There is appetite in Britain for a bold, progressive agenda. This spectacular Green victory shows that.
Now's the time to get it done.
Compass in The Mirror @politics.mirror.co.uk.
🗳️"Last night’s seismic Gorton & Denton by-election result is the final nail in the coffin of a politics that kisses right and punches left."
Director Neal Lawson for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on how Labour's hyper-factionalism is in its final throes.
We've noticed users trying to compare donations by jumping between individual party pages. That's why we just deployed the first iteration of the new Party Comparison tool!
We're starting with tabular data for now. Let us know what you think.
e.g., for the UK 🇬🇧: donation.watch/en/unitedkin...
Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage’s Party in Gorton and Denton By-election - Byline Times:
⚠️ "You want voters to trust Robert Jenrick as a potential next Chancellor of this country."
"In the past year alone, you have accused Mr. Jenrick of lying, dishonesty, incompetence and disloyalty to his country."
"Why would you expect any voter to trust him with the country's finances?"
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
Clive Lewis MP on democracy within Labour (apologies for the FB link)
🚨BREAKING: The new Representation of the People Bill is here.
The Bill aims to "restore trust in our democracy" - but it doesn't even touch the voting system that leaves millions unrepresented.
60% of Brits want to scrap First Past the Post.
Tell Starmer to include electoral reform in the Bill ⬇️
McSweeney is the symptom of a deeper malaise within the Labour Party.
One that will not dissipate until they can fundamentally rethink what they’re there to do and how they’re going to achieve it.
🎙️Director Neal Lawson for BBC Radio 4
MPs Jo Platt and Oxfordshire's Sean Woodcock write about the urgent need for electoral reform:
America on the cusp: phones vs fascism - Claire Jones writes in the West England Bylines:
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/ame...
Turn fear into fire
Is political deception killing democracy? Live at The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tuesday 27 January
Is political deception killing democracy? Live at The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tuesday 27 January
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Today was the 24th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo, infamous for its brutal torture of its inmates. For years we have campaigned with some success for the release of innocent detainees & yet 15 remain. Today in London we joined the worldwide protest demanding its closure
Sharing our starter pack for those new or recently come back to bluesky. As ever, let us know of any omissions.
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The Empire strikes back: Greenland and the death of the rules-based order: Claire Jones writes in West England Bylines
Do Reform UK’s environment and energy policies add up? Jonathan Powell writes in the West England Bylines:
Playing our 'Pin the second job on the MP' game
Our 'Pin the second job on the MP' 📌 game, featuring Oxford MPs Layla Moran and Annelise Dodds...and Nigel Farage!
#OxfordGreenFair
Compass Oxfordshire stall at the Oxford Green Fair
Compass Oxfordshire stall at the Oxford Green Fair today, talking about the policies people want and the threat of Reform UK. 10:30 to 4pm Oxford Town Hall
🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
🔀 With politics fragmenting, leading academics are warning First Past the Post risks plunging the UK into chaos at the next general election
🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability
👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
Take a look at Farage's grovelling "Happy Birthday Mr. President" tweet. He's even holding a bottle of Trump wine.
Farage is no proud patriot. He's a creepy fascist sycophant who parrots Russian lies and thinks Andrew Tate is an important voice for men.
Climate Matters: A quarterly, open meeting with Charlie Maynard MP
Sat. 11th October
11 am Winchester Room, St Mary’s Church, Witney, OX28
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@mpwatch.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
