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Make Votes Matter North Cumbria
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Taking the campaign for a more equal voting system to the very North of England. Covering North Copeland and former districts of Allerdale, Carlisle and Eden. No More First Past The Post ✊🏼!
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"When people feel unheard, populism finds fertile ground. Populism isn’t inherently bad - but when democratic systems fail, anger festers."

Important blog by our CEO Emma Harrison.

The task of fixing our broken democracy looks more urgent every day.
International Day of Democracy: Is the UK’s democracy still working? - Make Votes Matter
Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight. It frays, thread by thread, until one day you notice it’s no longer holding us together. This International Day of
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September 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We wanted to mark this in the actual Market Cross location.

The suffragist Great Pilgrimage is a great example of different types of people coming together to effect positive democratic change.

We need to do the same now more than ever.

#DemocracyDay #PRnow
September 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Britain's democracy is in crisis. Our First Past the Post voting system increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants.

This #DemocracyDay, we're calling for a fairer system where every vote counts.

It's time for Proportional Representation. #PRnow
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
All set up in #Brampton.

Lots of interest and some signups already 🙂.

#MakeVotesMatter #ProportionalRepresentation #EqualVotesNow
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Great speeches. Great Rally.
Momentum is with us!
We will keep on pushing for electoral system change to Proportional Representation.
#PRnow
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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!WAKE UP!
!WAKE UP!
@keirstarmer.bsky.social !!

Don't keep our broken First Past the Post electoral system.
It doesn't work for *any* party & will split & waste even more votes.
#distrust & #alienation

We need a national commission now!

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July 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
What a day!

Finishing off with a well deserved pint (or two).

Lots of conversations. Lots of badges, leaflets and beer mats given out. Lots of visibility. Lots of ongoing conversations to be had and leaflets to be given out too.

Well done Cumbria and Lancaster #PRnow
July 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Great day so far, just one stop in Lancaster to go. We'll be where Penny Street meets Market Street in just over half an hour.

See you there?

#PRnow
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The vote share needed to win a majority in Parliament is getting lower and lower.

Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.

We need #PRnow.
July 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It's a year since the most disproportionate General Election result in British history.

We're marking this anniversary with a BIG action tomorrow. Here's some of the coverage we've got about it so far 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
July 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Because no one party can speak for the whole of Britain.

Because the value of our vote shouldn't depend on our postcode.

Because we want to be able to vote for what we truly believe in.

Because governments make better decisions when every voice is heard.

We need #PRnow
July 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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We should feel empowered to vote according to our beliefs and preferences. First Past the Post forces us to make the difficult choice to vote tactically.
electoral-reform.org.uk/whats-wrong-...
What’s wrong with First Past the Post?
First Past the Post (FPTP) is the name for the voting system used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to Westminster.It’s also used in a variety of other elections across the UK, inc
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June 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Solidarity! BlueSky users of Cumbria, if you want #proportionalrepresentation - and so many people say they do - helping out your local branch is so important! MPs and representatives need to know it's an issue we care about. It's positive, it's logical and it SHOULD be so achievable
June 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hello Bluesky!

We're looking to add to the voices pushing for #ProportionalRepresentation in the UK.

It's much needed as our current electoral system is not fit for modern times (if it ever was).

We need to network, share ideas, and combine our voices to change the system ✊🏼.
June 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM