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Willie Sullivan

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 Columnists

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 Columnists

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

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

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

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