voted to support it A majority of affiliated trade…

This weekend, Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF) will deliberate and agree upon Labour’s draft ‘party programme’. Not to be confused with the manifesto – which will be a concise summary of the central missions of the next Labour government and will not be agreed until the election is called – the party programme is a…

It seemed like a fairly small number when the Electoral Commission announced that 0.25% of people who tried to vote at the local elections in May were not issued with a ballot paper because of the new voter ID requirement. But drill down into the detail and the figures start to sound more alarming. In…

This article originally appeared as an article in LabourList dated 16 June 2023 “The flaws in the current voting system are contributing to the distrust and alienation we see in politics.” That’s not just according to a motion passed by your local branch or the words of a backbench Labour MP or a call to…

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…

December 2022 saw the publication of the long-awaited report of Gordon Brown’s Commission on the constitutional and economic future of Britain. The represents an extensive body of work and we welcome its publication. It is clear from the report that Labour recognises the need for a different type of politics, and furthermore that if we’re…

We did it! Monday 26 September Today is a historic day – the Labour Party Conference has committed to introducing Proportional Representation for the House of Commons. We knew we were winning the argument last year, when 80% of Constituency Labour Parties voted for PR. But this year, with key trade unions also on board,…