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Trevor Hines

@trevorhines.bsky.social
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Former 🇬🇧 Diplomat & TA 🪂 Reg. Explorer. Spanish speaker, Padel #BHA #ProportionalRepresentation. #Environment. Mid Sussex/Latin America Lover of Spanish culture. Malbec 🍷 Europhile. 🇪🇺 #RejoinEU. Lithium & Copper Mining. Semi retired, Online Coach.

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Mike @mikem51.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Fruit in the UK supermarkets is ludicrously expensive, poor quality and often in short supply. Going to Madeira and Australia has highlighted how damaging Brexit has been and why our supermarkets are making exorbitant profits in our current market conditions.
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
💬 Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury @appgfairelections.bsky.social #Labour4PR 🌹
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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The Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 06/02/2025
✍️85,000 signatures!!! To Rejoin 🇪🇺 Can you 🫵 help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week? 🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺 ✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #ExitBrexit #Breturn
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Hugely important point 👇 Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference. Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
"That's why I support the establishment of a National Commission for Electoral Reform. I believe the government could get on the front foot - and stem this rise in disengagement and distrust in politics" 💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR
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Anna Dixon MP calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform
The MP for Shipley was speaking during a Backbench Business Debate on Proportional Representation on 30 January 2025
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EU in Brum @euinbrum.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Let's get this to 100k signatures to force a debate in Parliament before it closes on 30 April 2025. Please sign and share widely. It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70.... Needs a bit more love folks
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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🔥 FINALLY! The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have. Have a read. 👇👇
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Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"Let’s show the love for fair votes – because in the UK, every vote should count, and we’ll continue to fight until they do!" We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action. Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social 💯❤️ www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
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"Thanks for standing up for fairer voting" - Bedford activists gift Valentine’s card to MP Yasin
Bedford fair votes group will thank MP for his commitment to electoral reform - with Valentine’s Day gesture
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
💥 More than 5,000 constituents have already contacted their MP, asking them to attend next week's PR debate. If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part. Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.
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Westminster is debating PR on 30th January. Tell your MP to be there.
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system. Don’t let ...
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires. Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
💥This is big: a pro-PR petition now stands at nearly 37,000 signatures. Many more are being added every day. People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense. Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
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Petition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)
We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion o...
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Now more than ever with the Musk interference in UK politics, and for Trudeau it being one of his regrets, PR is essential for the UK, please sign to pressure Starmer:
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
The damage Brexit and it’s supporters brought us is far worse than anyone thought, yet Labour still have their fingers in their ears. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact
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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
#NewYear2025 Happy New Year to all. 🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊 Hey @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour make your new year resolution to GET PR DONE! #getPRdone #ProportionalRepresentation 🗳
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Love your children? And your grandchildren? Do you love your friends and family? The countryside? Wildlife? Then DON’T vote Reform. They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Hear hear Darren! Practice what you preach! Bring sense to the despatch box & stop playing politics with your constituents & so many others! 👇
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
We believe our political system should be more like Santa. We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! 🌟
An image with Santa's sleigh flying over a town, saying "Santa comes to every home... not just to swing seats".
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Absolutely essential unless we want the UK to stagnate further & see more tax rises impacting on jobs👇
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Approximately 25% of Global Green House Gas emissions are caused by the Retail Sector ! www.perplexity.ai/search/perce...
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Percentage of Green House Gases caused by The Retail sector
The retail sector is responsible for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to its extensive value chain. A significant portion...
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Alison Bennett @alisonebennett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Hospices desperately need support with their revenue funding so that they can hire and retain staff, and meet the additional burden of NICs. I am deeply concerned that today's announcement will not be the shot in the arm many who care about hospices were hoping it would be. (3/3)
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Absolutely, aided & abetted by Johnson & Cameron neither of whom should be in the House of Lords for the damage they have caused. 👇
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Absolutely right 👇 there ought to be a public enquiry now the full facts are known.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
UK exports have declined by £27bn since Brexit, with small businesses being harmed the most. Brexit - the gift that keeps on taking. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/uk-expo...
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UK exports have declined by £27bn since Brexit
Small businesses have been most harmed by the UK's split with the European Union, a new report has found.
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
👇 Imagine the impact of massive funding from Elon Musk with Reform? Introducing PR will help ensure ALL people have their vote counting
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
👇 This is why the introduction of Proportional Representation in this Parliament is so crucial, to prevent extremists dominating future Parliaments #MVM @appgfairelections.bsky.social @fairvoteuk.bsky.social @mvm-sussex.bsky.social @mvmreading.bsky.social
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
UK exporters suffered a £27 billion drop in goods sales to the EU after Brexit, with smaller firms bearing brunt of new trade barriers. Research from Centre for Economic Performance said Brexit led to a 6.4% drop in 🇬🇧 global exports and a 3.1% decline in imports into 🇬🇧 from rest of the world. 🧵
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JmRoyle #LFC #YNWA #BLM #REJOINEU @myarrse.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Should be in every newsagents window.
