@barry-edwards.bsky.social
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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:
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:
September 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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:
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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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.”
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.”
September 10, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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.”
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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Perfect description of what's going on.
September 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Perfect description of what's going on.
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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
Beyond the savings, I like that I’m reducing my contribution to climate change, and that feeling’s invaluable.
Read more: buff.ly/q02YxWj
September 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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
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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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.
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.
September 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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.
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.
Bring back Sepp Blatter.
At least he was an honest crook.
At least he was an honest crook.
July 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Bring back Sepp Blatter.
At least he was an honest crook.
At least he was an honest crook.
And Badenoch announced anyone in favour of Net Zero could not be a Tory candidate (in the middle of a record-braking heatwave).
What a juxtapose
"Net Zero risks blackouts!"
Above a photo of France burning
Front page of The Times, 25 Jul 2026
#GlobalBoiling
"Net Zero risks blackouts!"
Above a photo of France burning
Front page of The Times, 25 Jul 2026
#GlobalBoiling
July 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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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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
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
July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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
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
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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.
But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy.
It's time for change.
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
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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.
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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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.
July 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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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Liking Governor Newsom.......
July 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liking Governor Newsom.......
Next stop is will be mandatory red cards for at least one of each of USMNT's opponents until they win the cup.
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
BUT HE DOESNT THINK. ITs only his rule and no other rules applY.
WE cant continue to live like this
July 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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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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
BUT HE DOESNT THINK. ITs only his rule and no other rules applY.
WE cant continue to live like this
July 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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
BUT HE DOESNT THINK. ITs only his rule and no other rules applY.
WE cant continue to live like this
Sauce for the goose?
Farage having a total “establishment stitch-up” wettie about being scrutinised for his corrupt links and handouts from a convicted fraudster while Jenrick insists Farage “will be Britain’s
next prime minister.”
No. You don’t get to tantrum your way to power.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/07/05/3...
next prime minister.”
No. You don’t get to tantrum your way to power.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/07/05/3...
July 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Sauce for the goose?
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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-...
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-...
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.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
July 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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-...
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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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….
July 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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….
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.
“Nothing in his life [b]ecame him like the leaving it.”
Malcolm to Duncan on the death of Cawdor,
Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4.
June 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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.
“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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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)
Boris Johnson And Other's Lied
About Brexit,And The Benefits Of
Leaving The EU. Bad Move......
(the guardian)
June 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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)
Boris Johnson And Other's Lied
About Brexit,And The Benefits Of
Leaving The EU. Bad Move......
(the guardian)
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...
(link behind a paywall that can be bypassed)
www.independent.co.uk/voices/refor...
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
www.independent.co.uk
May 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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...
(link behind a paywall that can be bypassed)
www.independent.co.uk/voices/refor...
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🚨 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
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
May 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
🚨 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
📈 Trade unions representing three quarters of Labour affiliates now back PR
🎯 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
Were they wishing they were back in space?
Two photos.
Same room.
Same flags.
Same astronauts.
In one, the President stands with them, smiling, centered, human.
In the other, the President sits scowling, rambling, diminished.
Four astronauts.
Two presidents.
And the faces tell you everything.
Same room.
Same flags.
Same astronauts.
In one, the President stands with them, smiling, centered, human.
In the other, the President sits scowling, rambling, diminished.
Four astronauts.
Two presidents.
And the faces tell you everything.
May 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Were they wishing they were back in space?
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The number of UK billionaires increased from 15 in 1990 to 156 in 2025.
Does anyone still think that wealth will trickle down?
Does anyone still think that wealth will trickle down?
April 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The number of UK billionaires increased from 15 in 1990 to 156 in 2025.
Does anyone still think that wealth will trickle down?
Does anyone still think that wealth will trickle down?
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🚨"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 👇
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 👇
April 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🚨"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 👇
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 👇