🔀 With politics fragmenting, leading academics are warning First Past the Post risks plunging the UK into chaos at the next general election 🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability 👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate” 🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social 💯 “I think this is the way forward”

What does Europe mean to you? It's quite emotional watching all the positive responses to this question For me, it's still about peace And as nationalism grows, this is more important than ever What about you? bsky.app/profile/euro...

A powerful investigation but a namby-pamby headline Elon Musk is not 'boosting the right'; he is driving fascism here and around the world Our squeamishness around the use of the word fascism is undermining our ability to defeat it news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

This morning the Chancellor spoke of difficult decisions for everyone but the ultra-rich. It’s time to tackle the cost of living crisis, end child poverty and invest in our vital public services by taxing extreme wealth fairly.

Farage will no doubt invent a Trumpian story about how he's the victim. Why can't an honest-as-the-day-is-long patriot take undeclared bungs from naturally self-effacing well-wishers without being persecuted by the woke Deep State? www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...

Really good to hear Charlie Mayfield talking sense about rehumanizing the workplace The combination of legalistic and managerialist approaches have driven alienation and lack of motivation Being treated with respect and as a human being is not a lot to ask from your employer

Oh dear oh dear Such a low level of ambition that the only hope of saving the economy is to make more weapons of death Reminds me of Keynes's comment about digging holes and filling them in Conclusion: war is good for capitalism but not good for people

It's impossible to save democracy without ending inequality on such a gross scale This is true in the UK as it is true in the US

Exports of goods languishing at 17 per cent below their pre-Covid (aka pre-Brexit) levels Farage's lies have destroyed our economy Don't let them do any more damage to our democracy or our society www.ft.com/content/8f4d...

I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament They were crooks and shysters to a man They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

🚨 @greenparty.org.uk are absolutely soaring among the youth, polling at an incredible 40%, according to YouGov. 📈 The Greens are 19 points above Labour, the governing party. 💚💥

An inconvenient truth. @turnbulldugarte.com and @emiliabelknap.bsky.social puncture a pervasive myth. ‬ "Among young respondents aged 18-25, a very comfortable majority of women reject Reform UK (75%), and a similarly large majority of men in the same age group share the same view (71%)."

Flag wavers in the Forest of Dean are informed that they will be welcoming Pha Rage refugees into their homes Mockery is always stronger indignation when dealing with fascism

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ - "I don’t know of a greater criminal in history” #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1 year since the devastating floods in València. We stand with the people of València. The climate crisis is here & politicians must do all they can to protect the people they serve. No more climate deniers in the València government. Mazón - dimissió/resign! youtube.com/shorts/nzSmc...

More performative, made-for-TV non-diplomacy from Trump The reality is that he's lost the trade war with China and everybody can see it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Govt reduces London’s affordable housing quotas. Developers to get subsidies if they include 20% affordable housing instead of current 35% target. Bigger profits for developers. Yielding to developers won't solve homelessness and poverty crisis. Let councils build affordable homes.

The two main parties got a total of 13% in Caerphilly yesterday The first-past-the-post system no longer reflects how people vote We urgently need PR or democracy loses all credibility

New figures by the Bank of England demonstrate how much of a negative impact Brexit has had on the UK economy. Trade weakness combined with uncertainty has decreased our GDP, Investment, Employment, and Productivity, resulting in a negative decline for the UK compared to our European neighbours.

Trump ends trade agreement with Canada because they hurt his feelings running an ad feat. Ronald Reagan saying tariffs are bad. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Good interview by Alan Davies MP about the Caerphilly by-election Upholding democratic norms by congratulating the victorious Plaid candidate Challenging Starmer to return Labour to its true political purpose of supporting the vulnerable #BBCR4Today

The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...

Our toxic relationship with Russian gas is almost over. The EU Parliament took a historic step to end our dependence on Russian #FossilFuels. No more Russian blackmailing. No more EU money funding Putin’s war. 🥳 This is a huge win after years of hard work to phase out gas and oil!

