Willie Sullivan

The House of Lords is the second biggest legislative chamber in the world after China’s National People’s Congress (Picture: Ben Stansall/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Johnson and Truss's honours lists fuelling public opposition to unelected peers

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

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)

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

The ERS is calling for Westminster to move to a PR system for elections

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

The House of Lords, which still admits hereditary peers, should be reformed to bring democracy up to 21st century standards (Picture: Russell Boyce/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Counting takes place at Ingliston after the Scottish Parliament election (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

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

Is it time to ditch the current system for electing MSPs to the Scottish Parliament?

Will this election see demands for a new voting system?

One of the proposals set out in the report is the creation of a House of Citizens scrutinising legislation

Calls for MSPs to open up Scottish decisions to local communities

Dark ads could be exploited on social media under the loophole

'Dark ads' could be used to influence Holyrood election outcome

MSPs have been told that lobbying laws in Scotland are "out of step" with other democracies.

Scotland 'notably out of step' with other countries on lobbying laws, MSPs told

Crackdown on Holyrood lobbyists could create ‘two-tier’ access level to MSPs

Willie Sullivan: Switch to STV has made big difference to democracy

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