Stephen Gosling
@gurugosling.bsky.social
Sitting here, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the kids to leave home. If you want a CV, a mission-statement or a manifesto see LinkedIn.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
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The new ICE Bluesky account only follows journalists from NPR, The Washington Post and the NY Times. I guess they must be interested in keeping up with current affairs, cos of course public monitoring of the free press by a Governmental violent militia might look a bit fashy.
January 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The new ICE Bluesky account only follows journalists from NPR, The Washington Post and the NY Times. I guess they must be interested in keeping up with current affairs, cos of course public monitoring of the free press by a Governmental violent militia might look a bit fashy.
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Great letter from business leaders in the FT highlighting how chaos under First Past the Post has caused economic uncertainty and hurt growth.
“An electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people.”
buff.ly/FcziiyP
“An electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people.”
buff.ly/FcziiyP
Letter: The economic case for coalition government
From Peter Norris and others
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Great letter from business leaders in the FT highlighting how chaos under First Past the Post has caused economic uncertainty and hurt growth.
“An electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people.”
buff.ly/FcziiyP
“An electoral system that truly represents the electorate will be good for business, good for politics, and good for the British people.”
buff.ly/FcziiyP
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📉 Growth and economic stability are at odds with political instability
🚨 Business leaders raise the alarm on First Past the Post in the @financialtimes.com today
➡️ To avoid chaos and for a fair democracy, Westminster needs #ElectoralReform
www.ft.com/content/422f...
🚨 Business leaders raise the alarm on First Past the Post in the @financialtimes.com today
➡️ To avoid chaos and for a fair democracy, Westminster needs #ElectoralReform
www.ft.com/content/422f...
Letter: The economic case for coalition government
From Peter Norris and others
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
📉 Growth and economic stability are at odds with political instability
🚨 Business leaders raise the alarm on First Past the Post in the @financialtimes.com today
➡️ To avoid chaos and for a fair democracy, Westminster needs #ElectoralReform
www.ft.com/content/422f...
🚨 Business leaders raise the alarm on First Past the Post in the @financialtimes.com today
➡️ To avoid chaos and for a fair democracy, Westminster needs #ElectoralReform
www.ft.com/content/422f...
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In an open letter to the Financial Times more than 20 business leaders call for a change to the UK’s electoral system. They state our short-term, unpredictable politics - driven by the volatile ‘first past the post’ - damages business confidence.
www.ft.com/content/422f...
democracy4growth.uk
www.ft.com/content/422f...
democracy4growth.uk
Letter: The economic case for coalition government
From Peter Norris and others
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
In an open letter to the Financial Times more than 20 business leaders call for a change to the UK’s electoral system. They state our short-term, unpredictable politics - driven by the volatile ‘first past the post’ - damages business confidence.
www.ft.com/content/422f...
democracy4growth.uk
www.ft.com/content/422f...
democracy4growth.uk
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Trump should be dogged forever by these two words. In my experience, protectors protect their own kind, too.
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump should be dogged forever by these two words. In my experience, protectors protect their own kind, too.
@TheEconomist
Still smarting that @EdwardJDavey - consistent champion of electoral reform - doesn’t feature on your fruit machine tbh! 😡
Still smarting that @EdwardJDavey - consistent champion of electoral reform - doesn’t feature on your fruit machine tbh! 😡
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
@TheEconomist
Still smarting that @EdwardJDavey - consistent champion of electoral reform - doesn’t feature on your fruit machine tbh! 😡
Still smarting that @EdwardJDavey - consistent champion of electoral reform - doesn’t feature on your fruit machine tbh! 😡
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This week I voted against the Budget, raised concerns on Hong Kongers’ rights, pressed for protections for historic villages, celebrated the Royal Surrey reaching 10,000 robotic procedures, and joined festive events across #Guildford constituency.
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This week I voted against the Budget, raised concerns on Hong Kongers’ rights, pressed for protections for historic villages, celebrated the Royal Surrey reaching 10,000 robotic procedures, and joined festive events across #Guildford constituency.
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This is a Trump shakedown of the NHS, and it cannot go ahead. Patients stuck on crammed hospital corridors, or unable to get an ambulance, won’t forget it.
