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May’s Holyrood election will see voters asked to cast two votes - but why? Since the Scottish Parliament was re-established ...

Reform UK has unveiled proposals for electoral reform, including a significant restriction on postal voting and the removal of voting rights for Commonwealth citizens. Nigel Farage, outlining the ...

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The UK has historically been held up as leading democracy with free and fair elections. However, our new report shows election quality in the UK is now ranked in the bottom half of countries in Europe ...