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💥💥💥 BREAKING NEWS 💥💥💥 More than 100 MPs have already signed
@alexsobel.co.uk
's amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. Check if your MP is one of them - and if they haven't signed yet, email them today!
bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/s...
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Best for Britain
3 days ago
👀 TheyWorkForYou tracks MPs' voting records and found that Nigel Farage has missed 77 votes in Parliament in a row. He last voted against draft regulations for the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the 18th of March.
https://votes.theyworkforyou.com/person/26352/votes/2026
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Peter Stefanovic
4 days ago
NET MIGRATION HAS FALLEN BY 82% SINCE ITS PEAK YET NEARLY HALF OF BRITONS INCORRECTLY BELIEVE ITS ACTUALLY INCREASED It’s a shocking indictment of the abject failure of UK news shows
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NET MIGRATION HAS FALLEN BY 82% SINCE ITS PEAK YET NEARLY HALF OF BRITONS BELIEVE ITS INCREASED!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
https://youtu.be/WuSKdLtKHCs?si=rTe54t7dICmORhtN
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
5 days ago
“If we want voters to have faith in and trust politics again, we need a system that can truly reflect their views. I call on all MPs in Parliament to show that we are ready to be much more radical in reforming our elections”
@annadixonmp.bsky.social
MP
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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I'm a Labour MP - two-party politics is dead so we need a new voting system: Anna Dixon
The dust has finally settled after the local elections in Yorkshire, with councillors new and old taking their seats. There are differing views about why voters rejected the traditional parties, but c...
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/im-a-labour-mp-two-party-politics-is-dead-so-we-need-a-new-voting-system-anna-dixon-8647758
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Emma
6 days ago
I really enjoyed speaking to
@politicshome.bsky.social
for
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
On why our voting system needs to change. Have a listen and let me know what you think.
pod.fo/e/421e41
#PRNow
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The Rundown by PoliticsHome: Does a Burnham PM mean PR's time has come?
As Westminster watchers try to work out what Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ agenda might mean for the country if he wins the Makerfield by-election and becomes Prime Minister, this week host ...
https://pod.fo/e/421e41
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Make Votes Matter
15 days ago
💥 70 MPs have backed the amendment to fix our broken voting system. This is huge - but we need many more to have a real impact and get a step closer to winning Proportional Representation. Check if your MP has signed, and if not, email them using our tool 👇
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Ask your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.
Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 70 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. B...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-your-mp-to-back-the-amendment-to-fix-our-broken-voting-system/
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Why not just copy the Scottish PR system for Hollyrood
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15 days ago
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Britain’s voting system is broken. 70 MPs are backing an amendment to finally review it. But to make an impact, we need many more. I’ve urged my MP to support it with this tool. Can you contact yours too?
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ask your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.
Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 70 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. B...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-your-mp-to-back-the-amendment-to-fix-our-broken-voting-system?source=bluesky&&
15 days ago
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
16 days ago
🔥 Westminster's First Past the Post system is broken and unfair. 🌹 Today, 66 Labour MPs have signed an amendment, led by
@alexsobel.co.uk
, to mend it. 👇 Let’s make sure the “Representation or the People Bill” does what it says on the tin.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system
The MPs say the current first-past-the-post system for general elections is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgpzp87p11o
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APPG for Fair Elections
21 days ago
⚠️ "The winner-takes-all system means that a party can secure a huge majority of seats on a minority of votes. This poses a major democratic risk." 🔊 Our Vice-Chair
@elliechowns.bsky.social
during Business Questions to the Leader of the House this morning:
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱
21 days ago
Christopher Harborne's
#Reform
donations totalling £22,190,000. 👇 Plus Farage's extra £5,000,000 'GIFT. Plus Farage's
#Brexit
£1,000,000 bung. Plus Johnsons £1,000,000 Brexit BUNG. But Harborne doesn't want anything in return! 🤥
#Farage
#Johnson
#Harborne
#UK
#Corruption
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Yorkshire Bylines
23 days ago
In a multiparty system, first past the post no longer works After a drubbing in local elections, Labour must make bold policy changes and implementing electoral reform is a top priority By Andy Brown
@andybrown1951.bsky.social
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In a multiparty system, first past the post no longer works
After a drubbing in local elections, Labour must make bold policy changes and implementing electoral reform is a top priority
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/in-a-multiparty-system-first-past-the-post-no-longer-works/?fsp_sid=5016
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Wise words worth reading and the way through.
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30 days ago
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Patriotic Millionaires
30 days ago
We need less economic inequality if we want the great American experiment to sustain itself for the next 250 years. Too few people have too much money and too much power over the decisions being made by our elected officials. Taxing the rich will change that.
www.cheddar.com/media/why-so...
