Martin Cuddy

During the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, MP after MP got up to point out what's missing from it: fixing the voting system.

The problems with FPTP can no longer be ignored - and neither can the growing calls for PR. 📣

Here are just a few highlights:

📣 "We no longer live in a two-party system, and if we continue to have an electoral system that doesn't acknowledge that fact, we will have, as Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social says, elections that lead to even more chaotic and unpredictable results."

👇 @chriscurtis94.bsky.social

I tried to write about the underlying reason why everyone hates their council

And they may have no idea about it

open.substack.com/pub/cllrdrna...

"Evidence shows that PR leads to higher turnout, more representative governments and more stable policymaking."

Yesterday in Parliament, several MPs raised the urgent need to fix our voting system.

Thank you @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social @lisasmartmp.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Our voting system is broken.

It's time for a change that truly reflects what voters want.

How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy Clogged up Britain

car dependency is crippling the UK theconversation.com/how-the-uks-... "for the UK to be more like Singapore, the government needs to make motorists pay much more for their car use. To be more like the Netherlands, it must take away their space"

Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Streets Ahead We wish the government's pavement parking consultation its unwanted fifth birthday

NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.

What will it take to reclaim pavements?

shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...

Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’ The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living

Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.

This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

wewinganycar.com

Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.

Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.

It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.

So I made it a bit more realistic...

Billie Eilish calls out billionaires in front of Zuckerberg: 'Give your money away' Billie EIlish has called out the billionaires and urged them to use their money to help people "that need it" while giving away over $11m to charity.

Billie Eilish calls out billionaires in front of Mark Zuckerberg: 'Give your money away, shorties'
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/30/billie-eilish-speech-mark-zuckerberg/?utm_content=1762244400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

Ah cool, yes, looking forward to seeing the plans for that! 💚 Hoping I could push my luck for something alongside A4074 and a Greenway by Nuneham Estate 😄

Is there a cycle lane idea for Nuneham Courtenay? Sign me up! 😄

The question numbers seem to have changed btw. Your 16 appeared to be 13 for me.

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Noticed @ollyglover.bsky.social appears to be sporting a halo at the @culbug.bsky.social meeting 😄

Divine intervention may be needed to get an unbroken cycle route between Abingdon and Europa School / Culham Campus (should be a safe & direct 15 min journey!).

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In the 'being nice to OM' source it seemed they did not make the cut for readers spending at least 2.5 minutes reading their 'content'. Room for improvement perhaps... but very collegial of you 😇

UNLAWFUL ARREST

This woman was arrested for holding a sign with “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action” on it, a totally lawful statement to make, even under the Labour government’s absurd new laws proscribing the direct action group.

wedonotcomply.org

If I'm reading the data correctly it suggests 5% of reform voters think yes they are racist (and proud presumably).

And 20% of that group seem to think the party and policies are not racist enough.

Is that fair @yougov.co.uk (not checked the sample size, maybe just a couple of cranks)

Photo of Olly Glover MP, Transport Spokesperson. Lib Dem logo

I'm pleased to have been appointed @libdems.org.uk Transport Spokesperson.

Transport should be an enabler of a thriving economy, social mobility, and preventing climate change, and I will campaign for affordable and reliable public transport, walking and cycling, and roads that work for all.

🚲 Big win for Abingdon! £1.5m secured to fix the missing NCN5 link + boost walking & cycling

Plans include a new two-way contraflow on East St Helen St, Dutch entrance kerbs, continuous footways + better crossings

Have your say by 28 Oct – letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...

Thanks Nathan, really looking forward to this, and will make a big difference for the Europa bike bus too 🎉

Getting active in Oxfordshire Have your say We’d like to hear from you about how active you are, whether you’d like to be more active, and what might help you move more. Your feedback will help us better understand what people in ...

Would better active travel routes help you get more exercise? Better local sports facilities?
Let @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social know!
The consultstion closes tomorrow (I assume at midnight).

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/getting-acti...

Map pavement parking hotspots Five years ago, the Government consulted on how the dangerous practice of pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. Together we want to show how pavement parkin...

5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond.

If pavement parking is a problem in your area – fill out the form and add to the map of danger hotspots across the UK.

‪@livingstreets.bsky.social‬

Read the report - Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

The government is bringing rail into public ownership after 30 years of failed privatisation

To make this succeed they must

🚄set up Great British Trains
🚄stop wasteful competition
🚄create a national railcard
🚄give passengers a real say
🚄INVEST like Switzerland does

weownit.org.uk/passengersno...

Interesting, it's definitely got a massive choice at the moment, and always a fan of Big Dave's quiz, but the Sussex Best has been vinegar the last few times I've tried it. Keep having to go to backup lagers for safety.

We need to change everything.

Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk

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