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For decades now, #BritishPolitics has demanded that all its #PM’s be abject #failures. #Starmer is just the latest chapter. The #Electorate enables this behavior. Landslide victories clearly won’t change this dynamic. #UKPolitics #Leadership #Labour. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/27/keir-starmer-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-review-is-the-pm-just-useless-at-politics-or-is-it-something-more-sinister?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister?

Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

The Guardian

Richard R Lee Mar 20

#CarbonGrifters will do anything to fight off #Decarbonization. Using Pols and #propaganda - #disinformation as weapons against #NetZero is just another tactic. There are many more. The #Electorate and #PublicAtLarge must remain committed and energized to fight them off. #ClimateEmergency. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/20/uk-public-support-net-zero-rightwing-media-rories-reform-analysis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

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Joseph Lim

Mar 16

@madeindex The binary political "choice" in #America has long been poisoned and, imho, is now effectively gamed away from the #electorate - does one wo/man one vote in the 21st century still hold the same power as it did in the 20th century?
#bananarepublic

Trevor McLeod Feb 18

I fear that the next #canadian #election will be a repeat of the last. #trump will continue to #polarize the #electorate

I wish that #trudeau had stuck to his 2015 #electoral #reform promise

#ndp #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics

https://thewalrus.ca/canada-is-edging-toward-a-two-party-system-that-would-be-a-mistake/

Canada Is Edging Toward a Two-Party System. That Would Be a Mistake | The Walrus

As polarization deepens, keeping the field crowded matters more than we think

The Walrus

News Beep Nov 14

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell calls for temporary toll reduction on Takitimu Drive

Uffindell said his community appreciated the long-term benefits these improvements would deliver. There was “…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #calls #citys #disrupted #drive #electorate #for #have #journeys #major #motorists #mp #NewZealand #NZ #on #ongoing #reduced #reduction #road #roadworks #sam #says #several #should #takitimu #tauranga #temporary #toll #tolls #uffindell #where #years
https://www.newsbeep.com/248960/

getmisch Nov 4

This article has some great charts & graphs, showing the breakdown in early voters.
TODAY by NOON, checkins (including early votes) has BLOWN AWAY recent mayoral races, 1.2M votes total!
We will likely see totals which will compare w/ the record-breaking races of 1965, '69: 2.6M, 2.46M votes (81%!).
Early voters younger than 44 were a huge surprise this time...
#NYC #mayor #election #ZohranMamdani #early #votes #total #electorate #motivated #young #voters #MamdaniMandate
https://www.amny.com/news/early-voting-turnout-record-nyc-mayor-2025/

EARLY VOTING: Turnout sets a non-presidential election year record as NYC Mayor’s Race energizes the city

A whopping 732,866 voters cast ballots over the nine days of early voting in the New York City mayor's race this year, according to an amNewYork analysis of

amNewYork

Deepak Kumar Vasudevan Oct 10

If #GuinessBookOfWorldRecords wants to felicitate some thing strange and peculiar it would be definitely the #Electorate from #TamilNadu

News Beep Sep 29

Priests protest New Zealand Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood

Three priests are protesting at Erica Stanford’s electorate office in Browns Bay, Auckland, on Monday, September 29, 2025.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Cabinet #call #chained #decision #electorate #governments #have #ministers #new #NewZealand #not #NZ #office #Palestinian #priests #protest #protesting #recognise #statehood #themselves #to #trio #zealand
https://www.newsbeep.com/152515/

News Beep Sep 23, 2025

Simeon Brown condemns union striker who scaled his electorate office

“I respect the right to protest, but there was no need for you to intimidate my staff. “This…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #brown #claiming #clambered #condemns #electorate #far #Health #his #messages #minister #morning #NewZealand #NZ #office #place #protest #roof #scaled #simeon #striker #this #too #union #went #who #window
https://www.newsbeep.com/140375/

Richard Quinn Jul 25, 2025

@Remittancegirl Too much to say in one toot :)

For the voting part of #democracy to work we need the other bits: a well-educated, well-informed #electorate, who know the difference between #thinking and #believing. And that requires, among other things, a truly free press, and an #education system worthy of the title.

Most grown ups are not adults: they actively seek out the comfort of certainty. So they vote for the dogmatic sociopath.

See also my pinned toot: https://mastodon.world/@rq4c/113850897712962791

Richard Quinn (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image And this is why #democracy doesn't work without a well #educated well #informed #electorate.

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