It was the moment we had all been waiting for but hardly dared hope for. Speaking in Liverpool, in his first speech as Labour Party Leader in September, our new prime minister, Andy Burnham said, “In past years, you have voted twice to support electoral reform. I hear you. I agree with you. “We will contest the next election with …
Continue readingThe biggest news in the world of people campaigning for electoral reform is that we now have a new prime minister who believes in proportional representation (PR). Darren Hughes, Chief Executive at the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) examines what our new PM has said in the past and what he might do to ‘rewire Britain.’ In Andy Burnham we have …
Continue readingWe now have a new Prime Minister. Our seventh in ten years, or fifth in four years, depending on how you want to count it. Andy Burnham, MP for Makerfield has now taken office, and we are all waiting to find out what he’ll do now he’s got there. Well, there may be some clues in his 2024 Book, Head …
Continue readingMay’s local elections got just about everyone discussing our voting system and the Labour leadership. With Sir Keir Starmer bowing out as Prime Minister, all eyes are now fixed on his likely successor, Andy Burnham. The good news for all those who believe that everyone’s vote should count equally, is that Andy Burnham is a supporter of proportional representation (PR). …
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