Charles Tannock MEP: Now is the time to reform the Lords

The General Election result has big implications for the future of the second chamber.

Matthew Sinclair: The election result shows First Past The Post is working precisely as intended

Under our system, coalitions are effectively agreed within parties before the election. Under PR, the Government’s programme is stitched up after voters have had their say.

Exit poll, exit United Kingdom?

To prevent the strain on the UK from reaching breaking point, Cameron needs to make a big, open comprehensive – and federal – offer.

Bruce George and Julian Peel Yates: British democracy needs reform to stamp out corruption and unfairness

One need look no further than Tower Hamlets to see the dangers of complacency.

In principle, a Labour-SNP Government would have legitimacy in England. In practice, however, there’s a danger that it would not.

Where will voters south of the border believe it resides if, after Thursday, the SNP imposes its will on a Tory-voting England by voting on English business?

Remember when eternal coalition was supposedly a positive prospect?

In the heady days of the AV referendum, some claimed compromise was what excited voters. Try arguing that now.

Lord Hennessy: Never before in recent times have constitutional possibility and peril jostled together quite like this

It’s crucial for the shared future of those who live in these islands that we should not Balkanise ourselves, in either structural terms or in our minds and hearts.

To lock David Cameron out of Downing Street, the SNP may have to evict him first

The election result could be so finely balanced as to make the likely outcome of a confidence vote unclear until actually held.

Mark Fox: Never mind the scoffers and cynics. This election is a moment to celebrate our democracy

Every candidate’s effort and commitment is a part of making this great exercise work. Each one plays his part in keeping our system vibrant and healthy.

Nic Conner: Why I, an atheist Conservative, will be in church this Easter

One doesn’t need to believe in God to recognise and celebrate the Church of England’s place amongst the fundamental institutions of our nation.

The 290 seat Conservative Government. 1) Cameron should be ready to negotiate with Salmond

In a hung Parliament in which the Conservatives are the largest party, he would need the minor parties – starting with the SNP.

Big Issue 1) The constitution – Cameron and Miliband must tell us how they plan to save the UK

The campaign is impoverished and the electorate insulted by the refusal of the main party leaders to talk about a new settlement for the United Kingdom.

Murdo Fraser MSP: An EU referendum – the end of the UK, or the end of the Conservative Party?

I worry that we are not learning from the experience of the Scottish referendum, and what it might mean for the next plebiscite looming on the horizon.

Heresy of the week: We shouldn’t take America’s stability for granted

The give-and-take of previous decades is giving way to an era of ideological polarisation.

Scott Kelly: How can national government adapt to deal with increasingly local politics?

Voters and MPs are becoming more independent. It’s time to change the way we do things.