Andy Polshaw
@andypolshaw.bsky.social
Anti racist, socialist, electoral reformer.
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The best way to save billions from the benefits system?
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
If ministers want to see how welfare reform can be done, come see us in Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham
If ministers want to see how welfare reform can be done, come see us in Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham
Prevention beats cure in our view. Targeting issues like housing, personal debt and mental health will get people into work and cut the benefits bill, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The best way to save billions from the benefits system?
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
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🚀 Public support for electoral reform is the highest it's been since records began
💥 60% now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🌹 Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, welcomes the news
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💥 60% now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🌹 Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, welcomes the news
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June 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚀 Public support for electoral reform is the highest it's been since records began
💥 60% now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🌹 Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, welcomes the news
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💥 60% now want to change to a fair, proportional voting system... including a majority of supporters of every party
🌹 Chair of @appgfairelections.bsky.social, Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, welcomes the news
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"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform"
✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social
✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social
Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform
Last week’s elections were a wake-up call for more reasons than one.
www.politicshome.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform"
✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social
✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social
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🌹 Labour's official policy recognises that First Past the Post is "flawed" and driving "distrust & alienation" in politics
⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable
🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform
⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable
🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform
May 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌹 Labour's official policy recognises that First Past the Post is "flawed" and driving "distrust & alienation" in politics
⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable
🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform
⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable
🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform
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🚨 Nigel Farage says First Past the Post is becoming his "friend"
❌ No party should be able get a majority in Parliament with 30% of the vote
💣 Why risk it with First Past the Post?
❌ No party should be able get a majority in Parliament with 30% of the vote
💣 Why risk it with First Past the Post?
February 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨 Nigel Farage says First Past the Post is becoming his "friend"
❌ No party should be able get a majority in Parliament with 30% of the vote
💣 Why risk it with First Past the Post?
❌ No party should be able get a majority in Parliament with 30% of the vote
💣 Why risk it with First Past the Post?
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💯 "A voting system that means millions of people's votes don't count. A voting system that most people don't want to continue with."
👏 @alexsobel.co.uk calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform during today's debate on Proportional Representation
👏 @alexsobel.co.uk calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform during today's debate on Proportional Representation
Alex Sobel MP calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform
YouTube video by APPG for Fair Elections
youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
💯 "A voting system that means millions of people's votes don't count. A voting system that most people don't want to continue with."
👏 @alexsobel.co.uk calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform during today's debate on Proportional Representation
👏 @alexsobel.co.uk calls for a National Commission for Electoral Reform during today's debate on Proportional Representation
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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 11, 2024 at 7:35 AM
A System Out of Step – New report on the 2024 General Election www.electoral-reform.org.uk/a-system-out... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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💥 Fantastic to see the @appgfairelections.bsky.social calling for a 'National Commission for Electoral Reform'
🌹 We're proud to say that a majority of the group's more than 100 members are Labour MPs
💪 The Labour movement is firmly in favour of fair votes
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🌹 We're proud to say that a majority of the group's more than 100 members are Labour MPs
💪 The Labour movement is firmly in favour of fair votes
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💥 Cross-party MPs call for a 'National Commission for Electoral Reform'
📰 Report by the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for @appgfairelections.bsky.social out now!
📈 New group has over 100 members and is backed by senior Labour and Conservative figures
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📰 Report by the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for @appgfairelections.bsky.social out now!
📈 New group has over 100 members and is backed by senior Labour and Conservative figures
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Dozens of new Labour MPs join group pushing for electoral reform
Exclusive: All-party parliamentary group on fair elections argues proportional voting system would help restore trust
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM
💥 Fantastic to see the @appgfairelections.bsky.social calling for a 'National Commission for Electoral Reform'
🌹 We're proud to say that a majority of the group's more than 100 members are Labour MPs
💪 The Labour movement is firmly in favour of fair votes
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🌹 We're proud to say that a majority of the group's more than 100 members are Labour MPs
💪 The Labour movement is firmly in favour of fair votes
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