Electoral reform in the United Kingdom
Electoral reform is a change in electoral systems which alters how public desires are expressed in election results. == Description == Reforms can include changes to: Voting systems, such as proportional representation, a two-round system (runoff voting), instant-runoff voting (alternative voting, ranked-choice voting, or preferential voting), Instant Round Robin Voting called Condorcet Voting, range voting, approval voting, citizen initiatives and referendums and recall elections.
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The Great Reform Act
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Great Reform Act of 1832, a landmark in British political history.
27 November 2008
Featuring: Dinah Birch, Michael Bentley, Catherine Hall
The Peterloo Massacre
Melvyn Bragg discusses The Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819, when British cavalry charged a vast crowd of protestors in Manchester.
15 December 2005
Featuring: Jeremy Black, Sarah Richardson, Clive Emsley