Trevor Hines
@trevorhines.bsky.social
Former 🇬🇧 Diplomat & TA 🪂 Reg. Explorer. Spanish speaker, Padel #BHA #ProportionalRepresentation. #Environment. Mid Sussex/Latin America Lover of Spanish culture. Malbec 🍷 Europhile. 🇪🇺 #RejoinEU. Lithium & Copper Mining. Semi retired, Online Coach.
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Fruit in the UK supermarkets is ludicrously expensive, poor quality and often in short supply. Going to Madeira and Australia has highlighted how damaging Brexit has been and why our supermarkets are making exorbitant profits in our current market conditions.
February 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Fruit in the UK supermarkets is ludicrously expensive, poor quality and often in short supply. Going to Madeira and Australia has highlighted how damaging Brexit has been and why our supermarkets are making exorbitant profits in our current market conditions.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.
Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.
Please sign this Petition to help get it up to 100,000 so will be debated in Parliament.
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✍️85,000 signatures!!! To Rejoin 🇪🇺
Can you 🫵 help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week?
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ExitBrexit
#Breturn
Can you 🫵 help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week?
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ExitBrexit
#Breturn
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
✍️85,000 signatures!!! To Rejoin 🇪🇺
Can you 🫵 help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week?
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ExitBrexit
#Breturn
Can you 🫵 help get it to 90,000 by the end of the week?
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺
✍️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#ExitBrexit
#Breturn
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Hugely important point 👇
Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference.
Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.
Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference.
Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.
Where did all the voters go?
📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.
📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hugely important point 👇
Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference.
Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.
Turnout at the last general election was among the lowest in our democratic history. Many people feel like their vote makes no difference.
Evidence shows that countries with PR have higher turnout. To restore trust in democracy, we must fix our voting system.
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"That's why I support the establishment of a National Commission for Electoral Reform. I believe the government could get on the front foot - and stem this rise in disengagement and distrust in politics"
💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
Anna Dixon MP calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform
The MP for Shipley was speaking during a Backbench Business Debate on Proportional Representation on 30 January 2025
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"That's why I support the establishment of a National Commission for Electoral Reform. I believe the government could get on the front foot - and stem this rise in disengagement and distrust in politics"
💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
💬 @annadixonmp.bsky.social
🌹 #Labour4PR
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Let's get this to 100k signatures to force a debate in Parliament before it closes on 30 April 2025.
Please sign and share widely.
It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.
Please sign and share widely.
It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Let's get this to 100k signatures to force a debate in Parliament before it closes on 30 April 2025.
Please sign and share widely.
It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.
Please sign and share widely.
It's at 82,387 signatures at time of posting.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70.... Needs a bit more love folks
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70.... Needs a bit more love folks
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🔥 FINALLY!
The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have.
Have a read. 👇👇
The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have.
Have a read. 👇👇
Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🔥 FINALLY!
The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have.
Have a read. 👇👇
The BBC are finally doing the public education service on Brexit that they always should have.
Have a read. 👇👇
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"Let’s show the love for fair votes – because in the UK, every vote should count, and we’ll continue to fight until they do!"
We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action.
Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social 💯❤️
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action.
Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social 💯❤️
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
"Thanks for standing up for fairer voting" - Bedford activists gift Valentine’s card to MP Yasin
Bedford fair votes group will thank MP for his commitment to electoral reform - with Valentine’s Day gesture
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Let’s show the love for fair votes – because in the UK, every vote should count, and we’ll continue to fight until they do!"
We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action.
Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social 💯❤️
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
We're happy to see more local press coverage of our Valentine's Day action.
Shout out to @mvm-bedford-mk.bsky.social 💯❤️
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
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💥 More than 5,000 constituents have already contacted their MP, asking them to attend next week's PR debate.
If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part.
Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.
If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part.
Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.
Westminster is debating PR on 30th January. Tell your MP to be there.
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system.
Don’t let ...
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
💥 More than 5,000 constituents have already contacted their MP, asking them to attend next week's PR debate.
If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part.
Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.
If you haven't yet, use our tool to email your MP today and ask them to take part.
Let's make sure the case for PR gets heard loud and clear in Westminster.
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
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💥This is big: a pro-PR petition now stands at nearly 37,000 signatures. Many more are being added every day.
