International Women's Day 2026: Three generations of women tell us why they're campaigning for PR - Make Votes Matter It’s been over 100 years since some women got the vote. In recognition of International Women’s Day 2026, Make Votes Matter hears from activists representing

Happy International Women's Day! ✊💃

Studies consistently show that countries with proportional voting systems tend to have more women's representation in their parliaments.

We spoke to three brilliant campaigners, representing three generations of women, about why they support PR 👇

So, Johnson, Farage, Badenoch, the Telegraph… howl about the UK being “an irrelevance on the world stage”.
Remind me again who decided to isolate us with a strategically and economically idiotic Brexit, relying on a trade deal with the US to save us from exactly the kind of weakness they now bemoan.

No step back.
On International Women’s Day, our MEPs Oihane Agirregoitia, Christine Singer and Laurence Farreng — each with her own background and story — share a common message: women’s rights and equal opportunities can never be taken for granted.
We must keep moving forward.

FPTP is not fit for purpose in today’s multiparty system and we need urgently to replace it with a more democratic PR system

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In 2029, Reform UK could win on under 30% of the vote according to some polls. Our new research paper shows our voting system has a hand in this.

Read more & find out why electoral reform is not a nice-to-have, but an emergency.

#ukpolitics #PR #FPTP #VotingSystem

We need safe and legal routes for refugees.

George Monbiot explains what’s often missing in the debate about asylum seekers and refugees: "My worry is that we end up talking about what's good for us and forget about what's good for people."

It’s time to end Britain’s first-past-the-post election lottery The Gorton and Denton by-election confirmed just how capricious our electoral system has become

💥 Professor Vernon Bogdanor writes for @financialtimes.com:

"An electoral system should do two things: ensure that the majority rules and that significant minorities are adequately represented.

First Past the Post achieves neither."

Until #SocialCare becomes politically salient and an issue that matters to us all, the reform that’s needed will not be possible.

@natashacurry.bsky.social reflects on Baroness Casey's updates from the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care at our Summit. #ntsummit

Woman in striped shirt suggests making all bus stops comfortable with seating and clear signage.

We think people like Karen deserve comfortable bus stops with clear information on display. Sign our letter to Simon Lightwood MP, the Government Minister responsible for buses, calling for a robust and comprehensive National Bus Stop Standard.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...

Rail reform: share your views The way the railways are run is changing. Tell us what you think are the main issues that the rail reform process should tackle.

The way the railways are run is changing.

We think it's vital that passengers' voices are heard.

Please fill in our survey - tell us what you think are the main issues that the rail reform process should tackle:

Mousehole villagers plead with Cornwall Council to save bus stop Residents say they feel

Stories like this show the vital importance of accessible bus stops.
#BusStopStories
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Graphic highlighting key priorities for a National Bus Stop Standard: accessibility, comfort, safety, and up-to-date information.

We travelled around England & Wales talking to bus passengers about bus stops. Seats, shelter & timetables make catching the bus easier, but not all bus stops have these.

A National Bus Stop Standard will help make better bus journeys a reality for all. bettertransport.org.uk/bus-stop-sto...

Petrol Price Rise: Fuel giants may be "on the hook" for “ripping off consumers” Responding to the recent increases in fuel prices at petrol stations across the country, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:

www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas...

Power shared, not hoarded: finishing the argument Roz Savage’s piece earlier this week, and Jack Meredith’s response to it, have done something worth building on. This is an attempt to follow the logic a few steps further, because I think it leads so...

Power shared, not hoarded: finishing the argument www.libdemvoice.org/power-shared...

Not left, not right; pluralist: a response to Roz Savage MP Roz Savage is right that “left” and “right” are poor maps for modern politics. Her alternative axes, especially “power hoarded vs power shared”, are a better guide to what voters feel in daily life. B...

Not left, not right; pluralist: a response to Roz Savage MP www.libdemvoice.org/not-left-not...

Can we prevent Middle Eastern conflict dividing British politics and society? Immediate domestic reactions to American bombing of Iran have displayed how divided British political parties are on Israel, Iran and US approaches to Middle Eastern politics. Priti Patel as Conservat...

Can we prevent Middle Eastern conflict dividing British politics and society? www.libdemvoice.org/can-we-preve...

Welcome the complications… From time to time on this site there has been reference to the limited usefulness of left and right in terms of describing political parties and the boundaries between them – including Roz Savage’s re...

Welcome the complications... www.libdemvoice.org/welcome-the-...

"If we stick with First Past the Post under an increasingly fractured multi-party political landscape, we have a very real risk of the next general election results looking much like a random number generator."

Well said @rozsavage.bsky.social 👏👏👏

There’s only one British c*nt we need to force to leave. #UKPolitics

The International Olympic Committee has reportedly banned Ukraine’s Paralympic team from wearing ceremonial uniforms featuring the country’s map, calling them “too political”, while allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their own flags. 1/2

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey:

"Tax exiles like Isabel Oakeshott and washed up old footballers who mock ordinary people who stay in the UK and pay our taxes... As we protect them, it's only right for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund our armed forces, just like the rest of us".

As the price of natural gas spikes across Europe for the fourth time in the last five years remember those extremely clever people in Reform and the Conservatives who want to abandon renewable energy and rely even more on gas 🤡 🤡

Starmer could have done a similar thing.

Reform UK has been reported to the Electoral Commission for possible campaign overspend in the Gorton and Denton by election.

Why did it take the government three years to make an easy, free and popular decision? Welcome

Why did it take government over three years to agree something simple, cost-free and which one of the most well-known and well-liked people in the UK had asked for? Normal critiques of Whitehall policy-making miss just how slowly so many things move:

five people on a residential road

Glad to miss the rain and get out to talk to residents in Haywards Heath today.

Roz Savage MP write: Not left, Not right. Liberal. Not Left. Not Right. Liberal. The Green victory in the Manchester Gorton and Denton by-election should stiffen every Liberal Democrat spine. Not because we suddenly face a new political opponent. But ...

Roz Savage MP write: Not left, Not right. Liberal. www.libdemvoice.org/roz-savage-m...

Nigel Farage’s history of spurious election fraud allegations.

2014: Farage claims voting fraud happening “on a third world scale”, no evidence found.
2015: South Thanet elections, Farage fraud allegations dismissed.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started