Gordon Brown’s proposals on democratic reform are a step forward, but don’t go far enough
On the third episode of #BrightGreenLive, our editor Chris Jarvis interviewed Unlock Democracy director Tom Brake. He explained the detail of Gordon Brown's report, why proportional representation is important and…
Zack Polanski calls on Keir Starmer to listen to Labour members on proportional representation
The Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Zack Polanski has accused the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer of supporting a "broken status quo" for failing to support Labour…
Labour Party conference votes to support proportional representation
Members of the Labour Party are currently gathering in Liverpool for the party's annual conference. In a major shift in the party's position, delegates have voted to support scrapping the…
The long and winding path to proportional representation
The path to proportional representation (PR) has been long, winding and rocky and we are still some distance from reaching our end destination. But at least it is starting to…
#BrightGreenDebates episode 3 highlights
In February, Bright Green launched a brand new series of events – the Bright Green Debates. Once a fortnight, Bright Green is bringing together leading figures on the left to discuss and debates the…
It’s time to get PR done
Image credit: Ryan Hodnett - Creative Commons Playing a role, however small, in pushing the Labour Party to commit to a voting system based on proportional representation is a campaigning…
This election has proven that we need to overhaul our rigged democracy
Image credit: Young Greens There we go. Another general election, and this time things have really gone wrong. Johnson and his gang of extreme right wing Tories have got the…
To stop the Tories, Labour has to embrace proportional representation
Image credit: Ryan Hodnett - Creative Commons The case for proportional representation (PR) has never been stronger. The Conservatives have won a huge Parliamentary majority on of the vote. This…
What is the Green solution to Brexit?
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Alexas Fotos It’s the story you’ve heard a hundred times, and rightly so: citizens across the country, in the left-behind towns and cities. They have low…
Votes at 16, Von Trapps and Viable Electoral Reform
Photo credit: flickr user H2Woah! Creative Commons license: “I am 16 going on I know that I’m naive”; a classic quote from Liesel Von Trapp of ‘The Sound of…