Today the Fabians are guest editing Labourlist to talk about the important issue of democratic reform. We’ll be posting articles covering all aspects of our democracy, including political education, voting reform and the mechanics of how our elections work...
The result of the EU referendum identified one clear problem: the country is divided. Two bitter campaigns meant people could focus their anger and distrust towards politicians and Westminster on one topic, with disastrous consequences. Divisions in the country are...
With a leadership contest officially under way, Labour’s internal democracy will continue to preoccupy the party. Once this is concluded, it should urgently turn its attention to the state of the country’s democracy and the shape of its constitution following...
Online voting and digital democracy
Digital democracy, the next frontier in modern democratic reform, is a concept that isn’t given the prominence it deserves in British political discourse; but it is a concept that is fundamental to bridging the widening democratic...
In 1992, the number of Labour women MPs hit a new high of 37. Some people were very happy. But some were also disgusted. The huge effort put in after 1987 had only resulted in a negligible increase from 21....
Do we need a new charter for political reform?
Nearly 30 years ago, Unlock Democracy’s predecessor organisation, Charter 88, made a sober assessment of the state of democracy in the UK:
"We have been brought up in Britain to believe that we...
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