Articles tagged with: voting

19 Jun Health

Everything You Need To Know About The Second MPs' Vote On Assisted Dying

MPs are set to debate and vote for a second time on a bill which could legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people.

10 May Political parties

The Fragmented Party System Could Spell Chaos At The Next Election

As the political landscape in the UK becomes more fractured, some politicians are already worrying about the chaos it could unleash at the next general election.

11 Dec 2024 Political parties

Young Tories Set Up Campaign To Help Party Avoid "Terminal" Decline

A Tory campaign group is launching a bid to improve the party's offer to young people and avoid what it warns could be "terminal defeat" for the Conservatives.

28 Feb 2024 Communities

Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust

The National Trust has become the unlikely battleground for an increasingly vitriolic row over how the past should be presented. Tali Fraser meets the participants in the culture war to end them all. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

20 Jun 2023 Political parties

The professor will see you now - voting and campaigning

In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. Here: changes in voting and campaigning

05 Dec 2022 Political parties

Secrets of the ballot box: 150 years of voting in private

Seldom can a major constitutional reform have aroused so little enthusiasm. No public meetings were held to demand it; no great demonstrations were organised in its support. After much parliamentary dithering and delay, the Ballot Act finally became law in the second half of 1872, exactly 150 years ago.

10 Oct 2022 Political parties

Are we heading for 1997 again? This time the legacy of a Labour win can be lasting

After last week’s farce of a Conservative Conference, I’ve got an unshakeable feeling that it’s 1997 all over again.

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21 Mar 2022 Economy

Are homeowners more conservative?

Traditionally, we think people who own property vote for parties on the right, but new research says otherwise,

23 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

'Emergency Proxy' Rules Announced To Allow People Self-Isolating To Vote In Local Elections

The government is set to implement new emergency rules to allow people self-isolating to secure a last minute proxy vote for May's council and mayoral elections.

11 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Proxy voting for parental absence is essential for our thriving parliamentary democracy

The Procedure Committee's new report recommends proxy voting for parental absence be made permanent. Through these changes we hope that the number of new mothers in the House will continue to increase.

21 Aug 2020 Home affairs

A proportional voting system is the first step in fixing our broken democracy

The Tories won just 44% of the vote in 2019, but effectively hold 100% of power in the Commons. That’s not democracy, it's fundamental illegitimacy – and the lack of trust that flows from it – is at the root of our broken system.

08 Jul 2020 Political parties

Millions may be missing from the electoral register, we need urgent reform

Groups such as young people, BAME voters and frequent home movers are particularly under-registered.

08 Jul 2020 Communities

Young people should be automatically registered to vote in bid tackle threat to election 'integrity', peers demand

Young people should be automatically registered to vote in an effort to protect the "integrity" of elections, a cross-party group of peers are demanding.

02 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Jacob Rees-Mogg softens plans to end virtual Commons but warns remote voting ‘does democracy an injustice’

Jacob Rees-Mogg has softened plans to make all MPs turn up to Parliament to take part in debates by that signalling those who want to stay at home can still participate via video-link.

01 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Senior MPs dismiss plan for 1km voting queue as they push rival bid to keep virtual Commons going

A group of senior MPs has launched a bid to reject controversial Government plans that could see MPs forming a one kilometre-long queue through Parliament to vote while social distancing.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: MPs set to approve 'hybrid Parliament' plans to grill ministers via video link

MPs are set to approve plans for a so-called "hybrid parliament" which will see them grilling ministers via video link amid the coronavirus lockdown.