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
Petition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)
We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion o...
petition.parliament.uk
January 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
💥This is big: a pro-PR petition now stands at nearly 37,000 signatures. Many more are being added every day.
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
Now more than ever with the Musk interference in UK politics, and for Trudeau it being one of his regrets, PR is essential for the UK, please sign to pressure Starmer:
💥This is big: a pro-PR petition now stands at nearly 37,000 signatures. Many more are being added every day.
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
People across the country can see clearly that our voting system makes no sense.
Let's send a message to the government and demand real democracy ✍️
Petition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)
We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion o...
petition.parliament.uk
January 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Now more than ever with the Musk interference in UK politics, and for Trudeau it being one of his regrets, PR is essential for the UK, please sign to pressure Starmer:
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The damage Brexit and it’s supporters brought us is far worse than anyone thought, yet Labour still have their fingers in their ears.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact
www.independent.co.uk
January 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The damage Brexit and it’s supporters brought us is far worse than anyone thought, yet Labour still have their fingers in their ears.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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#NewYear2025
Happy New Year to all.
🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊
Hey @Keir_Starmer
@UKLabour make your new year resolution to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation 🗳
Happy New Year to all.
🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊
Hey @Keir_Starmer
@UKLabour make your new year resolution to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation 🗳
December 31, 2024 at 9:52 PM
#NewYear2025
Happy New Year to all.
🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊
Hey @Keir_Starmer
@UKLabour make your new year resolution to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation 🗳
Happy New Year to all.
🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊
Hey @Keir_Starmer
@UKLabour make your new year resolution to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation 🗳
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Love your children?
And your grandchildren?
Do you love your friends and family?
The countryside? Wildlife?
Then DON’T vote Reform.
They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible
And your grandchildren?
Do you love your friends and family?
The countryside? Wildlife?
Then DON’T vote Reform.
They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible
December 24, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Love your children?
And your grandchildren?
Do you love your friends and family?
The countryside? Wildlife?
Then DON’T vote Reform.
They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible
And your grandchildren?
Do you love your friends and family?
The countryside? Wildlife?
Then DON’T vote Reform.
They are trying to kill the planet as fast as possible
Hear hear Darren! Practice what you preach! Bring sense to the despatch box & stop playing politics with your constituents & so many others!
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2024: Darren Jones says despite disappointing economic stats, economic growth is Labour's number one mission
2017: Darren Jones explains how Brexit is making us poorer and says, "Put the ideological Brexit party politics to one side, bring sense to the despatch box"
2017: Darren Jones explains how Brexit is making us poorer and says, "Put the ideological Brexit party politics to one side, bring sense to the despatch box"
December 24, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Hear hear Darren! Practice what you preach! Bring sense to the despatch box & stop playing politics with your constituents & so many others!
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We believe our political system should be more like Santa.
We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! 🌟
We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! 🌟
December 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM
We believe our political system should be more like Santa.
We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! 🌟
We wish all our supporters a happy Christmas and a democratic New Year. See you in 2025! 🌟
Absolutely essential unless we want the UK to stagnate further & see more tax rises impacting on jobs👇
December 23, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Absolutely essential unless we want the UK to stagnate further & see more tax rises impacting on jobs👇
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Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
Approximately 25% of Global Green House Gas emissions are caused by the Retail Sector !
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Percentage of Green House Gases caused by The Retail sector
The retail sector is responsible for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to its extensive value chain. A significant portion...
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December 21, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Approximately 25% of Global Green House Gas emissions are caused by the Retail Sector !
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www.perplexity.ai/search/perce...
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Hospices desperately need support with their revenue funding so that they can hire and retain staff, and meet the additional burden of NICs. I am deeply concerned that today's announcement will not be the shot in the arm many who care about hospices were hoping it would be.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Hospices desperately need support with their revenue funding so that they can hire and retain staff, and meet the additional burden of NICs. I am deeply concerned that today's announcement will not be the shot in the arm many who care about hospices were hoping it would be.
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Absolutely, aided & abetted by Johnson & Cameron neither of whom should be in the House of Lords for the damage they have caused. 👇
BBC’s Chris Mason calls Farage a “master of storytelling”
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
December 19, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Absolutely, aided & abetted by Johnson & Cameron neither of whom should be in the House of Lords for the damage they have caused. 👇