“Seats in parliament should match how we vote” - you know it makes sense!
https://ers.tools/ProportionalRepresentation #democracy #UkDemocracy #pr #fptp #proportionalrepresentation
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Active local group in Reading, Berkshire. Working for a fairer electoral system.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/115900181114951652
Whatever comes after the Trump regime (whenever that might be), y’all gotta do away with this two-party system that brought you here.
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BTW
the corporatist, gerontocratic leadership of the Democratic Party threw Zillennials under the bus and here were are:
❝ New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents - https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-political-independents.aspx
#Republicans #GOP #MAGA are not even ⅓ of ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
Democrats have always outnumbered them with registered eligible voters; but now also outpace them with UNAFFILIATED voters.
Republicans are an absolute majority of fascists. not of voters or americans.
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"Many who argue for revocation claim that it is necessary to preserve the integrity of citizenship. In fact, the opposite is the case: to allow the state to annul citizenship so easily is to take its meaning insufficiently seriously. The revocation of citizenship is an extraordinary step that not only shatters individual lives but tears at the moral fabric of society"
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral f...
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/stripping-citizenship-with-such-ease-tears-at-the-moral-fabric-of-society
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Yay for ranked-choice voting:
“I was elected as a Democratic Socialist and I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”
Zohran Mamdani NYC Inauguration
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/zohran_mamdani_inauguration_speech
See other speeches and reactions from happy New Yorkers:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/2/zohran_mamdani_inauguration
#Mamdani #NYC #RankedChoiceVoting #USPol #Europol #DemocraticSocialism #Press #News .
Even the Economist knows #fptp is pants https://youtube.com/shorts/nls1QEBsaIY?si=mfuoMYfUalfBQExO #politics
Some proponents of #fptp claim it has the advantage of being like a race with a clear winner. I actually think the race analog is a good one. I see it thus:
The MPs are racers
The voters are betting on the winner
Some of the voters backing the winner are going to be happy
Most of the voters are going to lose everything
The bookmakers (the establishment in this context) are going to be super happy - they win no matter what the result
Showing off MVM Reading's giant banner outside #ReadingStation & indulging in a spot of leafletting as part of our campaign for #proportionalrepresentation before going for a delightful chat and coffee at the https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/your-visit/pantry-caf%C3%A9-kitchen. I believe **#ProportionalRepresentation** would tip the balance of power from vested interests that monopolise government attention & finance the parties that are favoured by #fptp, improve trust & engagement in #politics & countless other things! #britishpolitics
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It’s a very sad day as a good friend and absolutely top bloke (who is in his 70s) has been sentenced to 26 months behind bars (for which he must serve 40%) and costs of £4380 for peacefully protesting to end new #fossilfuel projects.
He was denied all legal defences during the trial, including the statutory defence of ‘reasonable excuse’, as well as the defences of necessity, Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on #HumanRights, and implied consent.
The prosecution refused to agree to any facts on the #ClimateCrisis to be included in evidence.
He will also now lose his long held position as a Green councillor.
We’ve known for a long time that the world is fucked but this hurts.
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Our voting system has been letting people down for decades, but this new era of multi-party politics is exposing just how broken it really is.
Unlock democracy teamed up with Make Votes Matter, the Electoral Reform Society, Open Britain, and Compass to ramp up the pressure.
please will you sign the joint petition?
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-democracy-minister?source=direct_link&
#makevotesmatter #proportionalrepresentation #voting #votingreformnow #uk #ukpolitics
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You are more likely to be raped by a Police officer than a Trans person, but which is having the Law thrown at them over a fantasy and which is being protected by a Patriarchal society that allows it's stormtroopers some 'play' so long as they don't go too far....
#DavidCarrick #Misogyny #Patriarchy #TransRightsAreHumanRights #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #TheMet #ACAB
Just had my first zoom chat with MVM North West Surrey - hosted by @misterapb - nice to get a different take on the #proportionalrepresentation side of things. Looking forward to a #pintsForPR pub visit!
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There's an old saying in Political Science that democracy is really mostly about voting against things, not for them.... and (sadly) while this may often be the case, pragmatically, it leads to a hollowing out of democracy:
We voted against Farage/ReformUK, we go the current unimpressive Labour Govt.;
We voted against the status-quo & we got the self-harming Brexit.. and so on.
What would be better would be if we could vote *for* a positive change in politics...
Thinking of defecting slightly and joining the MVMNWSurrey call on https://actionnetwork.org/events/zoom-invitation-thursday-6th-november-630pm?source=direct_link&. #MVM #ProportionalRepresentation
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@benroyce Another thing, if your state supports ranked choice voting, and there is a more progressive candidate, from so and so party running against the Democrat, rank that candidate first, and the Democrat second.
We need ranked choice voting in the United States, join your state Ranked Choice Voting organization. #USpol #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #supportRCV
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This is the #goodnews we need right now:
In Florida, an elderly man calls the police, because his wife has not returned from walking their dog.
As the police drives through the neighborhood the dog walks up to the police vehicle and then manages to lead the officer all the way to where the wife has fallen.
Dogs are awesome! ♥️🐕
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🧠 Psychology Today: "A smattering of political science research finds that such methods [as ranked choice voting] would unwind the political paralysis caused by the centrifugal forces spinning American politics toward extremes."
Read the full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/patient-revolution/202509/how-ranked-choice-voting-could-help-save-us-democracy
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As The Observer continues it underwhelming 'rebirth', five female journalists have used their redundancy payments to start The Nerve, and already starting to organise a collective of journalists to contribute to its initial web-only presence.
Sadly, of course, their social media presence doesn't seem to extend to Mastodon, but otherwise this looks like it will be an interesting addition to the UK's currently problematic news media environment.
#news #media #politics
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-observer-big-hitters-launch-new-title-with-redundancy-payouts/
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The legal strategy that renders Citizens United *irrelevant* #CitizensUnited #democracy
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🇲🇩 MOLDOVAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2025
70% of the votes counted:
https://pv.cec.md/preliminare
PAS (pro-EU): 44.21%
„Blocul Patriotic” (pro-russia): 27.98%
BE „ALTERNATIVA” (soft pro-EU): 8.48%
PARTIDUL NOSTRU (soft pro-russia): 6.52%
PPDA (pro-EU/Romania): 6.28%
Follow LIVE here:
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250928-live-moldova-votes-in-tense-legislative-election-plagued-by-russian-interference-claims
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