Hannah
@hannjvc.bsky.social
Comms officer @electoralreform.bsky.social | All views my own etc | 🏴🇲🇹
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According to @transparencyuk.bsky.social, £38.6m in UK political donations since 2010 came from unincorporated associations with little to no transparency.
Yesterday, APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social called on the Government to close donation loopholes and safeguard our democracy 👇
Yesterday, APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social called on the Government to close donation loopholes and safeguard our democracy 👇
As @philbrickellmp.bsky.social notes, the UK's political finance rules leave the UK vulnerable to foreign influence.
The Government need to move forward with closing loopholes that allow foreign money to enter our politics and end the corrupting influence of big money in our democracy.
The Government need to move forward with closing loopholes that allow foreign money to enter our politics and end the corrupting influence of big money in our democracy.
January 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
According to @transparencyuk.bsky.social, £38.6m in UK political donations since 2010 came from unincorporated associations with little to no transparency.
Yesterday, APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social called on the Government to close donation loopholes and safeguard our democracy 👇
Yesterday, APPG member @philbrickellmp.bsky.social called on the Government to close donation loopholes and safeguard our democracy 👇
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On foreign donations into UK politics, this isn’t about one person or one party.
It’s about preventing a small number of very wealthy and powerful foreign donors from subverting British democracy.
That should be a goal we can all agree with.
UK electoral law is long overdue a drastic update.
It’s about preventing a small number of very wealthy and powerful foreign donors from subverting British democracy.
That should be a goal we can all agree with.
UK electoral law is long overdue a drastic update.
December 22, 2024 at 9:09 AM
On foreign donations into UK politics, this isn’t about one person or one party.
It’s about preventing a small number of very wealthy and powerful foreign donors from subverting British democracy.
That should be a goal we can all agree with.
UK electoral law is long overdue a drastic update.
It’s about preventing a small number of very wealthy and powerful foreign donors from subverting British democracy.
That should be a goal we can all agree with.
UK electoral law is long overdue a drastic update.
Gosh, being overstimulated in an overly heated department store comes round sooner and sooner every year
December 17, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Gosh, being overstimulated in an overly heated department store comes round sooner and sooner every year
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Our new report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step, explores in depth the most disproportional election in British history, in terms of how we voted and what we got. Our research reveals the full, worrying picture from this election. www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election
Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step.The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British ele
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Our new report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step, explores in depth the most disproportional election in British history, in terms of how we voted and what we got. Our research reveals the full, worrying picture from this election. www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
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By my reckoning, last Wednesday marked the first time that MPs have voted in favour of a bill to introduce proportional representation for elections to the Commons
A symbolic turning point?
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
A symbolic turning point?
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
'Britain's Deeply Unfair Two-Party Electoral System is Dying and MPs Know It'
Startling new research reveals that this year's General Election was the 'most disproportionate ever' with millions of votes wasted
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:46 PM
By my reckoning, last Wednesday marked the first time that MPs have voted in favour of a bill to introduce proportional representation for elections to the Commons
A symbolic turning point?
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
A symbolic turning point?
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
Launching ourselves onto Bluesky in fashion with our report into the 2024 GE! Proving once and for all it is the most disproportional in British electoral history and one of the most in the world.. @electoralreform.bsky.social
Our new report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step, explores in depth the most disproportional election in British history, in terms of how we voted and what we got. Our research reveals the full, worrying picture from this election. www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out...
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election
Today we have published our in-depth report on the 2024 General Election, A System Out of Step.The General Election in 2024 was not only the most disproportional election in British ele
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Launching ourselves onto Bluesky in fashion with our report into the 2024 GE! Proving once and for all it is the most disproportional in British electoral history and one of the most in the world.. @electoralreform.bsky.social
Wednesday’s Lords debate on the proposed removal of hereditary peers looks to be an almost exceptionally high number of hereditary peers speaking during a debate..
December 9, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Wednesday’s Lords debate on the proposed removal of hereditary peers looks to be an almost exceptionally high number of hereditary peers speaking during a debate..
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Loopholes in the law are allowing “dark money” to infiltrate UK politics, with almost £1 in every £10 donated to parties and politicians coming from unknown or dubious sources, analysis reveals.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Loopholes in the law are allowing “dark money” to infiltrate UK politics, with almost £1 in every £10 donated to parties and politicians coming from unknown or dubious sources, analysis reveals.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Happy St Andrews day, quite right that I’m travelling back home to Scotland today too 🏴
November 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Happy St Andrews day, quite right that I’m travelling back home to Scotland today too 🏴
Gorgeous little weekend in Cornwall, the drive back to London through storm Bert did add 5 years onto my face however
November 24, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Gorgeous little weekend in Cornwall, the drive back to London through storm Bert did add 5 years onto my face however
Something something memetic warfare something something we’ve been doing this since the dawn of the internet
If I take a step back and think about it, it actually makes perfect sense we would end up with a right coded social media platform and a left coded one.
November 23, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Something something memetic warfare something something we’ve been doing this since the dawn of the internet
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🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 AM
🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
If Avanti West Coast has a million haters, I’m one of them.
If they have one hater, it’s me.
If the world hates Avanti West Coast, I am with the world. If the world is with Avanti West Coast, I am against the world.
If Avanti West Coast has no haters, I am dead.
If they have one hater, it’s me.
