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Many people who voted in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election appear to have don so tactically (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Columnists Tactical voting is a scourge on democracy. Here’s how to end it

Hereditary peers hold elections among themselves to decide which ones will sit in the House of Lords (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AFP via Getty Images)

Columnists Hereditary peers still rule in the House of Lords – Willie Sullivan

Politics Westminster urged to follow Holyrood’s lead and introduce PR elections

Columnists Hereditary peers 'by-elections' are a mockery of democracy – Willie Sullivan

Columnists Democracy must be at the heart of Scotland’s recovery – Willie Sullivan

Politics Will this election see demands for a new voting system?

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