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The Prime Minister has announced a National Commission into Electoral Reform.

It’s a vital step towards changing our broken voting system, and it's what we’ve been campaigning for!

But the opponents of change are going to fight this with everything they’ve got.

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No, the two-party system is not coming back
No, the two-party system is not coming back
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For Mercy's Sake: Why Labour should not axe trial by jury
For Mercy's Sake: Why Labour should not axe trial by jury

Trial by jury occupies a unique place in Britain's constitutional tradition. Long before the emergence of universal suffrage or representative democracy, it gave ordinary citizens a direct role in the administration of justice and, in doing so, established an enduring check on the power of the state.

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Do young people care about politics? 
Do young people care about politics? 

The Representation of the People Bill will soon give 16 and 17-year olds across the United Kingdom the right to vote in all elections. The government hopes this will engage voters at a young age, helping to build the foundations for lifelong participation in elections.

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What Five Weeks in Britain Taught Me About Democracy
What Five Weeks in Britain Taught Me About Democracy

I have been in the United Kingdom for about 5 weeks now, interning with Unlock Democracy. I have learned much about the English political system and have noticed a striking number of similarities in the state of democracy in the UK, and the state of democracy in my home country, the United States. 

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Change the voting system

The evidence keeps stacking up that our voting system is completely broken.

Polls show that a party could win a parliamentary majority on less than 30% of the vote.

We welcome the Prime Minister's announcement of a National Commission on Electoral Reform to look into options for changing our voting system.

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Tom Brake from Unlock Democracy speaking at a party conference. Banner reads '3 in 4 voters think that our political system is failing.'

Kick big money out of politics

Democracy should be decided by voters, not by those with the biggest wallets.

A handful of wealthy individuals, wherever they live, should not be able to buy influence in our democracy.

We need a donations cap for all donors. It’s the only way to get big money out of our politics entirely.

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