CommonGroundOrgUK

An introduction to Common Ground Countering hate and division one conversation at a time – why you need to start a Common Ground group in your community

Want to know more? Feb 4, 20:30
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If you are a fan of those democracy meters or keen to find out more about this street campaign to counter the toxic tsunami of disinformation and lies designed to divide societies, please follow: please follow: bsky.app/profile/comm...

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British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties Polling published in the last few weeks reveals that the British public are worried about the influence of money in politics, with a majority wanting to see the introduction of caps

A donation cap is normal in many democracies.
57% of the British public want one here too, so why do we still not have one? electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...

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if you want to understand the misinformation about Net Zero estimates this is a great starting point

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"Reform supporters most likely to say their area compares worse to other areas and most likely to believe that things have got worse over the past decade."
www.southampton.ac.uk/leaf_content...

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We use our sticker board poll to kickstart conversations.

What we find is that the shared values of kindness and compassion are the COMMON GROUND.
www.commongroundorg.co.uk

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Democracy meter poll showing results for Brixham

The billionaires and their media are using hate and fear to divide communities and win power. We believe there’s more that unites than divides us and we’re having the conversations that prove it.
We are out on the streets every week, listening and talking to people.

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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Subsidies have sizable fiscal costs (leading to higher taxes/borrowing or lower spending), promote inef...

$7 Trillion globally in tax payer support per year globally, for fossil fuels companies. Data from the IMF, not made up.
#JustStopOil subsidies

www.imf.org/en/topics/cl...

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