Alex Zur-Clark
@alexzurclark.bsky.social
Working to restore trust in government. For fairness, equality and democracy
Parliamentary Organiser @Labour4PR.bsky.social 🌹
Supporting @appgfairelections.bsky.social, the largest group in Parliament 🏛️
Parliamentary Organiser @Labour4PR.bsky.social 🌹
Supporting @appgfairelections.bsky.social, the largest group in Parliament 🏛️
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Great to join an inspiring panel at the @coopparty.party.coop conference on strengthening mental health provision.
With bold ideas, community leadership and real investment, we can build a system that finally meets the scale of need.
With bold ideas, community leadership and real investment, we can build a system that finally meets the scale of need.
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Great to join an inspiring panel at the @coopparty.party.coop conference on strengthening mental health provision.
With bold ideas, community leadership and real investment, we can build a system that finally meets the scale of need.
With bold ideas, community leadership and real investment, we can build a system that finally meets the scale of need.
“We all know that the system has not been working for working people for a long time… The need for change is visceral... This is breeding a deep disillusionment with traditional politics.”
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
at @coopparty.party.coop Conference
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
at @coopparty.party.coop Conference
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“We all know that the system has not been working for working people for a long time… The need for change is visceral... This is breeding a deep disillusionment with traditional politics.”
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
at @coopparty.party.coop Conference
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
at @coopparty.party.coop Conference
“In an age when people have lost trust in politics, people need to know that we trust them enough to share our power with them.”
Steve Reed MP at @coopparty.party.coop Conference 2025
#Democracy
Steve Reed MP at @coopparty.party.coop Conference 2025
#Democracy
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“In an age when people have lost trust in politics, people need to know that we trust them enough to share our power with them.”
Steve Reed MP at @coopparty.party.coop Conference 2025
#Democracy
Steve Reed MP at @coopparty.party.coop Conference 2025
#Democracy
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“MPs across the Commons are calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform: a time limited, independent process to review First Past the Post and alternatives and recommend a way forward”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk writing in @prospectmagazine.co.uk
🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk writing in @prospectmagazine.co.uk
🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“MPs across the Commons are calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform: a time limited, independent process to review First Past the Post and alternatives and recommend a way forward”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk writing in @prospectmagazine.co.uk
🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk writing in @prospectmagazine.co.uk
🔗 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...
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The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
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"Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition."
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett
On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition."
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
The public knows the voting system is broken. The case for electoral reform is clear.
🌹 #Labour4PR
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🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
💯 “I think this is the way forward”
Great evening at SME4LABOUR last night with Ibrahim Dogus, Steve Reed MP, @lucympowell.bsky.social , @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social and many other Labour greats ❤️🌹
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Great evening at SME4LABOUR last night with Ibrahim Dogus, Steve Reed MP, @lucympowell.bsky.social , @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social and many other Labour greats ❤️🌹
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“I believe that to tackle the hate and division we see dominating our modern political debate, we have to build a democracy that is truly representative of its people.”
🌹 @annadixonmp.bsky.social makes the case for Proportional Representation, starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 @annadixonmp.bsky.social makes the case for Proportional Representation, starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform
Electoral reform's time has come
During the Blair and Brown era, supporting proportional representation felt revolutionary. At Labour Party Conference, year after year, we were seen as the ‘cranks’, left to discuss our vision for a f...
renewal.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“I believe that to tackle the hate and division we see dominating our modern political debate, we have to build a democracy that is truly representative of its people.”
🌹 @annadixonmp.bsky.social makes the case for Proportional Representation, starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🌹 @annadixonmp.bsky.social makes the case for Proportional Representation, starting with a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
It’s the Nigel Farage chameleon show – flashy, ever-changing pledges, but only one real policy: xenophobia | Polly Toynbee
The Reform leader’s speech was full of contradictions and damaging cuts. But if he makes it to No 10, Labour will be to blame, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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NEW on Renewal Online: Anna Dixon MP (@annadixonmp.bsky.social) highlights the growing support for PR within the Labour Party, and argues that the threat of Nigel Farage makes electoral reform an urgent necessity
Electoral reform's time has come
During the Blair and Brown era, supporting proportional representation felt revolutionary. At Labour Party Conference, year after year, we were seen as the ‘cranks’, left to discuss our vision for a f...
renewal.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
NEW on Renewal Online: Anna Dixon MP (@annadixonmp.bsky.social) highlights the growing support for PR within the Labour Party, and argues that the threat of Nigel Farage makes electoral reform an urgent necessity
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“The truth matters. We need to challenge this now because otherwise it's only going to get worse.”
Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation
@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation
@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“The truth matters. We need to challenge this now because otherwise it's only going to get worse.”
Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation
@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation
@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
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📰 How can we tackle disinformation and misinformation in campaigning?
🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
📰 How can we tackle disinformation and misinformation in campaigning?
🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
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It's pathetic that Chris Philp and the rest of the Conservative frontbench will not (or cannot) call a racist statement what it is.
Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp repeatedly refusing to say that he thinks Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying she doesn't like seeing black people on TV was racist.
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's pathetic that Chris Philp and the rest of the Conservative frontbench will not (or cannot) call a racist statement what it is.
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Well said, Wes! 👏 👏 👏
Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.
Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Well said, Wes! 👏 👏 👏
Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.
Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.
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"Go home” isn’t a policy - it’s a racist chant.
People who are legally living in Britain should never be told they don’t belong.
People who are legally living in Britain should never be told they don’t belong.
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Go home” isn’t a policy - it’s a racist chant.
People who are legally living in Britain should never be told they don’t belong.
People who are legally living in Britain should never be told they don’t belong.
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and many people in South East Cornwall asked me to meet with Prostate Cancer UK to discuss this issue further.
We discussed the issues facing men at risk of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis.
We discussed the issues facing men at risk of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis.
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and many people in South East Cornwall asked me to meet with Prostate Cancer UK to discuss this issue further.
We discussed the issues facing men at risk of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis.
We discussed the issues facing men at risk of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis.
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Some politicians and commentators continue to denigrate London and talk our great city down, but the facts show a very different picture.
The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began 22 years ago.
The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began 22 years ago.
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Some politicians and commentators continue to denigrate London and talk our great city down, but the facts show a very different picture.
The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began 22 years ago.
The number of homicides in London in the first nine months of 2025 was lower than in any year since monthly records began 22 years ago.
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I've written for @uniofbathipr.bsky.social blog about why the @appgfairelections.bsky.social's blueprint for a "National Commission on Electoral Reform" avoids the pitfalls of previous electoral reform efforts (e.g. the Jenkins Commission), and offers a way for British politics to escape from FPTP
Why a “National Commission” is the way forward for electoral reform
Electoral reform is back on the UK’s political agenda as First-Past-the-Post strains under the pressures of multi-party politics. The new APPG for Fair Elections proposes a National Commission to e…
blogs.bath.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've written for @uniofbathipr.bsky.social blog about why the @appgfairelections.bsky.social's blueprint for a "National Commission on Electoral Reform" avoids the pitfalls of previous electoral reform efforts (e.g. the Jenkins Commission), and offers a way for British politics to escape from FPTP
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Also wtf is it with the right at the moment that every time they are called out on their policies or actions, their response is to cry about how unfair it is that someone else dare criticise them the same way they criticise others?
Mone now, Farage yesterday. Their playbook is dismally clichéd
Mone now, Farage yesterday. Their playbook is dismally clichéd
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Also wtf is it with the right at the moment that every time they are called out on their policies or actions, their response is to cry about how unfair it is that someone else dare criticise them the same way they criticise others?
Mone now, Farage yesterday. Their playbook is dismally clichéd
Mone now, Farage yesterday. Their playbook is dismally clichéd
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"Click here for your new country!"
Perfectly sums up populists like Reform, a better Britain is made through hard work, rolling your sleeves up and setting the course for years ahead, not simplistic solutions and easy answers.
Perfectly sums up populists like Reform, a better Britain is made through hard work, rolling your sleeves up and setting the course for years ahead, not simplistic solutions and easy answers.
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Click here for your new country!"
Perfectly sums up populists like Reform, a better Britain is made through hard work, rolling your sleeves up and setting the course for years ahead, not simplistic solutions and easy answers.
Perfectly sums up populists like Reform, a better Britain is made through hard work, rolling your sleeves up and setting the course for years ahead, not simplistic solutions and easy answers.
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“The APPG for Fair Elections is now the biggest in Parliament and we really want to support the Government in building consensus about the way forward.”
💬 @alexzurclark.bsky.social of @labour4pr.bsky.social speaking at our fringe event with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social
💬 @alexzurclark.bsky.social of @labour4pr.bsky.social speaking at our fringe event with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“The APPG for Fair Elections is now the biggest in Parliament and we really want to support the Government in building consensus about the way forward.”
💬 @alexzurclark.bsky.social of @labour4pr.bsky.social speaking at our fringe event with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social
💬 @alexzurclark.bsky.social of @labour4pr.bsky.social speaking at our fringe event with @thefabians.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social
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“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
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There is not GE tomorrow, but this poll serves as yet another reminder that Reform, on 27% of the vote, could be the largest party. Labour is insane if it doesn’t seriously pursue proportional representation.
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
Nigel Farage on course to be next prime minister, mega poll projects
The projection suggests 306 Reform gains, up from their current seat tally of five.
news.sky.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
There is not GE tomorrow, but this poll serves as yet another reminder that Reform, on 27% of the vote, could be the largest party. Labour is insane if it doesn’t seriously pursue proportional representation.
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
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📢 Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics
📍 Bluecoat
⏲️ 16:15, Monday
Panel discussion on how Labour can lead the way towards a fair, modern electoral system - with
@thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social
3/3
📍 Bluecoat
⏲️ 16:15, Monday
Panel discussion on how Labour can lead the way towards a fair, modern electoral system - with
@thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social
3/3
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
September 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📢 Make it count: How Labour can deliver electoral reform & rebuild trust in politics
📍 Bluecoat
⏲️ 16:15, Monday
Panel discussion on how Labour can lead the way towards a fair, modern electoral system - with
@thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social
3/3
📍 Bluecoat
⏲️ 16:15, Monday
Panel discussion on how Labour can lead the way towards a fair, modern electoral system - with
@thefabians.bsky.social & @appgfairelections.bsky.social
3/3