💬 “It’s an extremely unpredictable & suboptimal system that requires voters to engage in a lot of game playing.” - @robfordmancs.bsky.social. In today's multi-party environment, First Past the Post lowers the bar for politicians while raising it for voters.

Former Prime Minister, John Major, has called for a political donations cap. He recognises that allowing mega-rich individuals to make unlimited political donations gives those with the deepest pockets "undue influence" and "preferential access to ministers". What do you think?

Voters should have their say on what's going on in their communities - not least the massive, unnecessary local government reorganisation that is being imposed on them by Whitehall.

“Multi-party politics is here to stay - and given our electoral system, which is built on the premise of two-party politics, that means a lot more volatility, a lot more uncertainty.” Looking ahead to May, @robfordmancs.bsky.social predicts “a patchwork quilt of political fragmentation.”

“We do have to maintain a bedrock of freedom of speech and of peaceful protest... Otherwise, you don’t have democracy, you’ve locked it up.” Baroness Hale says it plainly. Yet just this week, MPs approved more draconian anti-protest measures. When dissent is suppressed, so is democracy itself.

A truly independent elections watchdog is important for giving voters confidence that our elections are free and fair. Having opposed the last government's policy of interference, it’s shameful that Labour is now committed to maintaining political control of the Electoral Commission.

“There is now majority support for electoral reform among the voters of all five principal parties across the UK.” Fantastic to host the esteemed Prof Sir John Curtice at our joint UD-MVM webinar this week. If you missed it, you can watch it back here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXme...

"What did the billionaire lining his pockets ask for in return?" At PMQs, Keir Starmer raised the obvious question about Farage’s £5m gift. But if big money buys influence, surely no party or politician should accept mega donations? Better yet, stop them at source: cap donations across the board.

Say one thing; do another. Hardly the highest standards in public office we were promised. Then: "because appointments are for life, the second chamber of Parliament has become too big." (2024 election manifesto) Now: create more new peers than the number of hereditary peers you are set to remove.

🗨️"The thing about a democracy is the electoral system is supposed to deliver what the voters want." Instead, looking around councils in England we see some very warped outcomes. But it doesn't have to be this way. In Scotland & Wales, the results better reflect the balance of opinion among voters.

Happy Indie Bookstore day to the cool ppl that celebrate! I’m habing such a grea time, this is my superbowl fr!! Stopped by Politics and Prose first today! They had signed copies of Now I Surrender and the indie version of Last Night in Brooklyn! #booksky #indiebookstoreday

"I staged it with AI. It cost them nothing." 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝 of RE/MAX Luxury makes the case for staying current with technology in the simplest way possible. A seller did not want to pay for staging. So she used AI to do it instead. No cost, no hassle, and the listing still gets presented

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Discord is going to require ID for all features in March 2026. This is not about protecting children. #fyp #discord #politics #gaming #socialmedia #PCGaming #trump

MI House Republicans hate the idea of Michigan families having support for their babies.

An increasing number of Americans are united in opposing abuses of power. Peter Keisler, former Acting Attorney General, at the Brennan Legacy Awards dinner

Jon Moxley derailed the best run of Kyle O'Reilly’s career last year, injuring him and costing him a spot in the C2. Now, O’Reilly has gone the distance with Mox and earned his shot at the #AEW Continental Title Watch #AEWDoN LIVE on HBO Max PPV

I am aware the sound is awful and that the truth in times of alternative truth is triggering. But Jesus was not American, he wouldn't even qualify as Israeli, but would be considered a Jewish Palestinian. He wouldn't be white, was persecuted. "Whatever you do for the least, you do for me."

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🌹 Democratic Women’s Caucus Tonight at 6pm!

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act two weeks ago. Today, thousands crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma and marched to Montgomery to say NO! John Lewis bled for that bridge. We are not handing it over without a fight. We are not going back.

Flynn es demasiado loquillo jajajaja. / Flynn is such a weirdo, hahaha. #Kingdomhearts3

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Via Phil Collins official TikTok page Watch as Phil Collins & *NSYNC record "Trashin' The Camp" together for the "Tarzan" soundtrack. "It was like an extra member, we had six members today." - Chris Kirkpatrick The Tarzan soundtrack was first released this week in 1999. #PhilCollins #NSYNC #Tarzan

This was reported by eyewitnesses in the "Overheard in Chertanovo" public group. Along with the soil containing gravestones, there were also scraps of clothing. According to one local resident, all of this was dumped next to a children's playground.

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🇮🇷 Iranian Parliament Spokesman Sends WARNING to Israelis Ebrahim Rezaei: GET YOUR BUNKERS READY

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A video of young men fishing #koi from a protected #BalboaPark pond in #SanDiego as content for social media sparked outrage online, especially as #fishing is prohibited and some koi may be decades old. The accounts involved were deleted amid backlash. www.instagram.com/reel/DYdzaet...

OKC sets up to go double drag for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wemby is out of the action his man spaced in the right corner. Big key is the whole left side is open which allows SGA to reject, attack that way and get to his spot for a shot. Little things to create spacing and gaps.

IDF and Israelis ridicule the genocide they attempt to hide as a defensive war.

Got shamed in the show and in chat, so now I guess it's the comment section to have at it. With @kodeyyotey.bsky.social twitch.tv/dexterdownun...

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"Wanna see a silent movie that moves like molasses but everyone is wearing amazing hats?"

Not Kitamiya ducking for the machine gun spray

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Climate hazards are on the rise, but a people-centred approach to #EarlyWarningSystems holds the key to protecting communities and ensuring a safer future for all.

By gutting OSAP grants, the Ford gov is forcing students to choose between an education and a lifetime of debt. This will create barriers to post-secondary education - while ON already has the highest youth unemployment rate across the country. #onpoli

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How can we transform Ecodesign and Energy Labelling into concrete and useful tools? Today, Mélanie Auvray presents the Compliance Services project in 60 seconds. #EHPA #EUProjects #HeatPumps

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The ice core lab is operated as a partnership between the Australian Antarctic Division and @utas.edu.au. Measuring different chemical components trapped in the ice, this state-of-the-art lab is one of only a few of its kind in the world. Find out more ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/the-memory-o...

We created a country called the Free Republic of Verdis. It already has its own passports, citizens, government, and has even opened up offices. The country was founded by a group of young people, and has made waves in the media over the past few months. #verdis #politics #countries #news #travel

Ditto. 💙🩷💙

🔴 Villarejo apunta a Rajoy en el caso Kitchen y le acusa de ser el cerebro de la trama y de engañarlos a todos 🗣️ "Villarejo ha cambiado varias veces de versión, todas le vienen mal al PP", expresa Manuel Rico en #MalasLenguas

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I’m crine :(

Happy to announce that Rotta immediately found comfort in his shark bed. Thanks to Kesä for keeping an eye on it; yet another best purchase ever. ❤️

Breakfast treats for our donkeys, happy Wednesday