Richard Wood

Richard Wood works in Westminster and is a campaigner for electoral and wider democratic reform. He writes in a personal capacity.

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Jacinda is gone but New Zealand’s politics has lessons for the UK

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Truss and any Conservative successor need democratic legitimacy

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England's local elections should be fairer - look at Scotland

England’s local elections should be fairer – look at Scotland

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Berlin

Germany’s new coalition represents better politics: Could the UK follow?

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Canadian and German elections put contrasting voting systems in the spotlight

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Parliament

Repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act levels down our democracy

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Alex Salmond Alba party

Salmond’s Alba venture exposes Scotland’s voting system flaws

The Alba party’s strategy is to exploit a fault in Scotland’s largely proportional hybrid voting system.

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St John’s is the Capital of Newfoundland.

The Canadian province with a lesson for UK democracy

Why an upcoming election highlights one way to improve British democracy.

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