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Yes Rick. Still an LCER member!

Choosing our government has become a game of chance I quite enjoy games of chance. Every few weeks, I play low-stakes poker with a group of people who have become firm friends. I also like playing Dungeons and Dragons whenever I can organise enough…

Choosing our government should not be a game of chance, especially one where the far-right has such good odds. politicsforthemany.co.uk/choosing-our...

Love those standing stones. Great pic

Proportional Representation would give workers more power Trade unionists understand power, but our crumbling First Past the Post system is not designed for us to wield power. It’s designed to manage our disillusionment.That’s why support for proportional re...

Ed Baldwin, political lead for CWU South East region argues that Proportional Representation would give workers more power and help secure workers’ rights for a generation, not just one term. #TimeForPR

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I don’t believe that Farage would ever get more than 1/3 of the votes- but on this performance under First Past the Post he would sweep the board with seats. It is now imperative that the government should set up a National Commission to design a system so every vote counts and Farage can’t win

Why a “National Commission” is the way forward for electoral reform Electoral reform is back on the UK’s political agenda as First-Past-the-Post strains under the pressures of multi-party politics. The new APPG for Fair Elections proposes a National Commission to e…

I've written for @uniofbathipr.bsky.social blog about why the @appgfairelections.bsky.social's blueprint for a "National Commission on Electoral Reform" avoids the pitfalls of previous electoral reform efforts (e.g. the Jenkins Commission), and offers a way for British politics to escape from FPTP

The candidates on PR: what we know so far — Labour For A New Democracy Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform: what we know so far

🌹 The Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform

We've contacted both of the two remaining candidates - @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & @lucympowell.bsky.social - asking them to confirm or update their positions

In the meantime, here's what we know so far...

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Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...

🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission

— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan

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The Democracy-o-Meter! - Make Votes Matter Edit with Bricks

❓How disenfranchised is your area? Use our tool to find out! 👇

Most people in the UK aren't represented by an MP they voted for. Because of our voting system, their voices were simply ignored.

Check how many people in your constituency have no voice in Parliament - and share your result!

Tax the rich more to fill hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances

New ‪@compassoffice.bsky.social‬ polling shows Labour members overwhelmingly want bolder offer on democracy, the economy, child poverty and much more. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the Labour Party and must reset to transform the country. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Tax the rich more to fill hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances

New ‪@compassoffice.bsky.social‬ polling shows Labour members overwhelmingly want bolder offer on democracy, the economy, child poverty and much more. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the Labour Party and must reset to transform the country. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

August Round Up We have good news! Things are starting to move rapidly in the right direction for democratic reform. Here are the top lines on recent events in the UK, in Parliament and in trade unions. In the UK ...

Things are starting to move rapidly in the right direction for democratic reform. Read more about how opinion is shifting in our August round-up. We've updated on recent events in the UK, in Parliament and in trade unions. #TimeforPR

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@tslbooksellers.bsky.social Would you be willing to speak at one of our Unite Tech worker branch meetings in person or remotely? We are in central London. And we donate to causes such as yours...

Labour to scrap first past the post for mayoral and PCC elections - LabourList The Labour government has set out plans to scrap the first past the post voting system for mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in England.

"It’s hugely welcome that the Govt has listened to Labour MPs & mayors on this issue... I hope they will similarly embrace a discussion about making our general elections fair, representative & fit for the 21st century"

🌹 @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social on plans to scrap First Past the Post for mayors

A message from our CEO Emma Harrison to mark yesterday's anniversary of the general election:

"Things are changing. 60% of us want to move away from the winner-takes-all First Past the Post system."

Together, we can win real democracy in which voice is heard. #PRnow

💥 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

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"It's time for Proportional Representation - to bring a new politics to this country"

🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social

Picture of Nigel Farage

To all those people who told me we have to retain First Past The Post because proportional representation would allow in the far right, I refer you all to the recent elections. We’ve reached a tipping point.

Honouring the Dead by Fighting for a Democracy That Protects the Living Every year on 28th April, we gather to remember those who lost their lives, health, or livelihoods to unsafe work. Workers’ Memorial Day is a reminder that safe work is a right—a right too often sacri...

This Workers’ Memorial Day, we honour the dead by demanding a democracy that protects the living. Politics for the Many, backed by 11 major unions and 83% of Labour members, is calling for an independent commission on electoral reform. Our latest blog 👇

politicsforthemany.co.uk/honouring-th...

We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

So many excellent points in this column by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

💯 The government can and should reintroduce a fairer system for mayor and PCC elections

⚠️ But what would be truly negligent is failing to address First Past the Post for general elections...

...a system Labour policy recognises is "flawed" and driving "distrust and alienation" in politics

How Nigel Farage could smash open Britain’s electoral system He’s an unlikely pin-up for electoral reform campaigners — but a 2029 surge that’s not matched by House of Commons seats could see Farage turn up the heat on a “rigged” system.

💯 "If you want to make the argument that the system is rigged and there’s an out-of-touch elite that’s basically running a kind of closed shop, well, the electoral system makes that argument easier right now."

- @robfordmancs.bsky.social hits the nail on the head

👏 MPs from across Parliament challenged the Government's inaction on First Past the Post yesterday...

A voting system Labour Party policy describes as "flawed" and "contributing to the distrust & alienation we see in politics"

🏛 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform

Women need a seat at the table, and First Past the Post is blocking their way It’s International Women’s Day again. A time of year that often leaves me reflecting on why we still need a special day each year to highlight the lack of equality in our society. It is 55 years si...

Women need to occupy a representative number of seats in the UK Parliament. We need to be part of that power base, arguing the case on behalf of women now and in generations to come. First Past the Post is blocking their way. #IWD2025 #TimeForPR

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YouTube video by APPG for Fair Elections MPs call for a National Commission for Electoral Reform

🏛️ Cross-party MPs used last week's debate on Proportional Representation to call for a 'National Commission for Electoral Reform'

🚨 First Past the Post isn't working. The public knows it, the parties know it, and MPs know it

🚀 It's time for action, starting with the launch of a National Commission

YouTube video by Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform Luke Akehurst MP speaking in favour of Proportional Representation

"I hope that it will not be too long before this Labour Government aligns its stance on our voting systems with our guiding values of equality and democracy"

💬 @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social speaking in favour of Proportional Representation during last week's debate

🌹 #Labour4PR

Half of Britons support voting reform and ‘proportional’ system, poll finds - Politics.co.uk Half of Britons (49 per cent) support reform of the voting system and the introduction of proportional representation (PR) — almost twice as many as those who favour retaining the present first past t...

💬 “The time has come to take the first step in addressing this failure with the establishment of a National Commission for Electoral Reform” - Lisa Smart

📈 Strong public support as cross-party pressure for voting reform builds, following last week's Commons debate on Proportional Representation

“The truth is [FPTP] is failing on its own terms. It’s becoming less and less representative and producing more and more random results.”

🗳️ @alexsobel.co.uk calls on the govt to establish a National Commission for electoral reform

Thread covering the full debate 🧵🔽

Labour MPs: ‘We shouldn’t exploit broken electoral system – we need PR’ – LabourList Last month, the House of Commons voted for Proportional Representation for general elections for the first time ever. Following a very brief debate, a symbolic…

"By establishing a National Commission for Electoral Reform, the government can get on the front foot about addressing our unrepresentative voting system - and stem the rise of disengagement and distrust in politics"

✍️ @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social &
@annadixonmp.bsky.social

🌹 #Labour4PR

How to resist the tech overlords Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.

“The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic”
@iandunt.bsky.social
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