The proposals set out by Labour MP Chris Bryant to clean-up Parliament should be adopted by his party's leader for its next manifesto, writes Peter Oborne
Constitution
Caroline Slocock – director of think tank Civil Exchange – explores how politicians' respect for our democratic institutions has shifted since she was the first female private secretary at No. 10 under Margaret Thatcher
A big problem facing UK politics is that both main political parties see the status quo as in their narrow self-interest, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
Governments are run by political parties and for political interests – but they shouldn't be, argues philosopher AC Grayling
Boris Johnson's controversial appointments to the upper chamber show change is required – but Labour may not be on the right track
YouGov polling suggests strong potential support across the board for a very different chamber to replace the House of Lords
Exclusive polling for Byline Times suggests that the public rejects the short-lived Prime Minister being able to create new peers in the Lords
According to the research, ministers have pushed through changes to Britain’s political system that pose 'considerable risks' for the country's democratic future
Leading barrister and dozens of organisations raise serious concerns about the “chilling effect” of the Government’s latest attempt to restrict the right to protest
With the UK in need of radical decentralisation, Glyndwr Cennydd Jones celebrates the recent launch of an Alliance for Radical Democratic Change