Take a look at Farage's grovelling "Happy Birthday Mr. President" tweet. He's even holding a bottle of Trump wine. Farage is no proud patriot. He's a creepy fascist sycophant who parrots Russian lies and thinks Andrew Tate is an important voice for men.

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

Climate Matters: A quarterly, open meeting with Charlie Maynard MP Sat. 11th October 11 am Winchester Room, St Mary’s Church, Witney, OX28 @oxfordclarion.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @mpwatch.bsky.social @oxfordfoe.bsky.social @compassox.bsky.social

Hope Not Hate Weekend of Action

Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.

Emergency alert: Trump, Farage and the authoritarian web - Claire Jones writes in the West England Bylines:

Led By Donkeys welcome Donald Trump

What is the point of Labour’s new deputy leader? Until we know that, the contest isn’t worth having - Neal Lawson writes in The Guardian:

Alice in Trumpland: the unhinging of politics - Claire Jones writes in West England Bylines:

New ‪@compassoffice.bsky.social‬ polling shows Labour members overwhelmingly want bolder offer on democracy, the economy, child poverty and much more. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the Labour Party and must reset to transform the country. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Who really funds Reform UK Ltd? Phil Moorhouse has some thoughts:

Compass Statement on the New Left Party:

One of the remarkable things about Professor Danny Dorling is the energizing optimism he brings to our current political landscape of deep cynicism and pessimism:

The children of Gaza tell us about their lives and aspirations:

It's a step in the right direction

The re-introduction of Supplementary Vote for mayoral elections is a huge step in the right direction. It does away with the insane Conservative-backed measure that allowed mayors to be elected on 8%(!) of the public supporting them. ALL elections in Britain next!

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory - Caroline de Gruyter, EU Observer:

'Genteel bias: how the BBC dismantles the Left without us noticing': Claire Jones writes in West England Bylines

A clip from Compass Oxfordshire’s Event “Putting the Truth and our Voices back into our Democracy” in Oxford April 2025. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTQ... Neil Lawson speaking about the progressive voting majority #Oxford #UKPolitics #ProgressiveAlliance

Highlights from the CHANGE: HOW? event on 31 May

🔴The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was “non existent” bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...

As today's conference comes to a close, we want to know: What was a moment, idea, policy, that you came across today that you'll definitely be thinking about tomorrow? #RadicalRenewal

“Place first, not party first. That’s a better politics, that connects with the country. I think it’s time for Proportional Representation.” @andyburnham.bsky.social Delighted to have partnered with @compassoffice.bsky.social for today’s Change: How? Conference! #RadicalRenewal #Labour4PR 🌹

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social writing in The Guardian mentions @compassoffice.bsky.social analysis:

Putting the truth and our voices back into UK democracy - video of our inspiring meeting

Six big warnings about the rise of Farage: Claire Jones writes for Left Foot Forward

📊 “First Past the Post simply isn't designed to cope with a multi-party system - at least not if you believe in fairness”, says @mariecgoldman.bsky.social 🗳️ We “need to look at how elections are conducted”, agrees @lucympowell.bsky.social, Leader of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk

Some useful reflections on the local elections this month from @ollyglover.bsky.social Some voting reform would help too #MakeVotesMatter @compassox.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social @libdemsoxon.bsky.social

"To fight a Trumpesque future we should abandon the useless straight jacket of ‘Left vs Right’ and replace it with the more powerful, crystal-clear moral axis of right vs wrong." By Claire Jones for West England Bylines

"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform" ✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social

Does First Past the Post still work with multi-party politics? “I don't think it does”, says @timbale.bsky.social “It's very, very difficult to predict what's going to happen... I'm not sure that's very good for the stability of the country and particularly for stability of the economy.”

“If it's a national judgment, why should geography matter?” - asks Professor John Curtice Fascinating discussion about the challenges defenders of Britain's electoral system now face on today's @ukandeu.bsky.social webinar

Regardless of party it is hard to think it is optimal to see mayors who are supposed to be champions for their area elected on a quarter of the vote. Govt would be wise for purposes of legitimacy to switch the system back from FPTP to a supplementary vote.

We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy. 🚨Turning elections into a lottery 🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote 🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil" 🚨Silencing millions of voices Sign the petition to scrap it:

Sign our petition with @makevotesmatter.bsky.social, @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social and @openbritain.bsky.social . 📣No More First Past the Post Elections! actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

The effects of fragmentation and Farage on the #LocalElections2025 is hard to overstate. 1 fifth won with a majority, down from 65%. Almost a 6 fold increase in councils won on 30-40% of the vote - and a whole new bracket of winning vote share emerging below 30%. 👇From @luketryl.bsky.social

An enormous transformation from 2021 on Devon County Council! 🤯 Progressives on the council, formerly under Conservative control, now have the opportunity to model bold, alliance-based leadership for the good of local communities.

🤝 On Gloucestershire Council, another authority under NOC, progressive politicians can now join forces for a Good Society. Against the backdrop of big wins for the populist right across England, there are huge opportunities for a new kind of politics.

Neil Lawson's statement on the results today: www.compassonline.org.uk/compass-frag...

🧭 Progressives must step up and offer hope for the future of our democracy. That was the message at @compassox.bsky.social's conference on Saturday, where participants heard from Neal Lawson, Dr Isobelle Clarke, Calum Miller MP, Tom Brake and Mark Thomas, and planned local action together.

Compass Oxon had their 'Democracy and Disinformation' meeting at The Sanctuary in central Oxford last Saturday. We had a terrific panel of speakers talking on a wide range of democracy-related topics including UK grassroots far right activity (Neal Lawson), social media disinformation...

Thank you! @compassox.bsky.social @compassoffice.bsky.social @claireaj.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social For inviting @99organisation.bsky.social to share your great day of debate about truth, #democracy & #defensiveconstitutionalreform

Bylines Network in conjunction with The Citizens are putting on a totally free one off webinar on Big Tech the evening before we launch our Big Tech Week. Sign up below 👇 bit.ly/bigtechwebinar

What's behind the Rise of the UK's Far Right? youtu.be/4mgDiRIP2_U?...

In the #SpringStatement today, the Chancellor could have set out the pro-equality, tax-reforming strategy required to make good on the government’s promise of change. An enormous opportunity has just been squandered - and the right are the ones who will benefit.

Compass Oxfordshire is excited to announce our event delving into the critical issues facing our democracy. We've got some great speakers and we're keen to hear your thoughts on the day! 📅 Saturday 12 April ⏰ 1:45pm

"Reform UK could make big gains this May — unless people like us do something" Sign up:

Compass Oxfordshire is excited to announce our event delving into the critical issues facing our democracy. We've got some great speakers and we're keen to hear your thoughts on the day! 📅 Saturday 12 April ⏰ 1:45pm Sign up: actionnetwork.org/events/compa...

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