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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today's announcement marks the beginning of the end of First Past the Post. To everyone who has contributed to our movement over the years: we can't thank you enough. Now let's push PR over the finish line 💪💯 A message from our CEO @emmacampaigner.bsky.social:
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He's now resorting to trying to buy the election. Federal law makes it unlawful to knowingly and willfully pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering to vote or for voting. (52 U.S.C. §10307(c).) Any type of incentive is considered “payment.”
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Perfect description of what's going on.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 07/09/2026
Plug-in solar isn’t going to replace utility-scale solar farms or 10kW rooftop arrays, but it fills the missing bottom layer of the clean energy transition. Beyond the savings, I like that I’m reducing my contribution to climate change, and that feeling’s invaluable. Read more: buff.ly/q02YxWj
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today MPs debated the Representation of the People Bill. Together with friends at @compassoffice.bsky.social and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social, we brought 34 alarm clocks to Westminster to send them a loud message: it's time to wake up! ⏰ Our democracy is in crisis. We need fair votes now.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bring back Sepp Blatter. At least he was an honest crook.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
And Badenoch announced anyone in favour of Net Zero could not be a Tory candidate (in the middle of a record-braking heatwave).
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Do not let Reform’s distraction tactics win. We must keep the pressure on & not allow them to worm their way out of the investigations that are underway by the Police, National Crime Agency and Financial Conduct Authority. #ReformAreNotYourFriends
DON'T TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE BALL..
REFORM IS CURRENTLY
UNDER INVESTIGATION
THE POLICE
THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY
THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY
THEY'LL USE ANYTHING TO DIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THAT.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's hard to predict what Parliament would look like under a system where people can vote for what they truly believe in. But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy. It's time for change.
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How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
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Sort of Damocles @sortofdamocles.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Aww. It looks like someone's Hollywood star needs a chain link fence, scaffolding, a stripey curtain-tarp, and two or three National Guard soldiers protecting it.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Liking Governor Newsom.......
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Next stop is will be mandatory red cards for at least one of each of USMNT's opponents until they win the cup.
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Boricuabc2 @boricuabc2.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Does TRump realize that he just ruined USA team Look in the WC. If they win now everyone will scream RIGGED. AND IT WOULD BE SO. BUT HE DOESNT THINK. ITs only his rule and no other rules applY. WE cant continue to live like this
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sauce for the goose?
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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
US media has just summed up 10 years of Brexit in one devastating clip. CNN reporter Anna Coober went to the Leave-voting town of Hastings to see what Brexit sentiment was like ten years on. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...
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US media has just summed up 10 years of Brexit in one devastating clip
A devastating four-minute segment from CNN in the wake of Keir Starmer's resignation laid bare the idiocy of Brexit ten years on.
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Kathryn Edwards @klouw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Trump wants you to be able to buy guns by mail. But he doesn’t want you to be able to vote by mail. Guess which scares him most….
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As usual Shakespeare said it best. “Nothing in his life [b]ecame him like the leaving it.” Malcolm to Duncan on the death of Cawdor, Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Farage Is Like A Mini Chump, He, Boris Johnson And Other's Lied About Brexit,And The Benefits Of Leaving The EU. Bad Move...... (the guardian)
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Could the far-right in Makerfield and elsewhere become a fight between Harbourne's millions (behind Reform) and Musk's billions (behind Restore). (link behind a paywall that can be bypassed) www.independent.co.uk/voices/refor...
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Reform vs Restore – how the ‘algorithm election’ could split the hard right for good
Nigel Farage may regret overlooking the threat posed by Rupert Lowe’s breakaway outfit, which – noisily supported by Elon Musk – is now third in the Makerfield by-election polls, says John Rentoul
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
🚨 BREAKING: the Communication Workers’ Union just voted to back Proportional Representation at its annual conference in Bournemouth @cwunews.bsky.social 📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR 🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Were they wishing they were back in space?
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 27/04/2026
The number of UK billionaires increased from 15 in 1990 to 156 in 2025. Does anyone still think that wealth will trickle down?
