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Sarah Vaughan

@tttern.bsky.social

UK resident in #East Devon near #Exeter. Interested in democracy, politics, football, music

116 Followers  |  149 Following  |  171 Posts  |  Joined: 08.08.2024  |  2.0482

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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...

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...

15.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, and
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...

30.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 649    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 7

We promised to throw the kitchen sink at this election.

Well we've definitely voted for the right candidate with the skills for the job!

Hannah & the Greens are taking the fight to Reform.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

30.01.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1389    πŸ” 315    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 18
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"Evidence shows that PR leads to higher turnout, more representative governments and more stable policymaking."

Yesterday in Parliament, several MPs raised the urgent need to fix our voting system.

Thank you @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

13.01.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

If today you're thinking, I want a party that's:

- rising in the polls
- focused on tackling the cost of living
- and genuinely democratic

Join.greenparty.org.uk

25.01.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 15
https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/15/zack-polanski-writes-to-keir-starmer-calling-for-south-east-water-to-be-taken-into-public-ownership/

https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/15/zack-polanski-writes-to-keir-starmer-calling-for-south-east-water-to-be-taken-into-public-ownership/

Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.

Privatised water is a scam.

I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.

15.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1752    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 33
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Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department Polanski slams arrangement; experts warn of 'corporate infiltration antithetical to democracy'

Outrageous.

Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.

✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social

abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...

06.01.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1120    πŸ” 443    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 11

This line is some weird fantasy too...

β€œWe need to demonstrate competence, and that’s most obviously around small boats,” [Dromey] says.

I'd like to see NHS competence. SEND competence. Equality competence. Green energy competence.

31.12.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

We shouldn’t have to vote tactically to stop someone else. We shouldn’t have to choose the least bad option. Democracy should give us the freedom to vote for what we actually support – and the confidence that our vote will count wherever we live. buff.ly/SRgOk8K

28.12.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's choose kindness in 2026.

youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

25.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 922    πŸ” 361    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 71
Dear sir Keir, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. I wanted to wish you good luck with your relaunch in January. I heard you want to focus on three things. So here's my advice. Tax billionaires, cut bills, stop scapegoating migrants. Zack.

Dear sir Keir, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. I wanted to wish you good luck with your relaunch in January. I heard you want to focus on three things. So here's my advice. Tax billionaires, cut bills, stop scapegoating migrants. Zack.

Dear Wes, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. When you're not measuring the curtains in downing street, our hopes for you are that you can finally reduce NHS waiting lists in 2026 and stop taking donations from private healthcare. Peace and love, Zack.

Dear Wes, wishing you a very hopey Christmas. When you're not measuring the curtains in downing street, our hopes for you are that you can finally reduce NHS waiting lists in 2026 and stop taking donations from private healthcare. Peace and love, Zack.

Dear Yvette, Christmas should surely be a time to think about peace - and the governments role in prosecuting those calling for it. Peace and love, Zack.

Dear Yvette, Christmas should surely be a time to think about peace - and the governments role in prosecuting those calling for it. Peace and love, Zack.

πŸŽ„ Just getting my last Xmas cards out there.

✍🏼 Dear cabinet....

20.12.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 908    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 28
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It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.

We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next ChristmasπŸŽ„

πŸ“’ Share to make the call even louder!

With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social

17.12.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9

British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk

17.12.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 897    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 26
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Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...

16.12.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Write to your MP: stop big pharma’s NHS raid The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump that could see the NHS pay pharma companies an extra Β£3 billion a year for drugs. Experts say that diverting NHS funding to pay for this deal woul...

The UK has agreed to pay pharma BILLIONS more for medicines to keep Trump happy – I’ve written to my MP urging them to do everything they can to stop this disastrous deal. Use this tool to email yours too!

act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4671

10.12.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back

The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy

05.12.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop foreign interference in British politics British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...

🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

06.12.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nearly every day we're seeing more voices in the media wake up to the crisis of democratic representation that we're facing.

First Past the Post is unsustainable. The only way to avoid complete chaos is to switch to Proportional Representation - now

04.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain’s slot-machine politics Voting is becoming a high-stakes, wildly unpredictable gamble

πŸ’₯ 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." πŸ’―πŸ’―

04.12.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The tribal tedium sets in hard for me at times like this. It's bad politics, and dreadful for the country.

If we had equal votes of course none of this would matter. But they won't even do that.

SIGH.

03.12.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Turn fear into fire.
YouTube video by Compass Turn fear into fire.

Consider joining!
youtu.be/NkH1-RcWCiI?...

30.11.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hope is here: help us deliver it Raise Β£100,000 to turn our incredible momentum into election wins. Will you help us beat reform in May?

Hope is here: help us deliver it www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere...

28.11.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIsn’t it significant that Rachel Reeves used her big TV moment to attack the Greens? She knows huge numbers of people really find what we are offering attractive.”

Ellie Chowns on Labour’s lack of courage in the Budget and growing support for a fairer, greener alternative.

26.11.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics It takes 30 seconds

Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to β€ͺ@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...

26.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

R4-If we each handed the Government Β£100 as tax - here’s how it was spent:
Β£22β†’NHS
Β£6β†’Defence
Β£10β†’Education
Β£10β†’Debt interest
Β£11.40β†’State pensions
Β£4.15β†’Working-age welfare
Β£0.50β†’Asylum system
Β£0.70β†’Overseas aid
Immigration dominates headlines yet asylum accounts for just 0.5% of public spending.

26.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...

I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...

20.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.

19.11.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 668    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 54
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How to speak to friends and family about refugees: top ten tips - Refugee Council Discover some practical tips to help you talk confidently and respectfully about refugees, even if you're not an expert.

Good advice about how to talk about migration from the Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social plus facts: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...

www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/stay-informe...

18.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new asylum laws represent a fundamental downgrading of the rights of vulnerable people How do you build a life when your right to remain is reassessed every two and a half years?

The new asylum laws represent a fundamental downgrading of the rights of vulnerable people
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...

18.11.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! πŸ“² πŸ’š

We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe πŸ₯³

This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ‡️

18.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 555    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 33

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