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Why Some of America’s Richest Are Calling for Higher Taxes On Themselves
Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires on why some of the wealthiest Americans are pushing for higher taxes on themselves and what it means for NYC.
https://www.cheddar.com/media/why-some-of-americas-richest-are-calling-for-higher-taxes-on-themselves/
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Unlock Democracy
about 1 month ago
Multi-party politics is here to stay. Wales and Scotland have voting systems built to handle that reality. England - and Westminster - do not. Next week’s election results will show, side by side, what those differences mean in practice.
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May elections will show voting systems matter
We’re about to see which electoral systems still make sense for the politics Britain actually has.
https://buff.ly/aziMLSE
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 month ago
Today's GB News TV advertisers include*SolarCentre *Sky *EmeraldCruises *Whitescarcave *Boxt *AllClearTravel *Dormeo *WeFixLondon *BodybyNature *LawnMaster *Staysure *AliveCor *Tufferman *EKOSGroup *TechnicalDrive *Maxus *ArdenParks *Movinglife *WNLPrinting
www.thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbrid...
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Screen scandal: How Ofcom lets GB News get away with it
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A channel constantly breaking the rules has effectively become Reform TV, while our useless state regulator does nothing
https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbridger-screen-scandal-how-gb-news-gets-away-with-it/
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They're calling this an 'opinion' piece - but the fact is that burgeoning inequality must be addressed if we're to live together in peace.
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about 2 months ago
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Patriotic Millionaires
about 2 months ago
We’re taking our message across Washington, DC. Our mobile billboard will be circling Capitol Hill, the National Mall, and beyond—calling out billionaire tax avoidance and demanding higher taxes on the richest Americans. Because working people pay what they owe. It’s time the ultra-rich do too.
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Stop Funding Hate
about 2 months ago
This week's toxic media dedicated pages to anti-refugee hate and misinformation, including: 🟣 Daily Mail - decided it was newsworthy to negatively frame police smiling at refugees. 🟣 Telegraph - published inflammatory claim that migrants are being "taught to lie".
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Graham Simpson
3 months ago
We were asked to address MPs on the Representation of the People Bill committee
electoral-reform.org.uk/we-were-aske...
Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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We were asked to address MPs on the Representation of the People Bill committee
This week MPs sitting on the Representation of the People Bill committee took evidence before the bill starts committee stage – the line-by-line examination of the legislation.Expert
https://electoral-reform.org.uk/we-were-asked-to-address-mps-on-the-representation-of-the-people-bill-committee/
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Graham Simpson
3 months ago
How did Denmark get proportional representation?
electoral-reform.org.uk/how-did-denm...
Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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How did Denmark get proportional representation?
Denmark today is home to one of the most proportional voting systems in the world, but, for a long time, elections to the Danish Folketing took place using First Past the Post. So why an
https://electoral-reform.org.uk/how-did-denmark-get-proportional-representation/
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Make Votes Matter
3 months ago
💥 The latest World Happiness Report has been published. Yet again, the top 10 happiest countries ALL use Proportional Representation in their elections. The UK, with our dysfunctional democracy, is a distant 29th.
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The world’s happiest countries revealed and what they get right
Country rankings were based on answers given by around 100,000 people in 140 countries
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/worlds-happiest-countries-finland-sweden-denmark-b2942432.html
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KimBo
about 1 year ago
Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely
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3 months ago
💥 Professor Vernon Bogdanor writes for
@financialtimes.com
: "An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented. First Past the Post achieves neither."
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It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery
The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become
https://www.ft.com/content/38d83f46-984b-4884-863f-1affb78ac9ae
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️
3 months ago
"The Westminster system is crumbling. Labour must rebuild it – or we will find ourselves under the rubble." ✍️ Beccy Cooper MP & Tim Roca MP 🌹
#Labour4PR
#ElectoralReform
#Democracy
@drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social
@timrocamp.bsky.social
@politics.co.uk
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
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Labour must not bind Britain's fate to the failing electoral system - Politics.co.uk
It’s fair to say that British democracy is in ill health. Labour has inherited rock bottom public trust in politics and a state wracked by austerity. We are working to show that government can deliver...
https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/03/02/labour-must-not-bind-our-fate-to-the-failing-electoral-system/
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Make Votes Matter
3 months ago
Election campaigns should be about debating ideas - not fighting over bar charts and conflicting tactical voting advice. People should be able to vote with hope, not to block the party they fear most. If we don't want every election to look like Gorton & Denton, we must scrap FPTP.
