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Jonathan Powell

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You don't need a microscope to see that they're all shit

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It's not every day you hear 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache' on the the radio...even on 6 Music

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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So basically Reform UK voters hate...everything

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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Now if they'd asked about travelling back to the 1950s...

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Chipping Norton disowns him - he didn't ask if he could use our name in his title. And he lives in Dean anyway! Chippy is now in a *Labour* constituency, so even worse!

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It's nice to know that you can walk from Brighton to Berwick without going through a Tory seat

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Hilary's avatar Hilary @hilarym.bsky.social
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Probably as part of a huge overhaul to make Parliament fit for the third millennium For a start, a written constitution - can’t rely on *good chaps* any more HoL reform Location & design of new building Sensible working hours No PMQ but fortnightly Scrutiny Committee … and 1000 other improvements

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Ian Dunt's avatar Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social
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Let's have an honest conversation about the election result: No party should secure 63.2% of MPs on 33.7% of the popular vote. And that's as true for Labour as it was for the Tories. shorturl.at/Yl3FK

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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Ok, a country is not like a transnational company, but then neither are a household budget

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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Running a country is like a household budget, very much in the same way running a transnational company is.

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Rosamundi's avatar Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social
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The liberal republic of Oxfordshire.

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Oxfordshire Compass's avatar Oxfordshire Compass @compassox.bsky.social
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Clean Sweep - How Oxfordshire went from five to zero Conservative MPs

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Pete Birkinshaw's avatar Pete Birkinshaw @binaryape.bsky.social
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Unfortunately FPTP is like The One Ring of UK politics: whoever wins does a Boromir/Isildur and thinks "Maybe we shouldn't destroy it, maybe we should use its terrible power for good?"

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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With quite a lot of collateral damage, that is the rest of the country

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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He might have to do a real job now

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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However the Tories changed the Mayoral and PCC election systems without the consent of the electorate. People don't understand FPTP, beyond knowing that their vote counts for nothing in many seats

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DaveKidneys's avatar DaveKidneys @davekidneys.bsky.social
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OK UK, today's the day. Remember, the Tories don't want you to vote against them. Take your ID with you and vote. For the people who are choosing to heat or eat. For those who died alone while they partied. For the grift, the culture wars, Windrush. (1/2)

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BrianinFrance's avatar BrianinFrance @brianinfrance.bsky.social
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Labour on course for biggest majority since 1832.

BUT only if you get out and vote.

There is no room for complacency.

#GTTO

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Alex von Tunzelmann's avatar Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social
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Ridiculously, you now need ID to vote in the UK, because Boris Johnson tried to rig elections in his party’s favour. I’ll be putting mine in my bag tonight so I don’t forget it, or have a panic trying to find it, in the morning. And then I’m going to goddamn well VOTE.

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Tom Irwin's avatar Tom Irwin @tomirwin.bsky.social
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Someone shared this Google doc with me yesterday – it's pretty in-depth about timings and potential results.

**Warning: the comments column is very sweary!**

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Dixie's avatar Dixie @dixie.bsky.social
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Carol Vorderman believes getting the Tories out on July 4th is a, 'once in a lifetime opportunity!'

Is she right? Well yes, she's spot-on.

FPTP has been the Tories route to election dominance for decades. By working together tactically, we can get the Tories out. #GTTO

HERE: stopthetories.vote

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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In 2010 the Tories campaigned with the slogan 'Broken Britain'. That's certainly something that they have achieved in the last 14 years

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Looks like Labour is the best tactical voting choice for Kenilworth and Southam

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Aggregated tactical voting recommendations:

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social
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Morning, Bluesky. Two days and a wake-up until the start of much-needed change in the UK. As there’s some confusion, here’s a tactical voting guide from The Progressive Alliance. Everywhere not mentioned, it’s safe to vote Labour.

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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I think The Grauniad meant Starmer, but maybe not 😄

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social
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Sunak’s travel status today shows just how desperate the UK Conservatives have got. He’s trying to firm up support in four once super-safe seats: Witney, Bicester and Woodstock, Henley and Thame, and Didcot and Wantage.

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Yes, when people say 'they're all the same', I don't believe that is true, as when there are new Labour ministers in place in a few days time I can't believe that they wouldn't have a profound desire to prove themselves and to really want to make a difference. It's a small reason for optimism

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BrianinFrance's avatar BrianinFrance @brianinfrance.bsky.social
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‘PM not concerned about delays to postal ballots’, Number 10 says. Let’s face it, the PM is not concerned about democracy.

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Kay 💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈's avatar Kay 💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @kayc1773.bsky.social
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More Than 130 Reform Candidates Ignoring Electoral Commission Rules on Anonymous Donations. Candidates have raised tens of thousands for Nigel Farage’s party despite failing to explain how they will vet donors, amid claims the party doesn’t have ‘millionaire’ funders l

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Hermit-girl⁺˚⋆｡°🍄₊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's avatar Hermit-girl⁺˚⋆｡°🍄₊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social
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Remember when you vote.

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Sam Vimes's avatar Sam Vimes @samvimes6.bsky.social
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If this is you, then wake the fuck up.
A Labour victory is only certain if you get out and vote.
The Tories don't just need to be defeated, they need to be crushed and buried so deep it'll take them a generation to recover.
#GTTO
#GE2024

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openDemocracy's avatar openDemocracy @opendemocracy.bsky.social
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Tories lacking transparency: 14 years of undermining Freedom of Information

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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Tactical voting stands a chance of having an effect, whereas voting to 'send a message' almost always results in the message being lost under FPTP. Which should be called just 'First' as there is no post...

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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A bit like the election being in the second half of the year then

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Chris Kendall オトクラット's avatar Chris Kendall オトクラット @ottocr.at
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“After Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Sunak could not clean up the wreckage because he was the wreckage”

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Jonathan Powell's avatar Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social
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Wait, there's more Project Fear than the last few days?! Grim...and desperate

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