LDER Chair's 2025 End-of-Year Review
As Sarah Lewis steps down as Chair, she looks back on a productive year for LDER.
As Sarah Lewis steps down as Chair, she looks back on a productive year for LDER.
Denis Mollison, former Chair of Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER), has sounded the alarm over flaws in the proportional voting system used in Scotland's Holyrood elections.
Outgoing LDER President Sarah Olney reflects on the last year and looks ahead to exciting times for electoral reform.
LDER made a strong showing at this year's Liberal Democrat annual conference, manning a well-attended stand and hosting two fringe events on electoral reform.
In the last week before the UK parliamentary recess, the Government published its Strategy for Elections, its plan to protect our democracy. Liberal Democrat MPs questioned the lack of ambition and lamented a wasted opportunity.
As recognition that the existing system is flawed, the government is changing the electoral system for mayoral elections.