Irony is dead.

I’m not a proportional representation nut but it is worth noting today that the only prime minister recently to last a full electoral term headed a two party coalition government Objectively, the first-past-the-post gives you stability and strong government argument has gone out the window

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield with a 20% lead over Reform UK. But this result wasn't just about Burnham. It was shored up by thousands of Green and Lib Dem voters who crossed party lines to keep the far-right out, delivering the Labour candidate an outright majority.🧵

Once I had the idea that Chris Mason is doing Starmer's daily horoscope, I could not unhave it. Have a listen with that thought in your head. In terms of pacing, writing, and tone, it could not be more perfect.

Ten years since the UK voted to leave the EU, public opinion in areas with strong Leave votes has shifted. Makerfield is such a constituency, where we find only 34% of voters are now happy the UK left the EU. www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-withers...

'Tactical voting by Greens and Lib Dems could be key to Labour victory in Makerfield' Our work with @fwddem.com in the @theguardian.com featuring @peterkellner.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I absolutely love this, long may it stand. The ruling's rejoinder to the idea that 'users can check for themselves' is 👌🏼 the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...

The tactical vote to stop Reform in Makerfield on 18th June is: 🔴 Labour - Andy Burnham

Despite what you’ve heard about Reform’s rise, a majority of voters in this country are progressive. Divided, we lose. So let’s start winning together🤝 @pef-online.bsky.social

I’m excited to join @andyburnham.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social, and many more at #ChangeNOW! 📅 Sat. 30 May | 📍 London 🎟️ Join us: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve... @compassoffice.bsky.social @pef-online.bsky.social

Over half a million people visited StopReformUK.vote in the run up to the 7th May elections – proof that people are seeking advice on how to vote tactically, putting the greater good ahead of their own party loyalties. Thank you to everyone who voted tactically to stop Reform! (or the Tories)

THREE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!

We've started to roll out our tactical voting advice for the UK elections in May: stopreformuk.vote We're working as fast as we can to give advice in every single election. That's over 3000 elections! It includes Council, Mayor, Senedd and Scottish Parliament.

I’m consistently awed at what this tiny bunch of incredible volunteers gets done. Dream team @FWDDEM.com

A comment from Forward Democracy, the organisation behind StopReformUK.vote, on the results of the Gorton and Denton by-election

Vote together, vote early, vote tactically in Gorton & Denton bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e... @fwddem.com

If your priority is stopping Reform you need to know who to vote for to do it. This site has the answer. 👇🏻

Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.

We will be providing tactical voting advice for the Gorton and Denton by-election. With an accuracy of 99.67% in the 2024 GE (stopreformuk.vote/results) we know people will trust us over biased party claims and questionable bar charts to help them Stop Reform.

“We’re the tactical vote to stop Reform!” “No, we’re the tactical vote to stop Reform!” If only there was an independent, unbiased, proven accurate tactical voting website to help voters in Gorton and Denton…. >> Follow @stopreform.bsky.social for advice >>

Started off a list earlier this week & struggled to find all the MPs that have actually set up profiles on Bluesky rather than just be on X. So built a little utility via TheyWorkForYou and Bluesky APIs to see if I could make it more comprehensive, so far I think I've found about 353 mps.dowu.uk

Cory is always incisive. Will be great to catch him on tour via this webinar, tomorrow lunchtime tech.unions.org.uk

I want to read this book and for it to reach all the communities who need it. If you want to keep the hard right out of UK government, and see PR in our lifetimes, this could be a critical resource. Please support the crowdfunder and be part of making it happen.

Please support this if you can. Absent PR, some constituencies without a clear tactical vote will need primaries to ensure Reform UK are kept out. This is the How-to book... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...

Proud of the support the Forward Democracy team has given the voters of Caerphilly. Their tactical voting was historic. Well Plaid! The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️

Proposal for news outlets: Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said. Keep the front page for what is being done.

Important thread on misinformation and bias

Fascinating - and alarming - picture of international trends in democracy from John Burns Murdoch. 🧵 https://buff.ly/4iT4yVF

Join our 200k strong movement by signing up for regular updates throughout 2025 and learn more about us here themovementforward.com

At the general election, we had over 1.5m requests for tactical voting advice on stopthetories.vote This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏

The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything: • @houseofcommons.parliament.uk • @houseoflords.parliament.uk • @ukparliament.parliament.uk • @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk

This would be a very useful development. However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.

Meanwhile, in the UK the maximum sanction for breaking electoral law is a £20k fine 😬

Three cheers for the Romanian Constitutional Court for voiding the country’s 1st rd of presidential election. Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Strong stuff from Romanian constitutional court www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

💥 Really pleased that MPs have PASSED the ‘10 Minute Rule’ motion from Sarah Olney MP in favour of Proportional Representation for parliamentary elections and local elections in England 🧵 1/3

137 MPs (59 Labour) 'accidentally' voted through Proportional Representation to a 2nd reading! Division results here: votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

One small step for a parliament, one giant leap… not taken yet.

Important thread with ramifications that go beyond our use of that one social media platform.

I've calculated the numbers from original ONS published stats now. If we exclude international students (as all countries do), the net migration figure for last year is 470,000. Of whom 376,000 came for work. Half of the rest were HK and Ukrainians. That is the non-sensational headline for today.

Nicely put, Josh

🐦 Twitter: right wing lies. 🦋 BlueSky: organising against them. That’s what we can do, together. 1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement 2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action 3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro

Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project - "Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...

Incredibly bleak and hard to bear witness to. Russian ‘meat grinder’ strategy is not only barbaric but eugenic. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

If you're on BlueSky, you are probably one of the many people who deeply care about identifying and addressing disinformation. I cannot stress the importance of this petition towards that objective. Please sign and share. It takes only 60 seconds. 🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Now THIS is a very thorough starter pack. Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍 go.bsky.app/FpbsVro

New to Bluesky? Friends and family joining and they don’t know where to start? Share this starter pack and ‘follow all’ to receive and interact with a wide range of voices from the progressive and liberal, pro-democratic side of UK politics. go.bsky.app/FpbsVro

If you’re in the mood for a spicy petition, with actual content, try this one. We must learn and act to protect our democracy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Fair elections are a cornerstone of our society. This is important, urgent, positive work.

🧵1/ 💥 Big news: A cross-party group of MPs with more than 100 members is calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform (NCER) to identify a replacement for the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system. #FairElections