A Labour manifesto pledge to drop the voting age to 16 sidesteps the pressing issue of proportional representation and Britain’s democratic deficit, argues ALAN STORY

Four major electoral reform groups are joining forces — if we want to see left-wing policies happen despite the lack of left-wing parties in Parliament, we should join them too, writes GLYN TYNG

Campaigner ALAN STORY explains why proportional representation is needed to make sure the left has a voice