SubscriptionsCategory: Elections
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Andy Burnham Urged to Put Compulsory Voting at Heart of His Electoral Reform Plans
Democracy campaigners say changing how Britain votes will not be enough unless the Prime Minister also changes who votes as well
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‘Digital Armies’ and Disinformation: How Big Tech Is Hitting Brazil’s Upcoming Election
Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how Brazil became a testing ground for information warfare
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Voter ID Has Damaged Trust in UK Elections, Study Finds
Young people, low-income and trans voters were among the groups hardest hit by the policy imposed by the last Conservative Government, academics found
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Andy Burnham Insists He Still Backs Electoral Reform After Amendment Blocked
Ministers offer cross-party talks on changing Westminster’s voting system as bid for speedy reform stalls
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Criminal Checks for MPs, Donations Caps and Electoral Reform: Labour Rebels Push for Tougher Elections Bill
From banning crypto and oil company cash to radical reform of our voting system, Labour backbenchers are testing how far their own Government is willing to go to protect British democracy, reports Josiah Mortimer
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How to Stop Billionaires From Buying British Politics
Nigel Farage’s £5 million handout from a crypto billionaire is a worrying sign of things to come. We must act now to prevent a complete oligarch takeover, argues Oliver Bullough
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Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting’s Brexit Conundrum
As the tenth anniversary of Brexit approaches, the debate about whether to rejoin the EU is dominating the Labour leadership race, writes Chris Grey
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‘Andy Burnham’s Return to Westminster Would Be About National Resilience’
The media psychodrama about Burnham’s potential return to Parliament misses a far more serious point, argues La
