All aboard the PR express
With May’s elections behind us and our conference motion heading to debate in CLPs across the UK, it’s a good time to reflect on how people across the breadth of the party have been coming out in favour of Proportional Representation (PR).
We are really pleased to say that ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has committed to pushing for PR to be a “flagship policy” in the next Labour manifesto. You can find the motion here. Thank you ASLEF! Keep reading for details, plus a round up of all our recent press coverage.
And thanks to the fantastic work of Labour members, the number of CLPs with policy in favour of PR has soared past one in three! Now is the time for all CLPs to send PR to conference, by choosing to prioritise our conference motion.
ASLEF: The push for PR gathers momentum
By Julian Vaughan
ASLEF now joins the growing number of unions who have put their support behind PR. I believe it is time for a fairer voting system which will result in the whole of the UK having an equal say on who governs, rather than a few thousand people in swing seats.…
Reform electoral system or keep losing to Tories, Keir Stamer warned
By Toby Helm
Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure from Labour activists to make reform of the voting system a manifesto commitment, amid rising public concern about its unfairness and fears that it could leave left-of-centre parties out of government for good…
Why first-past-the-post steals elections for right-wing parties – and how to stop it
By Laura Parker & Joe Sousek
There was great news for electoral reform campaigners in the Spectator last week. Nick Tyrone, the former director of the liberal CentreForum think tank, claimed proportional representation would “hand the Tories power for the rest of the century”. Those at Conservative HQ must be kicking themselves for defending the first-past-the-post system all these years...
Want to end debate over a progressive alliance? Labour must back PR
By Sandy Martin
If we were to achieve a proportional electoral system, we would not have to have this debate in the Labour party again. Every Labour vote throughout the country would be equally valuable…
Why Christians in Labour need to reject our antiquated voting system
By Samuel Kind
Imagine the impact of everyone’s vote truly mattering. Regardless if you lived in Dorset, London or the Red Wall your vote would directly impact the result in parliament.…
Electoral reform campaigners launch ‘roadshow’ urging Labour to back PR
By Elliot Chappell
Labour for a New Democracy will launch a ‘roadshow’ series of events to “put beyond doubt” the need for the party to back proportional representation after a third of local parties called on the leadership to back the change…