Reform Party's only black branch chair quits over migration issues, Christian nationalism - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Senator Merkley is on hour 20 of reading How Democracies Die, mixed w commentary, on u.s. senate floor

😱 What risks does Farage pose to our democracy and our society? 🤔 Really interesting and useful live podcast with David Runciman and Rob Ford 🦻 Listen and share! share.google/KASukS6Sa6Yb...

Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent. Six days after the first bribery charge

Farage/Reform and the Trump playbook. Mass sackings of unsympathetic civil servants Promise to reduce workers's rights Inflict spending cuts - hit the poor, old, sick, disabled Now claims teachers are “poisoning our kids” - just as Nazis did to control education. Power grab by dividing society.

From the Nobel Committee today: “Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.” Antifa 1 - Fascism 0

YouGov: Labour voters are significantly more likely to trust the Greens than Labour on the environment (72% vs 43%), poverty (49% vs 38%), keeping promises (45% vs 35%) and protecting minority groups (55% vs 47%). It's why thousands are joining the Greens every day: join.greenparty.org.uk

A woman who has struggled against authoritarianism wins the Nobel Peace prize Such a good choice news.sky.com/story/nobel-...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time A fascinating and cheering article This is a story about China and India leading the world into the clean energy future www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

'Posh George': a gambling addict who spent 8 months in jail in the US 'part of Farage’s inner circle when it comes to policy, party funding and political strategy – particularly its growing presence on social media.' By their friends shall ye know them www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Politico: Kent County Council controlled by Reform UK, 'is likely to raise council tax rates next year after its cost-cutting “DOLGE” program struggled to find savings, the FT reports. Council Cabinet member Diane Morton said local services were already “down to the bare bones”' Exactly as warned.

You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the far-right narcissist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there's no occasion to. #Farage #Kremlin #NathanGill #Putin

I love this for so many reasons 'a region rich with critical minerals vital to global industries . . . By owning the corridor, Indigenous nations can control the movement of these resources and expand economic opportunities for their communities' www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The breadth of Jewish disapproval of Netanyahu is significantly under-reported in UK media. Views are never monolithic but the median British Jew feels an attachment to Israel and feels Netanyahu has been a disaster for Israel (Institute for Jewish Policy Research) www.jpr.org.uk/reports/what...

Protests against Israel's genocide in Gaza are *not* fuelling #antisemitism. Many Jews are taking part in these protests. Elon Musk's X *is* fuelling antisemitism, as a major new report by @counterhate.com details. Why are UK politicians not talking about this? counterhate.com/research/a-h...

My thoughts and prayers are with all those injured in today’s attack at a synagogue on Yom Kippur, and with the wider Jewish community. No one should feel unsafe in their place of worship. We must all work to calm tensions, stand together, and reaffirm our shared commitment to peace and solidarity

@zackpolanski.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com "The truth is simple: Britain is not broken because of migration. Britain is broken because of inequality. Because of an economy that allows billionaires to hoard wealth while millions struggle to get by" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is horrific. Not just the awful violence in Manchester but the fear this attack creates for Jewish people across the UK as they mark Yom Kippur. My solidarity and love to everyone affected.

We stand with the Jewish community and everyone affected by the horrific attack at the synagogue in Manchester today. Zack Polanski: “We've seen rising antisemitism for years, as well as rising hate crime more generally. This is about civil society, democracy, and bringing people together.”

PPE Medpro was a very cleverly designed scheme to make vast amounts of money at the expense of British taxpayers while avoiding tax on these ill-gotten gains. All fast-tracked by Michael Gove & Lord Agnew.

It's going to be down to the generals to refuse these unconstitutional orders When fascism threatens we all have to act with courage and according to conscience

Keir Starmer, "Before we left the EU we had a returns agreement (for asylum seekers) with every country in the EU" "These are Farage' Brexit Boats that are coming across the channel"

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

Just wow Listen to that echoing silence

"They put her in hand shackles & leg shackles...She had tears streaming down her face, & one of the ICE agents pulled out his cell phone, laughing, & took a selfie." This is the sort of sadistic racism that Farage & Reform want for the UK. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...