Tom de Grunwald
@tdg.me
Swap My Vote, Forward Democracy, Movement Forward.
Music, Tennis, Gardens.
Single father, ex-carer.
Before: Good Law Project, Open Rights Group, Wellcome Trust, Democracy Club, Channel 4
Music, Tennis, Gardens.
Single father, ex-carer.
Before: Good Law Project, Open Rights Group, Wellcome Trust, Democracy Club, Channel 4
Pinned
Tom de Grunwald
@tdg.me
· Nov 25
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💥 Big news:
A cross-party group of MPs with more than 100 members is calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform (NCER) to identify a replacement for the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system.
#FairElections
💥 Big news:
A cross-party group of MPs with more than 100 members is calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform (NCER) to identify a replacement for the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system.
#FairElections
Fair elections are a cornerstone of our society.
This is important, urgent, positive work.
This is important, urgent, positive work.
Cory is always incisive.
Will be great to catch him on tour via this webinar, tomorrow lunchtime tech.unions.org.uk
Will be great to catch him on tour via this webinar, tomorrow lunchtime tech.unions.org.uk
Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow - Tech unions at the TUC
Online event – 18 Nov 2025 Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow The internet is getting worse by the day, for users and tech workers alike. It’s part of the big tech playbook to de...
tech.unions.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cory is always incisive.
Will be great to catch him on tour via this webinar, tomorrow lunchtime tech.unions.org.uk
Will be great to catch him on tour via this webinar, tomorrow lunchtime tech.unions.org.uk
I want to read this book and for it to reach all the communities who need it.
If you want to keep the hard right out of UK government, and see PR in our lifetimes, this could be a critical resource.
Please support the crowdfunder and be part of making it happen.
If you want to keep the hard right out of UK government, and see PR in our lifetimes, this could be a critical resource.
Please support the crowdfunder and be part of making it happen.
Please support this if you can. Absent PR, some constituencies without a clear tactical vote will need primaries to ensure Reform UK are kept out. This is the How-to book...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
The People's Primary - the 'how-to-do-it' book!
People Power!The book of how we ran a successful primary + how to organise one yourselves to defeat Reform UK in the next General Election!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I want to read this book and for it to reach all the communities who need it.
If you want to keep the hard right out of UK government, and see PR in our lifetimes, this could be a critical resource.
Please support the crowdfunder and be part of making it happen.
If you want to keep the hard right out of UK government, and see PR in our lifetimes, this could be a critical resource.
Please support the crowdfunder and be part of making it happen.
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Please support this if you can. Absent PR, some constituencies without a clear tactical vote will need primaries to ensure Reform UK are kept out. This is the How-to book...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
The People's Primary - the 'how-to-do-it' book!
People Power!The book of how we ran a successful primary + how to organise one yourselves to defeat Reform UK in the next General Election!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Please support this if you can. Absent PR, some constituencies without a clear tactical vote will need primaries to ensure Reform UK are kept out. This is the How-to book...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
Proud of the support the Forward Democracy team has given the voters of Caerphilly.
Their tactical voting was historic. Well
Plaid!
The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️
Their tactical voting was historic. Well
Plaid!
The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️
Caerphilly By-Election in numbers
15/10/25 @mvtfwd.bsky.social advised the tactical vote: Plaid Cymru
27k - People in Caerphilly reached by our ads
7k - People in Wales we emailed
10k - Plaid leaflets featuring our advice
3848 - Votes Plaid beat Reform by
1 - Tactical voting sites providing advice
15/10/25 @mvtfwd.bsky.social advised the tactical vote: Plaid Cymru
27k - People in Caerphilly reached by our ads
7k - People in Wales we emailed
10k - Plaid leaflets featuring our advice
3848 - Votes Plaid beat Reform by
1 - Tactical voting sites providing advice
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Proud of the support the Forward Democracy team has given the voters of Caerphilly.
Their tactical voting was historic. Well
Plaid!
The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️
Their tactical voting was historic. Well
Plaid!
The numbers – a thread, courtesy of @chickabiddybex.bsky.social 🙌🙏🗳️
Proposal for news outlets:
Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.
Keep the front page for what is being done.
Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.
Keep the front page for what is being done.
February 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Proposal for news outlets:
Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.
Keep the front page for what is being done.
Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.
Keep the front page for what is being done.
Important thread on misinformation and bias
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Important thread on misinformation and bias
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Fascinating - and alarming - picture of international trends in democracy from John Burns Murdoch. 🧵 https://buff.ly/4iT4yVF
What the ‘year of democracy’ taught us, in 6 charts
The billions who voted in 2024 sent an angry message to incumbents, and warmed to populists on left and right
buff.ly
December 30, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Fascinating - and alarming - picture of international trends in democracy from John Burns Murdoch. 🧵 https://buff.ly/4iT4yVF
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Join our 200k strong movement by signing up for regular updates throughout 2025 and learn more about us here themovementforward.com
The Movement Forward
Taking tactical voting mainstream, for urgent change from a new government.
themovementforward.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Join our 200k strong movement by signing up for regular updates throughout 2025 and learn more about us here themovementforward.com
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At the general election, we had over 1.5m requests for tactical voting advice on stopthetories.vote
This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers
The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏
This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers
The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏
December 15, 2024 at 9:22 AM
At the general election, we had over 1.5m requests for tactical voting advice on stopthetories.vote
This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers
The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏
This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers
The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
This would be a very useful development.
However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.
However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.
