Members were serious and engaged in deciding who to support. We are proud in DemBloc that we helped several of our members to make the ballot AND we directed support and endorsements towards other candidates as a point of principle to maximise democracy and participation 3/8

It is now crucial for members to understand the voting system in the next stage of these elections. These are Transferable Vote elections, meaning that members can rank the candidates who they support without the need for tactical voting or fear of wasted votes 7/8

We are really proud to have created spaces where party members can discuss, debate, and support each other. We will make further important announcements about the CEC elections in the coming days 8/8

I'm proud that BFAWU have endorsed my campaign as an Independent candidate for Your Party CEC and to have the backing of General Secretary sarah woolley My article in Morning Star the importance of workplace organising and why Independent voices are needed 👇

The CEC ballot opens tomorrow and we have put together a short set of principles and pledges that we hope candidates will sign up to to show their commitment to ensuring Your Party is truly member-led Sign here👇 forms.gle/dxDLTEpPGruYtZ…

Andrew Hedges, one of the co-founders of the DemBloc group, told the New Statesman, “The left can thrive in many different institutions and there is no need to become sectarian. The left will not be strengthened by attacking each other.” newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

If you know of other candidates who back our pledges get them to sign up here 👇

We’ll be keeping a live list of the candidates who have backed our pledges at DemBloc.com

Thank you to Anwarul Khan for backing our five pledges for the CEC elections! If you are in the East Midlands, we recommend you back Anwarul for CEC! Ballots drop today! Check who else backs our pledges at DemBloc.com

CEC ELECTIONS OPEN TODAY In the West Midlands we’ve have two candidates back our pledges! Thanks to Megan Clarke and Alex Fox for signing! Check DemBloc.com to see who else backs our pledges!

#OtD 10 Feb 1921, Peter Kropotkin's funeral procession began in the city of Dmitrov, Russia. His body was transported by train to Moscow where thousands of anarchists marched for hours in the last public demonstration of anarchists in Russia for decades. shop.workingclasshistory.com/en-gb/collecti…

Mark Payne stabbed a 14 year old boy multiple times nearly killing him, he was convicted of Attempted Murder but only spent 4 years in jail. He also sexually harrassed two teenage girls. Now he is out on streets 'protecting women and girls'. These people ARE the threat.

Palestinian UN ambassador Riyad Mansour says Israel’s latest move to tighten control over the occupied West Bank amounts to “the annexation of the land of the Palestinian people.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/qwfkco

🚨🚨🚨 HOLY SHIT: Minnesota police announce the arrest of ICE and Homeland Security Backgrounder Rashad Johnson on charges of underage sex trafficking. Trump allowed him to have a high security clearance. Unfit. Deplorable. Sad.

Hugely grateful for this endorsement from Solma Ahmed #betterworld🇵🇸 , a tireless campaigner for equality and justice. She is also standing for the CEC, in East of England. It would be a privilege to work with her, collaborating with others to build a party led from the grassroots, a movement

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates -only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-…

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe says Britain is being colonised by immigrants - much like he 'colonised' Monaco to cut his tax bill

Demand Brazil’s President Lula Protect the Amazon’s Rivers amazonwatch.org/take-action/de…

Whistleblowers told The Electronic Intifada that the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) scrapped its annual Impunity Index because Israel was set to rank number one. The index—published annually since 2008 and regularly referenced in UN reports—measures countries where

Two weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company. Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.