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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But have we been getting 'governing'?

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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Call For Control, signed by 22 countries and growing, is a welcome step towards stronger AI regulation. Responsible leadership on AI is long overdue, and needed now with ever-increasing urgency. Read The Elders' AI Principles for Leaders here: theelders.org/news/elders-...

“I'm encouraged that government leaders are finally recognising the stakes of failing to govern frontier AI. The Call for Control by 22 countries and counting provides a roadmap to a safer world for all.

But the road ahead is not going to be an easy one. Leaders must find the courage to prioritise cooperation, trust, solidarity, accountability, and integrity, as urgently called for in The Elders’ AI Principles for Leaders.” - Helen Clark, Member of The Elders

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In a larger multi-member constituency you are more likely to have a representative who matches your political preference/support. Additional member gives far to much power to parties and squeezes independents and regional parties

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The beauty is that parties pay attention to where the transfers come from and have to shape their overall appeal/offer accordingly. And independents have a real chance.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Not at all. Ireland north and south use it successfully. We have high voter turnout and never encountered big queues. Works really well in our multi-member constituencies

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Move to single transferable vote within existing single member constituencies to ensure as an immediate measure that all MPs are returned by at least 50% of those who have voted. Further reform could follow (multi member STV constituencies with no lists)

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

And once again health drama will overshadow the stalled & blocked changes recommended by Prof Ray Jones for children's services. Nesbitt clearly prioritised health and engaged in constructive ambiguity on children's services reform - speaking in favour but unwilling to follow the key recommendation

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Not helpful at this stage of the mandate when things have already ground to a halt. The really sad, smoke and mirrors part of this is that we have been getting Bengoa since COVID but at a snail's pace. The changes will come but they'll be reactive and too late for many who will have suffered.

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Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There has been a Quaker meeting inside Green Haven Correctional Facility, a maximum-security men's prison in Stormville, New York, for over 50 years. Up to 15 attenders gather together weekly for silent worship and fellowship.

Text: A maximum-security prison's silent Quaker worship

Image: a prison door made of iron bars is locked, showing a hallway beyond

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Any The Cure fans out there The Belsonic gig in Belfast is on Sounds for 3 more days. Brilliant live recording.

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The Cure - Live in Belfast - BBC Sounds

Goth legends headline the outdoor stage at Ormeau park.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

And then there's the off the books financial bubble in the big tech organisations that could collapse like a house of cards

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Welcome to the most important job you'll ever have @andyburnham.bsky.social Cartoon brilliance by @bjennings90.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

But really, what's Phil Mitchell doing there?

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is the election result we've been waiting for. Is Binface compliant with Commons dress code?

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Hugh Sykes @hughsykes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Does @lucympowell.bsky.social aggree with this decision? If so, any chance other - perhaps all - government departments do the same, and relocate themselves over here on this (largely benign) platform that has no dubious connections with strange rich Americans?

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📢 The third reading of the Representation of the People Bill has been announced for 14 July! This means we have just under two weeks to convince as many MPs as possible to back the amendment for a review of the UK's broken voting system. Email your MP today: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The good news is that we have a group of SWs from across NI who are keen to have a conversation about what happens next. Do continue to get in touch if you are interested in being part of creating a NI association that is controlled by its members and is an independent voice for social workers.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Quite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It's official: Andy Burnham has been elected as the new MP for Makerfield. A longtime advocate for electoral reform, he will join the growing ranks of Proportional Representation supporters in Parliament. We'll continue to work with him to get this message heard in Westminster👇

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks. I think a lot of members need to do that. Problems aren't confined to NI. Scotland unhappy and others have left Council over transparency and accountability.

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David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I agree with Koulla. There is strong evidence from the Youth Justice Review (shortly after DOJ set up) that MACR should be raised. This has been blocked by the inappropriate use of the Petition of Concern, with appearance of improper pressure applied to UUP MLAs. Clear evidence of need for reforms.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Very, but we really ran out of options. Already quite a bit of interest in talking about doing something different that is focused on NI.

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Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

How many degrees is Kevin Bacon from Quakers? Kevin Bacon can trace his ancestry on his father’s side back to the first generation of Quakers convinced in England during the time of George Fox.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A New Day at Midnight is also really good

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

That strapline did make me laugh out loud. Juvenile, I know, but I still laughed.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

@ralphmclean.bsky.social David Gray Lost Songs is a really good album. Getting Belfast concert ready. Starting early.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

That sounds super safe cf. Bill Clinton

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Getting ready for a tough day at the office. Come and talk to us about fostering and all things #ActionforChildren at EK40 in the Eikon Centre #BalmoralShow #FCF26

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"In Twickenham and Richmond Park, we now have every single councillor, but we don't have every single vote. We'd welcome electoral reform in our councils, where we are overrepresented." Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calls for a fair voting system in his response to the King's Speech:

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The 'solution' no one was clamouring for.

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Key STV weakness in NI seems to be no by-election to replace MLAs who stand down. Very clear that next Westminster election needs PR

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Avery Bowser @averybowser.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Very interesting observing different PR systems. Seem to be very Party focused rather than candidate. STV seems to deliver clear constituency link and space for independents, although the South seems to have managed to carve out 'false flag' independents from the system.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🗳️ Don't forget to vote today 🗳️ Vote with hope or out of frustration. Vote tactically or with your heart. Vote angry with a voting system that regularly ignores millions. Vote - and then keep demanding a better democracy where every vote is equal and all voices are heard.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The horror at what is being done to Palestinians comes from the same place as the horror at what is being done, yet again, to Jews. Does the government really want us to stop standing in solidarity with the victims of atrocities? If so, it will make the country less safe for everyone.

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