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Take a look at Farage's grovelling "Happy Birthday Mr. President" tweet. He's even holding a bottle of Trump wine.

Farage is no proud patriot. He's a creepy fascist sycophant who parrots Russian lies and thinks Andrew Tate is an important voice for men.

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

Climate Matters: A quarterly, open meeting with Charlie Maynard MP
Sat. 11th October
11 am Winchester Room, St Mary’s Church, Witney, OX28
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Be Part of Britain’s Weekend of HOPE - 18th/19th October On 18-19 October, thousands of us will take to the streets with a simple message: our communities are stronger together. Will you join us?

Hope Not Hate Weekend of Action

Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.

Emergency alert: Trump, Farage and the authoritarian web It would be a mistake to assume democracy is our default state, or to underestimate the gladiatorial power of its modern enemies Project 2025 is aligned with global authoritarianism and won’t stand or...

Emergency alert: Trump, Farage and the authoritarian web - Claire Jones writes in the West England Bylines:

YouTube video by Led By Donkeys Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle

Led By Donkeys welcome Donald Trump

What is the point of Labour’s new deputy leader? Until we know that, the contest isn’t worth having | Neal Lawson With the party tanking and Farage in No 10 a possibility, we need a unifying figure who will wake the party from its slumber, says Neal Lawson of Compass

What is the point of Labour’s new deputy leader? Until we know that, the contest isn’t worth having -
Neal Lawson writes in The Guardian:

Alice in Trumpland: the unhinging of politics - Claire Jones writes in West England Bylines:

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...

YouTube video by A Different Bias Who Really Funds Reform UK? Not the People

Who really funds Reform UK Ltd? Phil Moorhouse has some thoughts:

Compass Statement on the New Left Party The creation of a new left-wing party by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana provides a distinct political moment that should be utilised to its best extent.

Compass Statement on the New Left Party:

Danny Dorling: a full-throated optimist for dark times Podcast interview with Professor Danny Dorling on the world’s true crises and how attitudes are finally synchronising around positive change

One of the remarkable things about Professor Danny Dorling is the energizing optimism he brings to our current political landscape of deep cynicism and pessimism:

Poems from the children of Gaza (2) "And the question remains - will we tell it or become the story?"

The children of Gaza tell us about their lives and aspirations:

UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country's democratic system.

It's a step in the right direction

The re-introduction of Supplementary Vote for mayoral elections is a huge step in the right direction.

It does away with the insane Conservative-backed measure that allowed mayors to be elected on 8%(!) of the public supporting them.

ALL elections in Britain next!

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, ...

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory - Caroline de Gruyter, EU Observer:

‘Genteel bias: how the BBC dismantles the Left without us noticing’ BBC right-wing bias is exceptionally dangerous because it is subtle, opaque and covert

'Genteel bias: how the BBC dismantles the Left without us noticing': Claire Jones writes in West England Bylines

A clip from Compass Oxfordshire’s Event “Putting the Truth and our Voices back into our Democracy” in Oxford April 2025. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTQ...

Neil Lawson speaking about the progressive voting majority

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YouTube video by Compass CHANGE: HOW? A Decade of Radical Renewal 2025

Highlights from the CHANGE: HOW? event on 31 May

The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"

🔴The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened

The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was “non existent”

bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...

As today's conference comes to a close, we want to know:

What was a moment, idea, policy, that you came across today that you'll definitely be thinking about tomorrow?

#RadicalRenewal

“Place first, not party first. That’s a better politics, that connects with the country.

I think it’s time for Proportional Representation.” @andyburnham.bsky.social

Delighted to have partnered with @compassoffice.bsky.social for today’s Change: How? Conference! #RadicalRenewal

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How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social writing in The Guardian mentions @compassoffice.bsky.social analysis:

YouTube video by Compass Compass Oxford - 12th April 2025 - Putting the truth and our voices back into UK Democracy

Putting the truth and our voices back into UK democracy - video of our inspiring meeting

Six big warnings about the rise of Farage To arm ourselves against Reform’s rise to power, we need first to recognise the most vulnerable parts of our current political landscape.

Six big warnings about the rise of Farage: Claire Jones writes for Left Foot Forward

📊 “First Past the Post simply isn't designed to cope with a multi-party system - at least not if you believe in fairness”, says @mariecgoldman.bsky.social

🗳️ We “need to look at how elections are conducted”, agrees @lucympowell.bsky.social, Leader of the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk

Some useful reflections on the local elections this month from @ollyglover.bsky.social
Some voting reform would help too
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It’s not about ‘Right vs Left’ anymore: moral truths, film and dumping buckets We need to challenge the political right-wing tactic of re-defining moral truths as ‘Leftie ranting’.

"To fight a Trumpesque future we should abandon the useless straight jacket of ‘Left vs Right’ and replace it with the more powerful, crystal-clear moral axis of right vs wrong." By Claire Jones for West England Bylines

Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform Last week’s elections were a wake-up call for more reasons than one.

"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform"

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