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The progressive endgame

Labour’s fourth general election defeat at the hands of the Conservatives was their most damaging yet. Boris Johnson’s 2019 election victory saw Labour’s voter base in the North crumble, their pathway back into government appears more treacherous than ever. 124 seats will be needed at the 2024 general election to secure even a fragile majority…

Westminster needs to learn from the rest of the UK when it comes to fairer votes

With less than a week to go until the Labour party conference, we’re getting a clear sense of the issues that will be debated. This year, the movement for one important policy change has grown dramatically: the call for Labour to back proportional representation. This week we learnt that at least 144 constituency parties have…

Canadian and German elections put contrasting voting systems in the spotlight

Two leading democracies go to the polls later this month, both facing far from certain outcomes. The end of the Merkel era places Germany at a crossroads with a diverse range of multi-party coalitions on the table. Meanwhile, Canada’s election is Justin Trudeau’s gamble to turn his minority government into a majority one, despite  polls…

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