The British people didn’t vote for this. The government must put this agreement to a vote in Parliament.
The British people didn’t vote for this. The government must put this agreement to a vote in Parliament.
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is a Trump shakedown of the NHS, and it cannot go ahead. Patients stuck on crammed hospital corridors, or unable to get an ambulance, won’t forget it.
The British people didn’t vote for this. The government must put this agreement to a vote in Parliament.
The British people didn’t vote for this. The government must put this agreement to a vote in Parliament.
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💥 Excellent article in @economist.com about the absurdity of election results under FPTP - and its consequences:
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
Britain’s slot-machine politics
Voting is becoming a high-stakes, wildly unpredictable gamble
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
💥 Excellent article in @economist.com about the absurdity of election results under FPTP - and its consequences:
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
Forgive the “boasty posty” but, last week, this happened…
December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Forgive the “boasty posty” but, last week, this happened…
Remember the wall to wall headlines from all the newspapers when Corbyn struggled with the Labour left’s antisemitism?
Are you seeing it about Farage?
Odd that, isn’t it…
Are you seeing it about Farage?
Odd that, isn’t it…
'Nigel Farage peddles conspiracy theories and jibes at minorities' Mike Katz
'Nigel Farage peddles conspiracy theories and jibes at minorities'
'Jews feel a real sense of fear in the wake of the synagogue attack in Manchester and it's irresponsible to be careless with language', the former chair of Jewish Labour Lord Katz writes
www.mirror.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Remember the wall to wall headlines from all the newspapers when Corbyn struggled with the Labour left’s antisemitism?
Are you seeing it about Farage?
Odd that, isn’t it…
Are you seeing it about Farage?
Odd that, isn’t it…
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In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are consistently beating Russian Reform.
Aggregate Result of the 170 Council By-Elections (for 173 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:
RFM: 59 (+51)
LDM: 50 (+18)
CON: 18 (-20)
LAB: 14 (-40)
GRN: 14 (+2)
Ind: 9 (-5)
Local: 4 (-6)
SNP: 3 (=)
PLC: 2 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
RFM: 59 (+51)
LDM: 50 (+18)
CON: 18 (-20)
LAB: 14 (-40)
GRN: 14 (+2)
Ind: 9 (-5)
Local: 4 (-6)
SNP: 3 (=)
PLC: 2 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are consistently beating Russian Reform.
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Tinderbox Britain: How conservatives ended up praying for violence iandunt.substack.com/p/tinderbox-...
August 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Tinderbox Britain: How conservatives ended up praying for violence iandunt.substack.com/p/tinderbox-...
August 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
How. Much. Longer?
…will the UK wait?
…will the UK wait?
📊 The complete 1976 Hansard Society Commission on Electoral Reform is now on @archive.org
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
Commission On Electoral Reform ( 1976) : The Hansard Society : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Report Of The Hansard Society Commission On Electoral Reform
archive.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How. Much. Longer?
…will the UK wait?
…will the UK wait?
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📊 The complete 1976 Hansard Society Commission on Electoral Reform is now on @archive.org
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
Commission On Electoral Reform ( 1976) : The Hansard Society : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Report Of The Hansard Society Commission On Electoral Reform
archive.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📊 The complete 1976 Hansard Society Commission on Electoral Reform is now on @archive.org
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
I've converted the PDF to markdown/epub with:
✅ Verified election data tables (1918-1974)
✅ Clean formatting and structure
✅ Full accessibility
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
@electoralreform.bsky.social
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Epic! But, everyone should be doing that.
July 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Epic! But, everyone should be doing that.
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curious headline: "Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial cut short due to Syria clashes"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
At least 93 Gazans killed in past day, local health ministry says
***
www.haaretz.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
curious headline: "Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial cut short due to Syria clashes"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Given that she was The Foreign Secretary at the time of the leak, what exactly is she shocked about?!
July 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Given that she was The Foreign Secretary at the time of the leak, what exactly is she shocked about?!
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WE DID IT!!!
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
July 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
WE DID IT!!!
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...
The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.
In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.
This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...