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Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Want to see what Reform UK's politics would look like in government?

🇦🇷 Look to Argentina. Massive spike in poverty and a crashed economy.

📉 A template for disorder and chaos.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk

Well done @labour4pr.bsky.social!

Electoral reform is urgent – or an extreme party could win a majority in Parliament The APPG for Fair Elections first called on the government to establish a ‘National Commission on Electoral Reform’ last November, in the wake of t...

"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay."

📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk

So some good coverage about @zackpolanski.bsky.social winning the Green Party leadership. But we need sustained coverage of all our parties inc LibDems, Greens, SNP, Plaid & Tory/labour. We are a multi party system now. No over platforming of any party. Sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

🔥 The UK's voting system is bust, writes Polly Toynbee:

“The government needs to get to grips with this,” says @appgfairelections.bsky.social chair @alexsobel.co.uk. Keir Starmer could set up a commission right away and implement change before the next election.

The wonders of FPTP… 😳

There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

💯’Johnson can take credit for cajoling a majority to vote leave in 2016. Cameron earns a place on the podium of shame for blundering into a referendum in the first place..But Farage’s agitation was the key’…
Hope not hate!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How Many Voters are Unrepresented? - Make Votes Matter Find out how many people in your area are effectively voiceless under First Past the Post

60.2% of voters in Romsey and Southampton North don't have the MP they voted for. That's 30,134 people with ZERO voice in Parliament.

Nationally: 56% of voters lack representation, 66% didn't vote for Labour.

Use Make Votes Matter's tool to check your area:
makevotesmatter.org.uk/unrepresente...

"You know what's going to come out of all this? - An end to the First Past the Post electoral system." 💪 #GetPRDone

Naomi Smith, CEO of B4B: "The elephant in the room is our ridiculous voting system that creates these very broad coalitions of parties."

Watch here ⬇️

'First past the post is corroding trust in politics. The government must make all elections fit for the future' - LabourList Labour is right that FPTP is corroding trust in politics and is right to address this in mayoral and PCC elections. When the Government sets out its proposals for political reform, it must do the righ...

“With the Government taking aim at First Past the Post for mayors it’s hard to see how they could justify inaction on the voting system for Westminster. It would look like double standards: fairer elections for mayors, no such worry for MPs.”

🌹 #Labour4PR @labourlist.bsky.social

“The point about PR isn't that it favours one party or another. In the unlikely event that most people choose a populist party we'd get a populist government. What PR will not do - and FPTP very much would - is to hand 100% government control to a party that most people voted against” Andy Beck MVM

Thank you Nick for the outstanding work you are doing @propvoting.bsky.social

Great speeches. Great Rally.
Momentum is with us!
We will keep on pushing for electoral system change to Proportional Representation.
#PRnow

Very much looking forward to this event tomorrow. A topic I care deeply about.

Thank you @centenaryaction.bsky.social for all the incredible work you're doing to promote gender balance and strengthen our democracy through better politics.
#WomenInParliament

⚠️ "If we had a general election tomorrow, Nigel Farage would become Prime Minister with 377 seats on 30% of the vote"

🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK

@natcen.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes

💥 Public support for electoral reform has reached a new all-time high

📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party

🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act

🧵 1/3

Brixham, Devon, 75 minutes.
#Morethatunites

YouTube video by MVM North West Surrey 8 June 2025

.@dalevince.com on @novaramedia.com

Not long before the talk turns to our broken electoral system and how PR would be so much better...
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social

youtu.be/7ox_GSd0170?...

We are different from Reform. We are community politicians, we get things done in our local areas.

We care about the NHS and care, whereas other parties like Reform stay silent.

It’s a shame most Tories don’t seem to support proportional representation. If they are ‘broadchurch’ or a coalition of groups, then why not embrace a proper system which enables this? Not a broken system which leads to in-fighting and internal disputes. Remember why Cameron called for a Referendum

Approaching 1 year since the most disproportional general election result in our history...

In whatever way you can: #KeepMovingForPR !!

(bumped into Woking MP
@willforster.bsky.social at Woking ParkRun this morning😊)

💥No more FPTP
💥Proportional Representation now

@makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Great stuff Andy! 👏

Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, review says The Water Commission finds

At the heart of the sewage scandal is a regulatory system which has failed.

Liberal Democrats will continue our campaign to replace Ofwat with a new regulator to clean up our waterways for good.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Upcoming Devolution Bill Mega councils would mean more centralisation of power and less say for local communities. That's the OPPOSITE of devolution. Back our letter to Angela Rayner.

Mega councils would mean more centralisation of power and less say for local communities. That's the OPPOSITE of devolution. Back our letter to Angela Rayner.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/172182/...

Farage's Reform UK reached a 'tipping point' - and it's worrying news for Labour Analysis of the local election results by the Electoral Reform Society shows Reform getting an almost 10-percentage point 'winner's bonus' in their haul of council seats last Thursday compared to thei...

🚨 "Reform UK have reached a 'tipping point' where Britain's electoral system works for them rather than holding them back", according to expert analysis

⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission

🌹 #Labour4PR

In this week's @warringtonguardian.bsky.social I discuss the fragmentation of UK Politics, and a likelihood that although there may be cycles where the big two parties vote share may increase, multi-party politics just won't be shaken off. #ProportionalRepresentation

📢 No More First Past the Post Elections! Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...

🚨 Thursday’s elections are proving that First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

The government cannot just sit on their hands as water companies fill our waterways with disgusting sewage, all while hiking bills.

It's time to replace Ofwat with a new regulator that can hold these polluting companies to account.

Superb!
Thank you.