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Former ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Diplomat & TA ๐Ÿช‚ Reg. Explorer. Spanish speaker, Padel #BHA #ProportionalRepresentation. #Environment. Mid Sussex/Latin America Lover of Spanish culture. Malbec ๐Ÿท Europhile. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ #RejoinEU. Lithium & Copper Mining. Semi retired, Online Coach.

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Fruit in the UK supermarkets is ludicrously expensive, poor quality and often in short supply. Going to Madeira and Australia has highlighted how damaging Brexit has been and why our supermarkets are making exorbitant profits in our current market conditions.

06.02.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ’ฌ Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury

@appgfairelections.bsky.social

#Labour4PR ๐ŸŒน

06.02.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.

06.02.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

โœ๏ธ85,000 signatures!!! To Rejoin ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Can you ๐Ÿซต help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week?
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

โœ๏ธ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ExitBrexit
#Breturn

06.02.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hugely important point ๐Ÿ‘‡

Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference.

Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.

04.02.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Anna Dixon MP calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform
The MP for Shipley was speaking during a Backbench Business Debate on Proportional Representation on 30 January 2025 Anna Dixon MP calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform

"That's why I support the establishment of a National Commission for Electoral Reform. I believe the government could get on the front foot - and stem this rise in disengagement and distrust in politics"

๐Ÿ’ฌ @annadixonmp.bsky.social

๐ŸŒน #Labour4PR

04.02.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

Let's get this to 100k signatures to force a debate in Parliament before it closes on 30 April 2025.

Please sign and share widely.

It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.

03.02.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70.... Needs a bit more love folks

03.02.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Five key impacts of Brexit five years on The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

๐Ÿ”ฅ FINALLY!

The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have.

Have a read. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

31.01.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1824    ๐Ÿ” 676    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 87    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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"Thanks for standing up for fairer voting" - Bedford activists gift Valentineโ€™s card to MP Yasin Bedford fair votes group will thank MP for his commitment to electoral reform - with Valentineโ€™s Day gesture

"Letโ€™s show the love for fair votes โ€“ because in the UK, every vote should count, and weโ€™ll continue to fight until they do!"

We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action.

Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ฏโค๏ธ
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...

28.01.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Westminster is debating PR on 30th January. Tell your MP to be there. Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system. Donโ€™t let ...

๐Ÿ’ฅ More than 5,000 constituents have already contacted their MP, asking them to attend next week's PR debate.

If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part.

Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.

22.01.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

11.01.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68787    ๐Ÿ” 11806    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1785    ๐Ÿ“Œ 931
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Petition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR) We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion o...

๐Ÿ’ฅThis is big: a pro-PR petition now stands at nearly 37,000 signatures. Many more are being added every day.

People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.

Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy โœ๏ธ

06.01.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Now more than ever with the Musk interference in UK politics, and for Trudeau it being one of his regrets, PR is essential for the UK, please sign to pressure Starmer:

07.01.2025 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So best not trust him again ๐Ÿ˜‰

05.01.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact

The damage Brexit and itโ€™s supporters brought us is far worse than anyone thought, yet Labour still have their fingers in their ears.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

04.01.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#NewYear2025
Happy New Year to all.
๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ
Hey @Keir_Starmer
@UKLabour make your new year resolution to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation ๐Ÿ—ณ

31.12.2024 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

House of Lords โ€œReformโ€ is a distraction, obviously the โ€œReformโ€ will result in more cronies in the House of Lords. The only true reform of Parliament we need is the introduction of Proportional Representation. If not Reform will be in Government next time!

27.12.2024 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Love your children?
And your grandchildren?
Do you love your friends and family?
The countryside? Wildlife?
Then DONโ€™T vote Reform.
They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible

24.12.2024 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hear hear Darren! Practice what you preach! Bring sense to the despatch box & stop playing politics with your constituents & so many others!

๐Ÿ‘‡

24.12.2024 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An image with Santa's sleigh flying over a town, saying "Santa comes to every home... not just to swing seats".

An image with Santa's sleigh flying over a town, saying "Santa comes to every home... not just to swing seats".

We believe our political system should be more like Santa.

We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! ๐ŸŒŸ

23.12.2024 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely essential unless we want the UK to stagnate further & see more tax rises impacting on jobs๐Ÿ‘‡

23.12.2024 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays

Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit

22.12.2024 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 271    ๐Ÿ” 121    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Percentage of Green House Gases caused by The Retail sector The retail sector is responsible for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to its extensive value chain. A significant portion...

Approximately 25% of Global Green House Gas emissions are caused by the Retail Sector !

www.perplexity.ai/search/perce...

21.12.2024 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well said Alison.

19.12.2024 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hospices desperately need support with their revenue funding so that they can hire and retain staff, and meet the additional burden of NICs. I am deeply concerned that today's announcement will not be the shot in the arm many who care about hospices were hoping it would be.

(3/3)

19.12.2024 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely, aided & abetted by Johnson & Cameron neither of whom should be in the House of Lords for the damage they have caused. ๐Ÿ‘‡

19.12.2024 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely right ๐Ÿ‘‡ there ought to be a public enquiry now the full facts are known.

19.12.2024 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK exports have declined by ยฃ27bn since Brexit Small businesses have been most harmed by the UK's split with the European Union, a new report has found.

UK exports have declined by ยฃ27bn since Brexit, with small businesses being harmed the most.
Brexit - the gift that keeps on taking.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/uk-expo...

19.12.2024 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 141    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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