Better representation. Real accountability.
Abolition, a wholly elected chamber, a mixed chamber or an expert-appointed senate: each model would change representation, scrutiny and regional balance in different ways. This explainer sets out the trade-offs and the questions voters should put to their MPs in 2026.
Voting is the bluntest instrument of accountability and the least frequently used. This guide sets out five practical tools — public records, written questions, committee evidence, freedom of information and the narrow route of recall — that constituents can use in any ordinary week of the parliamentary year.
Devolution has produced not one model but a patchwork of combined authorities, county deals and metro mayors, each with a different bundle of powers and money. This explainer sets out what has genuinely moved, where scrutiny is weakest, and how residents can find the body that makes the decision they care about.