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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

If we don’t do it before the next election we’re not likely to get a chance to do it at all. The @appgfairelections.bsky.social has a plan and a timetable to make it happen. Join @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and help us help them to get PR done! @getprdone.bsky.social

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

#MakeVotesMatter is the one organisation dedicated solely to achieving proportional representation for the House of Commons. Join us @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and help make it happen.

SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

And @Andy Burnham’s reaction to it. Join @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and make PR happen. We need it now BEFORE the next GE
#MakeVotesMatter #PRNOW

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

@Emma Harrison CEO of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social speaking at the event

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

There is a petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Use Proportional Representation at the next General Election

Change the voting system to Proportional Representation instead of First Past the Post. We think this would eradicate disillusionment and encourage voter participation as people could start to believe...

petition.parliament.uk

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

He’s right. It has. And @makevotesmatter.bsky.social is focussed on making it come SOON! We cannot continue with a system which is now completely unfit for purpose. We must work for PR in place BEFORE the next General Election.

Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 10d

“There’s nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come - and PR’s time has come.”

💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social

🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 10d

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11d

Hedgerow cutting season is upon us.

There are ways to balance hedgerow management with nature's need...

It's a skill. Plainly more training is sometimes needed.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 15d

🗳️ What’s next in the fight for fair votes?

👏 We were delighted to co-host this fringe event with @libdems4er.bsky.social, discussing how our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform can help deliver PR

🙏 A huge thanks to our panel and audience

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · 23d

Brilliant speech! Well done - we’ll make sure it goes far and wide

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Make Votes Matter North Cumbria @mvmnorthcumbria.bsky.social · 23d

We wanted to mark this in the actual Market Cross location.

The suffragist Great Pilgrimage is a great example of different types of people coming together to effect positive democratic change.

We need to do the same now more than ever.

#DemocracyDay #PRnow

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules

Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

www.theguardian.com

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · Sep 4

💥 NEW EPISODE 💥

🏡 Rayner’s tax affairs
🥀 Labour’s lost votes
🗳️ Proportional Representation - why we need it, what form and how we get it!

All with the brilliant CEO of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social EMMA HARRISON

open.spotify.com/episode/7BkT...

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

The Rayner Raineth Every Day

open.spotify.com

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MVM - Totnes & South Devon @mvm-totnes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today in Parliament:

Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 “Isn't it also time for a National Commission on Electoral Reform?”

👏 Great to see Labour MPs like Euan Stainbank, @simonforstroud.bsky.social & Olivia Blake calling for the Government to address First Past the Post for general elections

🌹 We need Proportional Representation #Labour4PR

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · Aug 26

❓How disenfranchised is your area? Use our tool to find out! 👇

Most people in the UK aren't represented by an MP they voted for. Because of our voting system, their voices were simply ignored.

Check how many people in your constituency have no voice in Parliament - and share your result!

The Democracy-o-Meter! - Make Votes Matter

Edit with Bricks

makevotesmatter.org.uk

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Aug 24

I prefer to pay more rather than support Amazon. I do a lot of shopping online but I never use Amazon.

SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yes but don’t use Amazon … they don’t pay their people or their taxes

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Aug 12

At #Lab25 Conference, we'll be teaming up for a fringe event together with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social

📢 Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics
⏲️ 16:15
🗓️ Monday 29 September
📍 Bluecoat

Save the date!

Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics — Labour For A New Democracy

Save the date for this special Conference 2025 fringe event

www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk

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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · Aug 12

⚠️ "First Past the Post is not sustainable; not for Labour, and not for the country. We must modernise Westminster and launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform."

🌹 Excellent article for @thefabians.bsky.social by @steveracemp.bsky.social #Labour4PR

Restoring trust | Fabian Society

Fabian Society

fabians.org.uk

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MVM Warrington @mvmwarrington1.bsky.social · Aug 10

We are today in Chester making the case for a fairer voting system where every vote counts equally. #Chester #PRnow #ProportionalRepresentation

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Aug 7

If you worry about extremists gaining power: under FPTP, polls show they have a much better chance of forming a government, than under a proportional system.
If your worry is our toxic adversarial politics: only a fairer electoral system will foster the fairer more compassionate society we need.

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Aug 7

Essential reading for anyone interested in promoting Proportional Representation @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Felix Sargent @fsargent.bsky.social · Aug 7

📊 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

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

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Felix Sargent @fsargent.bsky.social · Aug 7

📊 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

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

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Aug 7

Essential reading for those of us interested in getting a proportionate electoral system for the UK House of Commons NOW.
Our campaign at Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social to achieve PR is an essential first step towards the transformational change needed in our society.

Felix Sargent @fsargent.bsky.social · Aug 7

📊 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

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

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Jul 25

Another reason to boycott Amazon

www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampa...

The relationship between Amazon and Trump: profiting from power | Ethical Consumer

Amazonism and Trumpism are a partnership, with each providing support and services to the other. Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amaz...

www.ethicalconsumer.org

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SusannaD @susannad1.bsky.social · Jul 25

Another reason to boycott Amazon

www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampa...

The relationship between Amazon and Trump: profiting from power | Ethical Consumer

Amazonism and Trumpism are a partnership, with each providing support and services to the other. Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amaz...

www.ethicalconsumer.org

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