The Councils for PR Zoom launch session, hosted by Get PR Done! and Make Votes Matter. How councils can contribute to national political campaigns by passing resolutions. Many, for example, declared their recognition of the Climate Emergency. Our model motion for councillors to move at their council. Which councils have already passed a motion in […]
The Welsh Road to Electoral Reform
Wales is often overlooked by electoral reform campaigners in the UK. Given the ongoing reforms occurring there, this is often to our collective detriment. Join GET PR DONE! at 7:00 pm on April 26th as we shine a spotlight on Wales and electoral reform, with our expert panel: · Professor Laura McAllister (Policy Unit, Cardiff […]
How the Left Wins in Finland with PR
Guests: Danny Dorling (UK) and Dan Koivulaasko (Finland) The usual complaint by British lefties against proportional representation (PR) voting is that it generates moderate governments and keeps the left out of power. Yet as we survey the state of the Labour Party today, the chances of the left having any significant influence on government here […]
Getting to PR: Learning from Canadian Campaigners
Join Former President of Fair Vote Canada, Réal Lavergne, and President of the Liberal Democrats, Dr. Mark Pack for what should be an enlightening discussion of experiences of PR from across the Atlantic and how lessons from Canada can be applied to British Politics. About Fair Vote Canada: No electoral reform organisation anywhere in […]
Getting PR Done! The New Zealand Way
Two Kiwi political activists, Phill Saxby (Labour) and Caroline Glass (Green) tell us how NZ ditched FPTP in 1993 and built a fair voting system…and how it operates.