Become a member of the Big Issue community
JOIN
Elections bill
Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: 'This hurts our democracy'
Would-be voters turned away from polling stations for not having ID: 'This hurts our democracy'
Activists and campaigners have warned that the new rules are not only unwarranted, they're actually 'damaging our democracy'
Here’s what the UK can learn from Australia, Sweden, and the US about getting voters to the polls
Here’s what the UK can learn from Australia, Sweden, and the US about getting voters to the polls
Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline
Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Trans, elderly, disabled and Muslim people could be worst affected by new voter ID law, with less than a month until polling day
Trans, elderly, disabled and Muslim people could be worst affected by new voter ID law, with less than a month until polling day
UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
'A full-fronted attack on our democracy': New voter ID laws make it harder for young people to vote
'A full-fronted attack on our democracy': New voter ID laws make it harder for young people to vote
5 new laws for 2022 - and what they mean for your rights