Andy Beck
@ahbeck.bsky.social
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💥 Excellent article in @economist.com about the absurdity of election results under FPTP - and its consequences:
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
Britain’s slot-machine politics
Voting is becoming a high-stakes, wildly unpredictable gamble
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
💥 Excellent article in @economist.com about the absurdity of election results under FPTP - and its consequences:
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
"When the country has lots of medium-size parties, the correlation between the number of votes in, and number of seats out, owes more to Las Vegas than to Edmund Burke." 💯💯
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What a busy day! Thanks to everyone who visited our stall to talk about the urgent need for #ProportionalRepresentation in UK elections - including Stella Creasy MP who stopped for a quick chat on the importance of keeping local representation in the voting system.
#MakeVotesMatter
#MakeVotesMatter
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What a busy day! Thanks to everyone who visited our stall to talk about the urgent need for #ProportionalRepresentation in UK elections - including Stella Creasy MP who stopped for a quick chat on the importance of keeping local representation in the voting system.
#MakeVotesMatter
#MakeVotesMatter
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We're all set up at Lewes Labour's Ideas Market #Transformations. Come and have a chat with us and add your voice to our poster on why we need #ProportionalRepresentationNow !
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We're all set up at Lewes Labour's Ideas Market #Transformations. Come and have a chat with us and add your voice to our poster on why we need #ProportionalRepresentationNow !
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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The Cost of Chasing Capital: How Our Cities Are Forgetting Their Own
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
By Mike Chitty
@mikechitty.bsky.social
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
By Mike Chitty
@mikechitty.bsky.social
The Cost of Chasing Capital: How Our Cities Are Forgetting Their Own
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The Cost of Chasing Capital: How Our Cities Are Forgetting Their Own
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
By Mike Chitty
@mikechitty.bsky.social
Focus on private foreign investment is killing local enterprise, an organic renewal of homegrown business leads the way forward
By Mike Chitty
@mikechitty.bsky.social
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🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
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Read the full Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 👇
📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
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⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward
🧵 1/3
National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
www.fairelections.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Read the full Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 👇
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“A National Commission on Electoral Reform is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social
Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk
A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...
www.politics.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“A National Commission on Electoral Reform is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk, Chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social
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How Britain privatised itself into failure. Britain outsourced its state,now private firms profit while public services crumble.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
How Britain privatised itself into failure. Britain outsourced its state,now private firms profit while public services crumble.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
July 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Privatisation broke our water system.
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.
Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&
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Most UK Votes Don't Count and it's costing lives!
YouTube video by Femi
www.youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Reposted by Andy Beck
💥 Public support for electoral reform has reached a new all-time high
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
🧵 1/3
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
🧵 1/3
June 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
💥 Public support for electoral reform has reached a new all-time high
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
🧵 1/3
📈 60% of people now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🎞️ Our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social calls for the Government to listen & act
🧵 1/3
@femi-oluwole.bsky.social. Hey Femi, thanks for dropping in to the MVM call this evening. Your clarity of thought and expression remains undimmed.
June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@femi-oluwole.bsky.social. Hey Femi, thanks for dropping in to the MVM call this evening. Your clarity of thought and expression remains undimmed.
Our little street stall got a lot of attention on Saturday. Links & story in the YP article.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/community/ca...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/community/ca...
Campaigners hold street stall in Hebden Bridge to promote electoral change and a televised debate
On Saturday 21 June, members of Make Votes Matter’s West Yorkshire group held a street stall in the Calderdale market town of Hebden Bridge, near the historic St George’s Bridge. With faith in British...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our little street stall got a lot of attention on Saturday. Links & story in the YP article.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/community/ca...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/community/ca...
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Sign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
Petition: Keir Starmer – Oppose Trump’s war on Iran
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
June 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Sign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...
We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy.
🚨Turning elections into a lottery
🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"
🚨Silencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
🚨Turning elections into a lottery
🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"
🚨Silencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
actionnetwork.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy.
🚨Turning elections into a lottery
🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"
🚨Silencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
🚨Turning elections into a lottery
🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"
🚨Silencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
Reposted by Andy Beck
Today, millions of people will take part in local elections knowing that the results won't reflect what their community wants.
We'll end up with mayors supported by a third of their constituents and councils where many voices aren't heard.
FPTP is such an absurd system. It's time to replace it.
We'll end up with mayors supported by a third of their constituents and councils where many voices aren't heard.
FPTP is such an absurd system. It's time to replace it.
May 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today, millions of people will take part in local elections knowing that the results won't reflect what their community wants.
We'll end up with mayors supported by a third of their constituents and councils where many voices aren't heard.
FPTP is such an absurd system. It's time to replace it.
We'll end up with mayors supported by a third of their constituents and councils where many voices aren't heard.
FPTP is such an absurd system. It's time to replace it.
Reposted by Andy Beck
It's always worth listening to what Rob Ford has to say. Two-party politics is dying.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two-party politics is dying in Britain. Voters want more than just Labour and Tories | Robert Ford
Badenoch is braced for heavy losses on 1 May, but as Labour stumbles and Greens and Lib Dems surge, the contest is wide openTories and Reform battle to become right-wing opposition in local elections,...
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It's always worth listening to what Rob Ford has to say. Two-party politics is dying.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Gotta be done.
Gotta be done.
Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Gotta be done.
Gotta be done.
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
actionstorm.org
February 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Late to the party but 💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
actionstorm.org
February 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Late to the party but 💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
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Please, sir, we want democracy
Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back #ProportionalRepresentation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post
Philip Cole | @webylines.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
#FBPPR #ElectoralReform #Democracy #FPTP
https://bit.ly/3C1evQ5
Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back #ProportionalRepresentation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post
Philip Cole | @webylines.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
#FBPPR #ElectoralReform #Democracy #FPTP
https://bit.ly/3C1evQ5
Please, sir, we want democracy…
Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back proportional representation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back…
bit.ly
December 30, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Please, sir, we want democracy
Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back #ProportionalRepresentation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post
Philip Cole | @webylines.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
#FBPPR #ElectoralReform #Democracy #FPTP
https://bit.ly/3C1evQ5
Calls for electoral reform grow louder as MPs back #ProportionalRepresentation, reflecting rising public distrust in first past the post
Philip Cole | @webylines.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
#FBPPR #ElectoralReform #Democracy #FPTP
https://bit.ly/3C1evQ5