The next general election offers the chance 'to put electoral reform on the agenda', 'ask your candidates whether they support PR; and 'ask voters about how they feel about the state of politics', say Hina Bokhari AM 🔶 and Keith Sharp compassonline.org.uk/whats-next-for…

A progressive vision for the next government, outlined by Will Hutton theneweuropean.co.uk/how-to-fix-bri…

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We need to modernise our Parliament.
Whilst many are compassionate advocates (Compass Make Votes Matter Electoral Reform Society LCER Lib Dems for Electoral Reform 🔶️ #FBPPR GET PR DONE! ⭕️⚫️🟣🟢🔴🟠 Unlock Democracy Best for Britain) so many of us just don’t know the facts! Let’s learn more…
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Citizens' assemblies can illuminate where informed public opinion is, and help steer discussion away from simplistic headlines towards thoughtful consideration of difficult trade-offs. constitution-unit.com/2024/03/25/cit…

But despite this, Labour still insists “we stand everywhere.” This is the hypocrisy of FPTP in action.

Read Compass Deputy Director Frances Foley in LabourList on how The Labour Party's tactical approach to campaigning underlines the case for electoral reform:

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Labour candidates in 'low-priority' areas have been ordered to campaign in target seats or face the sack, reports i newspaper.

This represents a tacit admission of the underlying truth: under FPTP, Labour cannot win everywhere.

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'The Oxfordshire Clean Rivers Initiative, a coalition of prominent local environmental organizations and concerned citizens, is hosting the Oxfordshire Clean Rivers Debate at the historic Oxford Town Hall on Thursday, April 18th, from 6:30 to 9 pm.' eventbrite.com/e/oxfordshire-…

Why Is Sunak Helping Reform UK? :
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From The Spectator TV - 'the Conservatives could evaporate'! youtube.com/watch?v=5EWIET…

Local and mayoral elections are taking place in parts of England in May... But the deadline to register is next week: Tuesday 16 April.

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Oxfordshire Compass YouGov The Labour Party Liberal Democrats We need to work on getting Witney and Bicester & Woodstock across the line too. Oxfordshire, with the right voting by each ward, could remove all Conservative seats, resulting in more PR supporters.

The margin noted in this LabourList article, by Daniel Green, for a The Labour Party win in Banbury is just 1%.
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According to YouGov, Banbury is expected to go to The Labour Party and both Didcot & Wantage and Henley & Thame are predicted to fall to the Liberal Democrats.

An inspiring set of reflections on the successes of, and opportunities facing, local government in this webinar, hosted by Compass: youtube.com/watch?v=2W1wtr…

A new MRP poll reveals an interesting set of trends, particularly on the impact of Reform UK youtube.com/watch?v=-xxGM7…

“Then, of course, there is the small matter of proportional representation.
[…] That landslide election victory you keep hearing about didn’t actually happen because of the popular vote. It happened because of the first past the post electoral system.”
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💥 'To truly deliver transformational change in this country, Labour must address the flaws in our voting system & build greater levels of trust with the electorate'

👏 Great piece by Jessica Toale, PPC for Bournemouth West in The Fabian Society

#Labour4PR 🌹
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