"An electoral system that absolutely doesn't reflect opinion in the country." Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby told Bloomberg that First Past the Post is leaving millions of people feeling unrepresented in Parliament - causing “huge frustration” and fuelling instability in our politics.

The Devolution Bill claims to be about ‘empowering communities’ - but it “does nothing of the sort.” David Blunkett is right: the Bill will shift power away from local communities and hand it to new mega-councils. Centralisation dressed up as empowerment is still centralisation.

Keir Starmer thinks his government has restored trust and respect to politics…

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"To not have a cap on donations risks much more than to have one." In yesterday’s evidence session on the Representation of the People Bill, Dr Sam Power argued for a cap on political donations, warning that without one, the very rich will continue to exert outsized influence on UK politics.

In 2024, the govt's Lords spokesman warned that ministers setting a Strategy & Policy Statement for the Electoral Commission was “inconsistent with the Commission’s role as an independent regulator." Just over a year later, the govt admitted plans for a new Statement to reflect its own priorities.

A level electoral playing field needs an independent referee. Great to talk to BBC Today in Parliament last week about the campaign to restore the Electoral Commission’s independence. Power must not police itself. Full episode 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

“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.

“The traditional foundations of Conservative and Labour politics are not there.” At this week’s webinar, Prof Sir John Curtice brilliantly explained why the two-party system is breaking down like never before. Electorally, he argued, “we are in a different world.” The voting system must catch up.

💬 “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.

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On Saturday, Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in the Tyre district bid farewell to paramedics Ahmad Hariri, Hussein Kassir and Ali Ghassani, who were killed while responding to an Israeli strike on the town on Friday.

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"My government and I are not here to investigate whether the war was good or bad" Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressing the 17th National War Heroes’ Day event assures no action will be taken for accountability over alleged war crimes & crimes against humanity.

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The scientific method of parking a car.

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Local bus services could be at risk because of rising fuel costs linked to the Middle East war. I asked the Minister how the Government can protect them as this crisis unfolds

Kouki was down on herself again, still suffering post-injury worries and lack of confidence, so Chika had to beat some パッション into her (not a recommended depression treatment) (but it worked because at Korakuen, Kouki said she wouldn't look back or hang her head anymore and go win those titles)

Famous "Iron Mike Tyson" wowed the press and public by repping his plant-based lifestyle at the popular Mr. Charlie's vegan hamburger chain!🌱 👉🏽 WATCH.UNCHAINEDTV.COM

As Americans struggle financially, Trump's promise to pardon all January 6th insurrectionists, including those who attacked police, is slammed. Families of officers like Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges speak out against rewriting history. #January6th #Trump #PoliticalNews #OfficerSafety

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I'm a fucking Disney princess! 😁 (that poor thing flew against a window and was knocked out for a while. Some 2 hours later it flew away. I put him up there because of the cats around)

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I have thoughts on the Toronto Blue Jays' injuries thus far and how they can improve them with the power of Comedy

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🤯 The mother of this Russian soldier was congratulated on him missing in action. He saw the video.

So we have the tallest pool… 🤣 must’ve been show and tell. 😆

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