Tell the new Democracy Minister: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post - Please sign the petition. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy. But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system. We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this. Add your name and share ✍️

Which one is more English?

They used to call that The Company Store, back in coal mining towns...General Store in former plantations.......

I've had to compromise for #102 in my quest to #readtheworld. Finding a book from #Bhutan was hard so I chose a children's book. Any suggestions? #Booksky

Farage is a man of very little of anything, bar BS. This is a guy whose business (literally) is to ween as much as possible from state funds and extremists. He cares not of how, where or what the repercussions are of his greed. Read this little article… Link! www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...

Well done #SkyNews for publicly exposing what most of us already knew. Billionaire Musk is using his X platform to undermine liberal democracy with the most extreme right wing and racist content. We can’t let this continue. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Net-Defence: Pizza Networking North Tyneside Take the opportunity to sell your business, raise your profile and meet new contacts in a relaxed environment. 25th November 4pm – 6pm Quorum Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU cybernorth.biz/event/net-de...

“Anyone who believes that our outdated electoral system is unfit for purpose and wants to create a country where all voters feel genuinely represented in our politics should join our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform” @annadixonmp.bsky.social renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/

Mania Halef, a five-year-old Jewish girl murdered during the mass execution in Babi Yar, September 1941.

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The Age of Disinformation You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed…

#readtheworld #101 #Armenia #booksky Definitely balm for the soul

Why single-party governments under First Past the Post fail to get things done @electoralreform.bsky.social electoral-reform.org.uk/why-single-p...

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Moldova installs pro-EU Munteanu as new prime minister New PM will help lead the country’s push to become an EU member. www.politico.eu/article/mold...

Nigel Farage says this summer’s Raise the Colours movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. Our reporters in five cities had a look and that’s not what we found.

Breaking: it's now official, the pro-EU D66 party came first in the Dutch election. Their best result ever. The National Press Agency has just announced the final vote count. It’s a narrow victory with D66 just 15,155 votes ahead of the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders.

31 October 1899 | Czech Jew, Ervín Hojda, was born in Smolkov. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive. https://t.co/03oMWImSds

Definitely not in my top five, probably not in my top ten.

Well said Lisa Nandy! Reform have no real answers to anything. They just create fear, distrust and chaos! www.instagram.com/reel/DQc5Aot...

Can we focus more on how victims of sexual violence continue to be failed today and less on the drama of the Royal Family? Then perhaps some good might come from this?

My challenge to ##readtheworld continues with #100 #Indonesia A truly lovely book. #Booksky

Exciting news for all trainers and speakers! 🌟 Discover these amazing chances: 🔍 Explore the Call for Trainers at the #OWASP Global #AppSec EU 2026 event here: sessionize.com/owasp... 🎤 Present at the Virtual 25th Anniversary Conference: sessionize.com/owasp...#OWASP#AppSecDon't miss out!

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

And loved reading these:

Having the #NorthernPoetryLibrary in my home town is a privilege. Love it. poemofthenorth.co.uk

CyberFirst Girls Competition Get ready—this year’s CyberFirst Girls’ Competition, led by DSIT, with the platform delivered in collaboration with IBM is now open for registration! #CyberNorth www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberfirst/g...

#99 in the quest to #readtheworld #CotedIvoire The cover says funny and poignant. That's exactly what it is. Well worth the read. #BookSky

Communication is everything I’ve had a couple of incidents this week with the NHS, one with me and another with a close relative, in which the lack of communication has played a major role. Before I continue, I must say that the NHS is an amazing organisation. It is one of the best inventions ever…

Three further members of Reform’s “flagship” Kent council expelled for “dishonest and deceptive behaviour” www.itv.com/news/meridia...

Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated ➡️ Kicked Out Brian Black Oliver Bradshaw Paul Thomas Bob Ford Bill Barratt Ed Hill James Regan Mark Broadhurst Paul Bean Adam Smith Daniel Taylor John Allen Nicole Brooke Patrick Lambert ➡️ Defected Amelia Randall ➡️ Suspended Maxine Fothergill

Half way through my quest to #readtheworld #98 #Bulgaria A beautifully written book. #Booksky

Farage: epic grifter

No child should live in poverty

#CyberNorth 's Danielle Phillips will be joining the team in The North East Combined Authority as Assistant Director for Inward Investment and Business Growth. Huge congratulations. #NECA

#97 #readtheworld #Tonga A really funny book but to the point! #Booksky

Vote tactically or Reform will win. Vote tactically or Plaid will win. Vote tactically or... We're hearing it in Caerphilly today. We've heard it a million times before. Under PR, we could just vote for whoever we support - and every vote would count. Sounds better, doesn't it?

South Korea has just launched a HUGE universal basic income pilot focused on rural areas. Around 220,000 people will receive 150,000 won a month for two years in 7 counties. A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.

I've just signed the Liberal Democrats' 'Fix Britain's Trade' petition and think you should too. They want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back. Add your name here: www.libdems.org.uk/trade

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home. I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

“You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment. You left Europe because you wanted more happiness. Now you are depressed." Albanian PM www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Try it, you might not like it How often has someone said to you to try something, you never know, you might like it? When I was young it was something my mother often used to say to me to get me to try different foods. Some I did like and others I didn’t. That’s life. Now that I am retired and am…

Reform has lost 31 councillors since May www.markpack.org.uk/175342/how-m...

Suggest you jump in on this poll. —> xd.wayin.com/display/cont...? And share…

#readtheworld #96 #Barbados A brutal and violent book, which should be read #BookSky

At last people are telling the truth about Brexit. Long overdue news.sky.com/story/brexit...

"The idea of replacing the Income Tax allowances [standard deduction] by positive payments [universal basic income] is very attractive, and I have played with it myself more than once. I hope that some day something of the kind will come to pass. It’s well worth exploring and publicising." —Keynes 👀

16 October 1908 | A Czech Jewish woman, Liselotta Weinfeldová, was born in Plzeň. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8