Tag Archives: Voting
Voter ID for Voting?
The UK Government is proposing to make people use Photo ID at polling stations in future elections. This would require Councils, as the electoral body responsible for organising elections, to issue millions of identity cards. However millions of people do … Continue reading
UK still doesn’t get Europe
Following the eventual appointment of Juncker as European Commission President, I wonder how we break the continuing, sinister conspiracy of misinformation being levelled at the citizens of the United Kingdom? The complaint that the appointment of Jean-Claude Junker as European … Continue reading
An Alternative view of the European Elections
Trying to digest what has happened with regard to the European Election results has been a bit disconcerting. The UK media have, as usual, misreported and misinterpreted the results. There has been confusion between “winning” the election and being the … Continue reading
Democracy and What It Means To Me
A couple of years ago the President of the Federal Liberal Democrats posed a question to party members, “why did you join”. The obvious answer – “I was asked” was to be ignored. My response to that question is two … Continue reading
Scotland 2030: Elected Members – who do they represent?
Part of the discussion I had last Saturday revolved around electing people to public office all levels. How do you go about assessing who to vote for? What are their responsibilities? And who should they be paying attention to? One … Continue reading
Is Electoral Reform Dead?
No. There are many people like me who believe that the current first past the post (FPTP) voting system is unrepresentative. I, and they, believe a that the fairer voting system of proportional representation (PR) is a better option. The … Continue reading
AV isn’t perfect but…
Let me be clear, I much prefer to change our voting system at all levels to STV PR in multi-member constituencies. However the forthcoming referendum doesn’t offer that option. AV isn’t perfect, it will be slightly better than the current … Continue reading
AV Referendum Is Only The Start of The Debate
The current system of voting in the UK has many flaws which the potential change to AV will not address on its own. The referendum on 5th May should be seen as the start of a discussion about these flaws … Continue reading
Two votes, one choice?
Two ballot papers used in Scottish Parliamentary election means you can vote in different ways. Continue reading
Comment: ERS Postal Voting
As a member of the Electoral Reform Society I recently received paperwork regarding their AGM to be held later this month, in London, again. Part of these papers includes motions being put to the AGM along with the ERS Council … Continue reading →