Women and the Vote - an essential element in political reform

RESOURCE: As part of our 26 step REFORM programme moving closer to gender equality is vital - here is a resource toward that goal:-


Are you part of the debate?

Women’s political representation in the UK is appallingly low. In the House of Commons only 19% of MPs are women. Local government is doing better but still only 30% of local councilors are female. The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are closer to equal representation of men and women but there is room for improvement. Overall, the UK is 60th in the international league table of women’s representation.

We think this needs to change…….do you?

The Women and the Vote campaign aims to create a network of organisations and individuals who want to change this. We believe that much more still needs to be done to improve women’s access to political power.

And this is how you can be part of the debate

one Sign up to the campaign!
two Get your friends to sign up too!
three Add this website to your Facebook page!
four Write to your MP asking him/ her to sign up to the campaign! (A list of all the MPs/ MEPs and Peers already signed up can be found on the sign-up section of the website.)
five Organise your own Women and the Vote event! For further information on this email info@womenandthevote.com or call Beatrice on 020 72028600.

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GET RID OF TRIBAL POLITICS - summary of my resources and comment for 26 common-sense steps to give England a modern, responsive, political system.

1 Establish 'fair voting'
2 Massively reduce 'tribal politics'
3 Centre on issues before ideologies
4 Enable more independents
5 Accelerate fair representation
6 Demand 'facts before opinions'
7 Cooperate more
8 Make MPs rewards fair
9 Connect local, regional and national election processes
10 Focus on social justice and quality of life for all stake-holders
11 Reduce central government
12 Maximise free voting in parliament
13 Maximise secret ballots in all appropriate concerns
14 Habitually import best practice
15 Create a simple written constitution within 1 year
16 Eliminate waste
17 Continue beefing up transparency in accountability
18 Sack or punish seriously ‘deviant’ MPs
19 Make voting compulsory
20 Reform political funding
22 Improve the independence and the accountability and efficiency of the civil service
23 Support MPs appropriately
24 Police more thoroughly the funding of politics
25 Reform the House of Lords
26 Encourage positive interest in, & involvement in, political process.

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