If the world hates Avanti West Coast, I am with the world. If the world is with Avanti West Coast, I am against the world.
If Avanti West Coast has no haters, I am dead.
November 17, 2024 at 4:23 PM
If Avanti West Coast has a million haters, I’m one of them.
If they have one hater, it’s me.
If the world hates Avanti West Coast, I am with the world. If the world is with Avanti West Coast, I am against the world.
If Avanti West Coast has no haters, I am dead.
If they have one hater, it’s me.
If the world hates Avanti West Coast, I am with the world. If the world is with Avanti West Coast, I am against the world.
If Avanti West Coast has no haters, I am dead.
It’s official. Bluesky migration has reached critical mass. My ma has just joined up.
November 16, 2024 at 11:14 PM
It’s official. Bluesky migration has reached critical mass. My ma has just joined up.
Lovely first day of Welsh Labour conference with @electoralreform.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Lovely first day of Welsh Labour conference with @electoralreform.bsky.social
An absolute great of Scottish literature and a wonderful analysis.
Before JEKYLL & HYDE, there was James Hogg’s JUSTIFIED SINNER (1824):
“a trenchant religious & social satire, a bloody Gothic tale, a morality play, a compelling account of madness. It’s also a story of ‘doubles’, or doppelgangers”
#WyrdWednesday
johannapolus.medium.com/the-devil-is...
“a trenchant religious & social satire, a bloody Gothic tale, a morality play, a compelling account of madness. It’s also a story of ‘doubles’, or doppelgangers”
#WyrdWednesday
johannapolus.medium.com/the-devil-is...
The Devil Is A Mirror
Doubling In James Hogg’s Confessions of Justified Sinner
johannapolus.medium.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:42 PM
An absolute great of Scottish literature and a wonderful analysis.
Our wonderful Director of ERS Cymru @jessblair.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! One of the most switched on people around when it comes to Cymru politics <3
November 14, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Our wonderful Director of ERS Cymru @jessblair.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! One of the most switched on people around when it comes to Cymru politics <3
The Welsh coastal path in Aberaeron was bloody gorgeous this afternoon
November 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The Welsh coastal path in Aberaeron was bloody gorgeous this afternoon
I’ve been baking an awful lot recently (I blame American elections and Bake Off) so here are some of my offerings to reintroduce myself to Bluesky - courgette and pistachio cake, rosemary and garlic focaccia, bramble and apple jam and Parkin 🍰
November 12, 2024 at 11:27 AM
I’ve been baking an awful lot recently (I blame American elections and Bake Off) so here are some of my offerings to reintroduce myself to Bluesky - courgette and pistachio cake, rosemary and garlic focaccia, bramble and apple jam and Parkin 🍰
I've created a new starter pack for electoral / democratic reform boffins and fans which you can find below. If you think you should be on here and aren't please let me know go.bsky.app/Ht2VdF6
August 22, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I've created a new starter pack for electoral / democratic reform boffins and fans which you can find below. If you think you should be on here and aren't please let me know go.bsky.app/Ht2VdF6
Keeping the special relationship alive and well @electoralreform.bsky.social with a guest blog from the co-founder and senior advisor to @fairvote.bsky.social Rob Richie on the electoral reform situation in America www.electoral-reform.org.uk/what-kamala-...
What Kamala Harris’ nomination means for means for the American party system
Rob Richie is the co-founder and senior advisor to FairVote, a sister organisation to the Electoral Reform Society. FairVote is a nonpartisan organisation in America, campaigning for bet
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
August 22, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Keeping the special relationship alive and well @electoralreform.bsky.social with a guest blog from the co-founder and senior advisor to @fairvote.bsky.social Rob Richie on the electoral reform situation in America www.electoral-reform.org.uk/what-kamala-...
Hereditary peers attempting to justify their role as ‘democratic’ when they are universally recognised as indefensible by parties of all colours is so amusing.
Some may be genuine but the 92 have received influence and a vote for life based entirely on the accident of their birth.
t.co/5HNLD2G8Rs
Some may be genuine but the 92 have received influence and a vote for life based entirely on the accident of their birth.
t.co/5HNLD2G8Rs
The last of the Lords
Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer is determined to reform the archaic House of Lords — but it could come with a hidden price.
t.co
August 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Hereditary peers attempting to justify their role as ‘democratic’ when they are universally recognised as indefensible by parties of all colours is so amusing.
Some may be genuine but the 92 have received influence and a vote for life based entirely on the accident of their birth.
t.co/5HNLD2G8Rs
Some may be genuine but the 92 have received influence and a vote for life based entirely on the accident of their birth.
t.co/5HNLD2G8Rs
Went to my first Michelin tonight for broski’s 21st and omg, I get it now
August 17, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Went to my first Michelin tonight for broski’s 21st and omg, I get it now
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Had noticed Bluesky is quite male-dominated so far – some wonderful suggestions of women to follow here 👇
Remarkable how few of the people in these UK politics starter packs are women. Might do one myself! Do nominate below.
August 16, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Had noticed Bluesky is quite male-dominated so far – some wonderful suggestions of women to follow here 👇
The DLR is the most superior method of travel in London, I won’t hear arguments to the contrary
August 17, 2024 at 11:06 AM
The DLR is the most superior method of travel in London, I won’t hear arguments to the contrary