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Make Votes Matter
3 months ago
"Under these rules, negative campaigning is rational. Bar charts (sometimes questionable ones) matter far more than manifestos." Our campaigner Livvy writes about what she saw and heard in Gorton and Denton - and why the case for PR is stronger than ever. 👇
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The Gorton and Denton By-Election Shows Clearly What's Wrong with FPTP - Make Votes Matter
By Livvy Gibbs, Young Make Votes Matter Coordinator.
https://makevotesmatter.org.uk/campaign-updates/2026/2/25/the-gorton-and-denton-by-election-shows-clearly-whats-wrong-with-fptp/
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Compass
3 months ago
"And the next election under first past the post, if it stays anything like that, is just going to be chaotic... So we've got to bring in proportional representation." Compass Director Neal Lawson on the need for PR on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips on
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The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos and disillusionment. We need MPs standing up for fair votes in this upcoming debate. Urge your MP to attend:
actionnetwork.org/letters/repr...
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Representation of the People Bill: Ask your MP to attend the debate and speak out for Fair Votes
The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos and disillusionment. We need MPs standing up for fair votes in this upco...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/representation-of-the-people-bill-ask-your-mp-to-attend-the-debate-and-speak-out-for-fair-votes?source=bluesky&&
3 months ago
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Why not ask your MP to attend the Brexit referendum anniversary debate on Tuesday 22 February? Easy contact form here:
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-e...
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Urge Your MP to Attend the Debate on the EU Referendum Anniversary
Nearly a decade after the 2016 referendum, the effects of Brexit are no longer theoretical. They are visible in the economy, in pressures on public finances, and in the UK’s changing role internationa...
https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-eu-referendum-anniversary
4 months ago
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PR now! Amend the election bill to include PR as per Labour Conference decision!
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4 months ago
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Graham Simpson
4 months ago
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to
@electoralreform.bsky.social
's call to
#MakeSeatsMatchVotes
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
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First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&en_ref=237999618
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you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-palantir-taking-over-our-public-services?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast145615&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=9fc7390f-4fb3-492c-a54c-611c8c893ebc
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Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-palantir-taking-over-our-public-services?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast145615&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=ac12a031-df79-473d-92f1-3290948b6a34
4 months ago
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First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-elections-bill-must-scrap-first-past-the-post?source=bluesky&
4 months ago
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How can we have an elections bill that doesn't address the failings of our electoral system? Join the petition
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-elections-bill-must-scrap-first-past-the-post?source=direct_link&
4 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
4 months ago
🚨Whatever you decide to do in the Gorton and Denton by-election - PLEASE DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
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Ever wonder what's going on with Putin & Trump? Listen to this
pca.st/episode/b2fd...
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4 months ago
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@patmillsuk.bsky.social
do you guys have a position on electoral reform? I think better representation would help fight the billionaires who want to buy political influence.
www.makevotesmatter.org.uk
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Home - Make Votes Matter
https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk
4 months ago
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About time too. This is why we elected you.
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4 months ago
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I've just signed "Tell Labour to prioritise Proportional Representation" - Will you support the campaign too?
actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
@OpenBritainHQ
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4 months ago
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Great to have industry leaders on board!
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4 months ago
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I've signed the Rejoin Register because I believe the UK's future is in Europe. If you feel the same, add your name here:
www.rejoinregister.org
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Rejoin Register
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5 months ago
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Make Votes Matter
6 months ago
💥 Excellent article in
@economist.com
about the absurdity of election results under FPTP - and its consequences: "When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
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Britain’s slot-machine politics
Voting is becoming a high-stakes, wildly unpredictable gamble
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/12/04/britains-slot-machine-politics
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Make Votes Matter Sussex
6 months ago
What a busy day! Thanks to everyone who visited our stall to talk about the urgent need for
#ProportionalRepresentation
in UK elections - including Stella Creasy MP who stopped for a quick chat on the importance of keeping local representation in the voting system.
#MakeVotesMatter
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Make Votes Matter Sussex
6 months ago
We're all set up at Lewes Labour's Ideas Market
#Transformations
. Come and have a chat with us and add your voice to our poster on why we need
#ProportionalRepresentationNow
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60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it. I just signed a
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-democracy-minister
7 months ago
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Yorkshire Bylines
7 months ago
The Cost of Chasing Capital: How Our Cities Are Forgetting Their Own Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward By Mike Chitty @
mikechitty.bsky.social
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The Cost of Chasing Capital: How Our Cities Are Forgetting Their Own
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-cost-of-chasing-capital-how-our-cities-are-forgetting-their-own/?fsp_sid=2828
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Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
https://stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
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