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85,000 people sign petition calling for Elon Musk to ‘butt out’ of British politics

Chris Jarvis 19 February 2025 85,000 people sign petition calling for Elon Musk to ‘butt out’ of British politics2025-02-19T16:05:39+00:00 News No Comment
More than 85,000 people have signed a petition calling for Elon Musk to 'butt out' of British politics. It follows various public comments that Musk has made about a number…
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First Past the Post condemned by cross-party MPs in House of Commons debate

Chris Jarvis 10 February 2025 First Past the Post condemned by cross-party MPs in House of Commons debate2025-02-10T16:58:27+00:00 News No Comment
A group of cross-party MPs have used a Backbench Business Debate in the House of Commons to push the government to address what one of them called Britain's “flawed” voting…
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Over 30,000 people sign parliamentary petition calling for referendum on proportional representation

Chris Jarvis 5 January 2025 Over 30,000 people sign parliamentary petition calling for referendum on proportional representation2025-01-05T13:32:35+00:00 News No Comment
More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the UK government to hold a referendum on introducing proportional representation for elections. The petition is hosted on the official…
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Hungarian government accused of ‘systematic attack on the rule of law’

Chris Jarvis 29 February 2024 Hungarian government accused of ‘systematic attack on the rule of law’2024-02-29T16:11:48+00:00 News No Comment
Leading NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Hungarian government of engaging in a 'systematic attack on the rule of law'. The NGO made the allegation as a result of…
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Greens lead call to give all Manchester residents right to vote

Chris Jarvis 31 January 2024 Greens lead call to give all Manchester residents right to vote2024-01-31T20:44:07+00:00 Green Parties No Comment
Manchester Green Party has called for all Manchester residents to be given the right to vote, no matter where they are from. The city’s Green councillors, alongside independent councillor Amna Abdullatif,…
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Every voter should have equal power. But right now our system works only for the wealthy.

Natalie Bennett 14 January 2024 Every voter should have equal power. But right now our system works only for the wealthy.2024-01-14T22:09:39+00:00 Comment No Comment
The House of Lords this week debated, at the request of Baroness Featherstone, the “current standing of parliamentary democracy and standards in public life”. Unsurprisingly, few thought the “standing” was…
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The Tories are losing voters who think we need political reform, new poll finds

Chris Jarvis 22 October 2023 The Tories are losing voters who think we need political reform, new poll finds2023-10-22T11:41:44+01:00 News No Comment
Voters who backed the Tories in 2019 but have since said they will not be voting for them at the next general election are more likely to support democratic reform…
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Voter ID a regrettably predictable disaster, Unlock Democracy says

Chris Jarvis 12 September 2023 Voter ID a regrettably predictable disaster, Unlock Democracy says2023-09-12T11:44:24+01:00 News No Comment
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on democracy and the constitution has released a new report on the impact of mandatory voter ID in elections. The report found that the introduction of…
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The UK is sliding towards Russian-style authoritarianism

Jenny Jones 24 May 2023 The UK is sliding towards Russian-style authoritarianism2023-05-24T16:30:31+01:00 Comment 3 Comments
A few years back, I was the first person to raise a debate on facial recognition in Parliament. I recognised it as one part of a wider package of changes…
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Why socialists should join the Green Party #6: If you don’t like a policy you can change it

Chris Jarvis 14 March 2023 Why socialists should join the Green Party #6: If you don’t like a policy you can change it2023-03-14T12:15:13+00:00 Comment No Comment
Where should socialists put their energy in 2023? This is a question facing many on the left. There are some obvious answers. The wave of industrial militancy that has swept…
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