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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"Democracy is about everybody having equal agency in our elections. And so one individual effectively donating the vast majority of a party's election expenditure is deeply unfair and against all of our principles. Unfortunately, it's currently legal." 🗨️ Our APPG Chair @alexsobel.co.uk on #BBCNews
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
“Iranian singer arrested after performing concert without hijab” Brave, brave woman. www.euronews.com/culture/2024...
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Iranian singer arrested after performing without hijab
Parastoo Ahmadi's concert was in contravention of Iran's strict morality laws for women.
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Our new report on the 2024 General Election was covered in the Daily Mail this week
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2024 general election 'the most disproportionate' in UK history
The Electoral Reform Society, which wants the current 'first-past-the-post' system scrapped, hit out at the manner in which Labour was able to win 411 seats.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
"There is a path to a closer relationship - and the economic growth that would come with it - if only Keir Starmer is willing to take it". www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-public-i... www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-public-i...
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done
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Letters: Starmer’s silence on rejoining is deafening
To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe
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The public is running ahead of Starmer on Brexit
A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe
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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 12/12/2024
Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests
Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili's teenage son Mamuka was shot dead at a nationalist rally in Georgia in 1992. Now her other son, Giorgi, has been arrested for his role in protests against perceived Russian influence in their homeland.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Majority want closer links between UK and EU. Politicians should not lag behind.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market. Indeed, EU free movement was never a problem: most migration to Britain is from outside the EU. And EU free movement is conditional on finding a job or proving self-sufficiency www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
"We're a multi-party democracy, trying to jam every possible shape into a square hole." Excellent article by @josiah.writes.news citing research by @electoralreform.bsky.social. Nearly 78% of votes in 2024 didn't directly affect the local result. FPTP isn't working. bylinetimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
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'Britain's Deeply Unfair Two-Party Electoral System is Dying and MPs Know It'
Startling new research reveals that this year's General Election was the 'most disproportionate ever' with millions of votes wasted
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This is why PR is so needed for the UK👇
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
“The latest cost of Brexit is about to hit. New EU trade regulations will cause further pain for the UK. Starmer’s talk of breaking down barriers must be more than warm words. Labour needs to recognise the turning of the Brexit tide” Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The latest cost of Brexit is about to hit – and voters are watching. Will Labour act? | Polly Toynbee
New EU trade regulations will cause further pain for the UK. Starmer’s talk of breaking down barriers must be more than warm words, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Applications can be received until 1 July and are on a first-served basis. Find out more 👉 www.southdowns.gov.uk/happy-birthd...
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Happy Birthday National Parks! South Downs announces inspiring initiative to help 75 schools - South Downs National Park
Seventy-five years ago National Parks were created as special places where people and nature could come together, bringing hope and joy to a nation scarred by war. Now, 75 years on and to celebrate th...
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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
75 years on from the creation of the UK's first #NationalParks, the #SouthDowns is celebrating by helping 75 schools create new havens for wildlife. Schools across the National Park and surrounding areas will be able to apply for grants of up to £1,000! 📷 Robert Maynard #NationalParks75
A beautiful landscape of rolling green hills. In the sky, in the distance, is a red hot air balloon.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Brexit is a lose-lose situation for everyone! ... "Despite Brexit, the EU accounted for 52% of UK imports last year. Trade in EU goods exports to the UK have nonetheless fallen by approximately 15% since 2021. EU imports from the UK are down by 22% over the same period of time." #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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How are post-Brexit Trade Rules Affecting EU-UK Supply Chains?
post-Brexit Trade Rules equate to non-tariff barriers as UK exports fall more than imports. advice from customs expert
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Trevor Hines @trevorhines.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Sue is right. There was a time when the UK supported many Independence Movements in Latin America precisely to open up free trade for 🇬🇧. Now as Sue & thelondoneconomic highlight, we are sidelined.
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LiberalLuddite @liberalluddite.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Let’s cut to the chase, shall we? Brexit was a catastrophic mistake, a turd that cannot be polished. Leaving the single market wasn’t even on the ballot, so let’s stop screwing around and fix 95% of the problem: rejoin the single market we helped create. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations
Labour has ruled out rejoining the EU but may be open to alignment on areas such as farm and food exports.
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
If you are pro-FOM and mobility and want to reach more likeminded followers then retweet this, comment below and follow all the other people who’ve commented.
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