Do changes to voter registration undermine our democracy?

"In its truest sense, a democracy is a community in which all members have an equal say in the running of that community." - Robert Alan Silverstein View this email in your browser This morning we look at the government's response to last night's House of Lords vote on cuts to tax credits. Downing Street was very quick to announce a review of the chamber's powers but would this make parliament less accountable than it is now? We also have a piece on changes to voter registration. It suggests that the government's decision to bring forward changes to how we vote could see over one million people drop off the electoral register.   Latest Articles     The Tories' Lords review will make parliament even less accountable   On Oct 27, 2015 12:31 pm This isn't going to be about democratising the Lords - this will be about making the government more powerful Read more... »   The government's changes to voter registration undermine our democracy   On Oct 27, 2015 10:31 am Over one million people could drop off the electoral register as a result of changes to how we register to vote Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Majority of emergency service staff suffer alcohol fuelled abuse   On Oct 26, 2015 10:48 am A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, Alcohol's Impact on Emergency Services, reveals the full extent of the toll alcohol takes on emergency services in England. Read more... » Farming cannot stand still   On Oct 26, 2015 04:09 am An animation showing how modern farming relies on the innovations plant science provides to maintain biodiversity and wildlife. Read more... » Could you eat 12,000 potatoes?   On Oct 20, 2015 04:38 pm Animation explaining how Maximum Residue Levels and thorough testing ensure that pesticides are safe for human health and the environment. Read more... »     Opinion Formers press releases     BHA: Bishops in the Lords still hold privileged status on behalf of a tiny minority of the population Today sees the introduction into the House of Lords of Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester, who will be the first female bishop of the Church of England (CofE) to sit in the House of Lords. While the move may represent progress towards gender equality within the Church of England, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has pointed out that by sitting as of right in the Lords, the bishops still hold an unfair, unnecessary and unjustified privilege in representing just a tiny proportion of the UK population. Read more... »   London Assembly to call for more ambition on solar in capital The Solar Trade Association has responded to the London Assembly Environment Committee's report, 'Bring me sunshine!: How London's homes could generate more solar energy'. Read more... »     Jobs and courses     Self-shooting video journalist   On Jun 24, 2015 04:10 pm Politics.co.uk is seeking to recruit a self-shooting video journalist to work out of our offices in east London. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences