STV Action congratulates Katie Ghose on her recently announced appointment as the Electoral Reform Society’s Chief Executive.

Katie is an experienced campaigner and a barrister. She is currently the Director of the British Institute of Human Rights; she is also a trustee and the company secretary of Stonewall.

As she said in the announcement of her appointment, she is joining “the Society at an exciting time. The coming referendum will be the first time the British people have had the opportunity to decide how they elect the politicians who speak in their name.”

We wish her well first in winning the “Yes” vote in the AV referendum next May and then in her subsequent time with the Society.

The Electoral Reform Society is a natural step for Katie because the right to a fair vote that counts is a human right and Katie has campaigned for many years for human rights.