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A group of politicians clap for Keir Starmer as he emerges from 10 Downing Street

Opinion: Starmer’s Sandcastle Majority Says It All: First-Past-The-Post Needs to Die

Matt Zarb-Cousin

With several established parties now winning millions of votes, it’s time Britain stopped silencing vast swathes of the electorate, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin.

Opinion: This Election Must Be the Last One With Our Absurd Voting System

Adam Ramsay

Our electoral system forces us to be bad election forecasters rather than good arbiters of our own interests and values, argues Adam Ramsay.

Green party co-leader Carla Denyer sits on a red seat in Bristol city hall

Interview: Could This Be the Green Party’s Second MP?

Aaron Bastani

The Greens have quietly tripled their councillors since 2018. With new co-leader Carla Denyer eyeing a second seat in Westminster, Aaron Bastani went to Bristol to discover how she plans to overturn a thumping Labour majority.

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner campaigning with Andy Burnham in Manchester.

Analysis: Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway

Ell Folan

The loss of key council seats last week has renewed Labour activists' interest in proportional representation. While PR alone won't keep the Tories out of power - and Labour must focus on policies not systems if it wants to win - it is still worth supporting, writes Ell Folan.

Opinion: So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections

James McAsh

First-past-the-post is an unfair electoral system that favours the Tories. If the Labour left is serious about achieving transformative change, it needs to get behind proportional representation, argues James McAsh.

Electoral Reform After GE2017: Will Labour Go All the Way?

Josh Dell

First-past-the-post may yet deliver Corbyn the keys to No. 10, but now is precisely the time to revive the case for proportional representation, argues Josh Dell.

Amid the Turmoil, the Greens Are Upbeat

Josiah Mortimer

Post-Brexit and facing their own change of leadership, the Greens are turning their attention to proportional representation and the possibility of a progressive parliamentary alliance.

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