AutisticMumTo3Jul 11, 2024

The Green party won four seats when it should have been 40. Surely it’s clear that Britain needs electoral reform | Ellie Chowns | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/11/green-party-four-seats-labour-proportional-representation

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The Green party won four seats when it should have been 40. Surely it’s clear that Britain needs electoral reform

Yes, proportional representation would help all smaller parties, including Reform UK, but it’s necessary to restore faith in politics, says Green party MP Ellie Chowns

The Guardian
MikeKJul 3, 2024
It should be a scandal that small changes in the vote result in outsize changes in Parliament https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/it-should-be-a-scandal-that-small-changes-in-the-vote-result-in-outsize-changes-in-parliament/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #ElectoralReform #SafeSeats #GE2024
It should be a scandal that small changes in the vote result in outsize changes in Parliament

Two, rather similar, articles came out today on the likely impact of small swings in the vote on the results of the general election. In the Times, they identified 130,000 voters in 100

MusiqueNow   ✡️ 🇵🇸 Jun 9, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzfLYrGG_po

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Will so-called 'Labour's' #Gaza stance cost it '#safeseats' this election?

#UK #UKpol #Election2024 #2024GeneralElection #FreePalestine

IMO: Tha first MP candidate (#Ladywood, West Midlands guy who is a TikToker) in this video just seems like an opportunistic tosser

Will Labour's Gaza stance cost it ‘safe seats’ this election?

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MikeKJun 3, 2024
Over 100 seats haven’t changed hands for 100 years or more https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/over-100-seats-havent-changed-hands-for-100-years-or-more/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #FirstPastthePost #ElectoralReform #SafeSeats #GE2024
Over 100 seats haven’t changed hands for 100 years or more

We often hear that politics is unpredictable, that anything can happen in the upcoming election – but the reality is that hundreds of seats across the country haven’t changed han

AutisticMumTo3Jun 1, 2024

Tory fury as Sunak allies 'parachuted' into winnable seats | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sunak-allies-parachuted-winnable-tory-seats-b2553981.html

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Tory fury as Sunak allies 'parachuted' into winnable seats

Exclusive: Both the Tories and Labour leaderships stand accused of ‘rigging’ safe seat selections for their friends and allies

The Independent
MikeKDec 18, 2023
The Non-Battleground Election: Millions of voters are ignored https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/the-non-battleground-election-millions-of-voters-are-ignored/ n #ukpol #ukpolitics #FirstPastthePost #ElectoralReform #SafeSeats #GE2024
The Non-Battleground Election: Millions of voters are ignored

Last week, the Labour Party started the process of selecting their general election candidates for 211 ‘non-battleground’ constituencies in England. The description of these seats as

MikeKMay 24, 2023
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/elections-cancelled-90000-denied-any-say-in-local-elections/ #2023EnglishLocalElections #UncontestedSeats #LocalGovernment #Localdemocracy #LocalDemocracy #SafeSeats
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections

Following the publication of candidate notices for the May 2023 English local elections, it is clear that the scourge of uncontested and guaranteed seats will once again limit the democr

AutisticMumTo3May 3, 2023
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections – Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/elections-cancelled-90000-denied-any-say-in-local-elections/
Elections Cancelled: 90,000 denied any say in local elections

Following the publication of candidate notices for the May 2023 English local elections, it is clear that the scourge of uncontested and guaranteed seats will once again limit the democr