🔴Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop ‘Foreign Interference’ in UK Elections
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage’s Reform would be banned under the proposal
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage’s Reform would be banned under the proposal
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop 'Foreign Interference' in UK Elections
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage's Reform would be banned under the proposal
bylinetimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This would be a very useful development.
However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.
However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Meanwhile, in the UK the maximum sanction for breaking electoral law is a £20k fine 😬
🇷🇴⚖️Tremendous: the Romanian Constitutional Court, tasked with hearing electoral protests and validating the elections, decides to annul the first round of the presidential election (effectively ordering them to be retaken in entirety at a later date). 1/
🚨🚨🚨 Enormous news: the Constitutional Court of Romania has unanimously decided to cancel the presidential elections, G4 Media reports.
The electoral process for the election of the Romanian president has to be re-run in its entirety, with the government setting a new date.
The electoral process for the election of the Romanian president has to be re-run in its entirety, with the government setting a new date.
December 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Meanwhile, in the UK the maximum sanction for breaking electoral law is a £20k fine 😬
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Three cheers for the Romanian Constitutional Court for voiding the country’s 1st rd of presidential election.
Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election
Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Three cheers for the Romanian Constitutional Court for voiding the country’s 1st rd of presidential election.
Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Strong stuff from Romanian constitutional court www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election
Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Strong stuff from Romanian constitutional court www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
💥 Really pleased that MPs have PASSED the ‘10 Minute Rule’ motion from Sarah Olney MP in favour of Proportional Representation for parliamentary elections and local elections in England
🧵 1/3
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Sarah Olney MP's 10 Minute Rule bill to introduce Proportional Representation
YouTube video by APPG for Fair Elections
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:17 PM
💥 Really pleased that MPs have PASSED the ‘10 Minute Rule’ motion from Sarah Olney MP in favour of Proportional Representation for parliamentary elections and local elections in England
🧵 1/3
🧵 1/3
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137 MPs (59 Labour) 'accidentally' voted through Proportional Representation to a 2nd reading!
Division results here:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
Division results here:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
December 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
137 MPs (59 Labour) 'accidentally' voted through Proportional Representation to a 2nd reading!
Division results here:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
Division results here:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
One small step for a parliament, one giant leap… not taken yet.
In "news you didn't expect" - the Commons has just (accidentally?) passed a motion for a bill to introduce proportional representation...
December 3, 2024 at 4:03 PM
One small step for a parliament, one giant leap… not taken yet.
Important thread with ramifications that go beyond our use of that one social media platform.
Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.
Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
🧵
December 2, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Important thread with ramifications that go beyond our use of that one social media platform.
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
I've calculated the numbers from original ONS published stats now. If we exclude international students (as all countries do), the net migration figure for last year is 470,000.
Of whom 376,000 came for work.
Half of the rest were HK and Ukrainians.
That is the non-sensational headline for today.
Of whom 376,000 came for work.
Half of the rest were HK and Ukrainians.
That is the non-sensational headline for today.
Secondly, the UK is only major country that counts students as immigrants. It is ABSURD.
International students pay 3-4x in fees what British students pay. Comes to £20K+ a year. It is completely ridiculous we treat them as some sort of scroungers when they are helping keep universities afloat.
International students pay 3-4x in fees what British students pay. Comes to £20K+ a year. It is completely ridiculous we treat them as some sort of scroungers when they are helping keep universities afloat.
November 28, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I've calculated the numbers from original ONS published stats now. If we exclude international students (as all countries do), the net migration figure for last year is 470,000.
Of whom 376,000 came for work.
Half of the rest were HK and Ukrainians.
That is the non-sensational headline for today.
Of whom 376,000 came for work.
Half of the rest were HK and Ukrainians.
That is the non-sensational headline for today.
Nicely put, Josh
🐦 Twitter: right wing lies.
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Nicely put, Josh
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
🐦 Twitter: right wing lies.
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
November 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM
🐦 Twitter: right wing lies.
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
🦋 BlueSky: organising against them.
That’s what we can do, together.
1. Follow @mvtfwd.bsky.social coordinating a mass voting movement
2. Join MVTFWD.com with your email for updates/action
3. Starter pack of voices for change to follow+share go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project -
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
www.scotsman.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project -
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Incredibly bleak and hard to bear witness to.
Russian ‘meat grinder’ strategy is not only barbaric but eugenic.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Russian ‘meat grinder’ strategy is not only barbaric but eugenic.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
November 26, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Incredibly bleak and hard to bear witness to.
Russian ‘meat grinder’ strategy is not only barbaric but eugenic.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Russian ‘meat grinder’ strategy is not only barbaric but eugenic.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
If you're on BlueSky, you are probably one of the many people who deeply care about identifying and addressing disinformation.
I cannot stress the importance of this petition towards that objective. Please sign and share. It takes only 60 seconds.
🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I cannot stress the importance of this petition towards that objective. Please sign and share. It takes only 60 seconds.
🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
If you're on BlueSky, you are probably one of the many people who deeply care about identifying and addressing disinformation.
I cannot stress the importance of this petition towards that objective. Please sign and share. It takes only 60 seconds.
🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I cannot stress the importance of this petition towards that objective. Please sign and share. It takes only 60 seconds.
🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Reposted by Tom de Grunwald
Now THIS is a very thorough starter pack.
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
November 20, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Now THIS is a very thorough starter pack.
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro
Highly recommend that you hit “follow all” on this lot. 👍
go.bsky.app/FpbsVro