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Our military-industrial complex thrives on the profits of war. Defense contractors influence our foreign policy through relentless lobbying and generous campaign contributions, pushing us from one conflict into the next.
This cycle of profit-driven warfare must end.
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They came after me with the cat lady shit too. So please just sit down & listen.
Misogyny is one of the deadliest weapons on earth. Misogyny is electoral interference. Misogyny is a national security threat so lethal we can’t even see it.
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To answer why @Keir_Starmer has blocked PR, it's because he's 100% putting party before country - just what he promised he wouldn't do. @getprdone
If we had proportional representation for elections, people would not have to resort to protesting on the roads. Their important views would be represented in parliament.
Labour members and the Unions now want PR. So why has Starmer blocked it? Eh?? @getprdone
He's out of touch. I mean does KS have a clue what it feels like having an MP represent you who you didn't vote for - even has the opposite views. So that is happening to 6 out of 10 of us. @getprdone I'd you want an MP that really represents you. @Labour4PR
So Starmer wants to keep #FPTP because of the “very special” constituency link, but then kicks his MPs out the party for voting in line with their constituencies?!
Is this the death throes of the last ever Labour faux majority government? It’s a car crash. #GetPRDone
You've made a very important point.
2024-07-23: King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k)
The 84 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,908,248 voters.
The 380 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,216,704 voters.
Aye majority = 691,544
But result was No because seats don't match votes.
See ALT text.
ALT This chart is a proportional recount of a vote in the House of Commons. The top two bars show the number of MPs from each party who voted Aye or No in the division. The bottom two bars show the number of voters those MPs represent. For example, if a party won two million votes in the general election and half of that party's MPs voted in the division, that would represent one million voters. In many cases, more voters are represented by the MPs on the losing side. This is because seats don't match votes with First Past the Post (FPTP). Recounts are shown in terms of ideal MPs who all represent the same number of people. The method is not a simulation of a PR elected Commons. It is intended to highlight the distortion of FPTP. For more details, see the FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/4hxyc8e7
If we had proportional representation for elections, people would not have to resort to protesting on the roads. Their important views would be represented in parliament.
Labour members and the Unions now want PR. So why has Starmer blocked it? Eh?? @getprdone
Peaceful climate protestors do not belong in prison and over 1,000 public figures across academic , cultural and political circles agree . @AttorneyGeneral , please meet with us urgently to right this grotesque wrong . #WholeTruthFive thetimes.com/uk/law/article/…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Attorney General can only review a sentence that is felt to be too lenient. Not applicable in this case.
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I hope I’m wrong but this week feels like a dark inflection point for America. The tech bros have got their man on the presidential ticket.
My piece for @ObserverUK on the tech billionaires backing Trump. Welcome to the broligarchy.
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They represent 34% of us. That's not a mandate. @MakeVotesMatter
Angela Rayner, "It's an honour of my life to address this house as the first time as the Deputy Prime Minister"
"We've been given a mandate by the British people to turn the page on 14 years of chaos and start a new chapter that they deserve"
"I know first hand how government can change lives for the better.. I say that not as a politician but as someone whose own life was changed for the better by the previous Labour government.. And I am determined to do the same for others"
Well said and good luck @AngelaRayner 👏
Yes, 100% right on the risk of Farage.
"The powers that be" in a democracy have to be us, the people - not those currently not letting go, who should be representing us with our diverse voices!
It's times like this when the ask for #PR seems the most gentle, reasonable first step anyone could ask for.
But no, the powers that be prefer to risk a Farage 33.7% majority than a functioning democracy as shown below.
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Labour should follow their members, the unions and many of their own MPs and back proportional representation in this parliament. theguardian.com/politics/art…
The point of democracy is to a allow everyone to be represented in govt. Currently only a minority is represented. We need to @getprdone and allow climate activists to have a political voice.
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34% OF THE VOTE, 63% OF THE SEATS, 100% OF THE POWER
If you agree that we need to make ALL votes matter, add your name to the call for #ProportionalRepresentation!
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I don't. They're not what I wanted. We need representative democracy with PR. Not one right of centre party.
How come he doesn't know that each one of us has our own unique set of attitudes and opinions? Does he know that the job of MPs is to represent us in government with our diverse opinions? So impossible with one party.
@MakeVotesMatter