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🚨"We do risk having an election next time round that is simply indefensible." The flaws of FPTP are becoming impossible to ignore. @profsob.bsky.social & @alanrenwick.bsky.social give evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee as part of its modernising elections inquiry 👇
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social Andrew, Reform UK are still the top party in every poll, but also poll as the party more people will tactically vote against. This, with five national parties clustered together, plus the two nationalists, makes every contestable seat a tactical battle under FPTP.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I am in the UK and have grandchildren at school. I always expect them to return home afterwards.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Netanyahu could postpone elections as Israel is under direct attack (c.f. Ukraine) so Trump needs bombs falling on US to postpone US elections.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
How about Iran agreeing to IAEA inspections in return for Israel signing the NPT and agreeing to IAEA inspections? Israel's ambiguity about possessing nuclear weapons (although many think that they do) is a major factor in Iranian thinking.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The Representation of the People Bill will have its Second Reading today. While it includes some necessary measures, our position is clear: It won't fix our broken democracy without reforming the very voting system that leaves millions of people unrepresented. Scrap FPTP now.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
At the moment we end up with the best politicians money can buy. Please sign.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I note that, as part of their plans to abolish the Greater London Council, the Tories cancelled elections in 1985 and extended the terms of the existing councillors. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Government cancels plan to delay local council elections in England
Polls in 30 areas had been due to be postponed as part of the government’s shake-up of English councils
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I've just signed "Back the National Commission Amendment" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ncer @OpenBritainHQ
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
And other Reform councils increasing counciltax despite pre-election promises.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
We now know that the conspiracy theorists were right. There is a big group of rich and powerful interests controlling the world and there is a big paedophile gang. What they got wrong was that the two groups are one and the same AND they got the identities of those involved completely wrong.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Why not give health workers a pay rise in the form of a discount on student loan debt for every year worked in the NHS? www.lbc.co.uk/article/stre...
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Streeting calls for 'national debate' on student loan system in wake of graduate fury | LBC
The Health Secretary said a serious discussion is needed about the current student loan repayment system.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Regardless of which party you support, this is a key point by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: "With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted." Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?
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If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Our First Past the Post electoral system is not fit for purpose. Countries with PR systems report a higher level of voter trust and of voter turnout than in the UK." Well done to our activist Sue whose letter was printed in today's Oxford Mail and Oxford Times👇
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Politicians don'r represent people because they often represent BIG MONEY!
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"Removing the US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event" From US sports editor @anabnos.com
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Removing US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified | Alexander Abnos
A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Hasn't Reform now got more ex-Tory Cabinet Ministers than the Tories?
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This could provoke a Labour civil war. Is it McSweeney making sure he has a job with Starmer up to when Labour loses the next General Election?
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I’m not a fan of the US Second Amendment but using the fact that a US citizen was legally carrying their legally owned gun as a reason to kill them sounds like it has been ended. If a non right-wing Kyle Rittenhouse used a rifle to shoot 3 ICE agents and was arrested alive would they be acquitted?
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Excellent from @yorkshirepost.co.uk. Reform councils are a joke because they're just bickering, inexperienced Farage groupies. And former Tories who defect will be expected to hide their own huge egos behind that of the Great Leader. Jenrick won't like that... 😂 share.google/brgbhvl9dcoQ...
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Reform is not really a party at all but Nigel Farage’s personal fan club - David Behrens
I don’t wish to sound unnecessarily lavatorial about this, but sometimes it is necessary to flush several times before the most malodorous contents of the bowl can finally be rinsed away. That is pret...
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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The aim of Global Britain was supposed to be a free, sovereign, swashbuckling nation freed from EU shackles signing lucrative trade deals left right and centre. Frost‘s reality? Let‘s crawl up Trump‘s backside and accept everything he wants without a whimper. A vassal state. Brexit? A sick joke
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The last single party majority of votes was in 1935. The last single party majority of seats was in 2024.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The last time a single party had a majority of votes was 1935. The last time a single party had a majority of seats was 2024.
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barry-edwards.bsky.social @barry-edwards.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
There are NATO troops in Greenland. Some NATO countries have been allies of the US for over 100 years. Do the American people want to see US troops confronting NATO troops? What would happen if the Americans opened fire?
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OBoogie @oboogie.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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