CEO of @UnlockDemocracy, experienced campaigner, @CPFC supporter. Views expressed here my own, not Unlock Democracy's.
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‘Britain failed to change politics after Jo Cox and David Amess. Australia must learn from our mistakes’
✍️ @jenniferdnadel for LBC Opinion lbc.co.uk/article/politics-j…
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🚨Social media platforms profit from harm.
🚨The law lets them.
‼️That has to change‼️
Sign and share our petition to make Big Tech legally liable for the harm it publishes, promotes and amplifies.
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Tom Brake retweeted
Despite what you’ve heard about Reform’s rise, a majority of voters in this country are progressive.
Divided, we lose.
So let’s start winning together🤝
@PEF_online
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🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨
50 leading academics, former senior public officials and politics, law and policy experts warn about the risks of First Past the Post.
Letter in @politicshome today 👇
politicshome.com/news/articl…
Simply not on for a small number of peers to block a bill supported by the House of Commons and the public.
Full-scale reform of the #HouseofLords to make them accountable is long overdue.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Millions of people could be denied a vote on how their local council is run. We’re calling on the party leaders to push their Council Leaders to say NO to cancelling local elections. @UnlockDemocracy secure.unlockdemocracy.org.u…
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Stopping people going to the polls is the stuff of dictators and despots, not democrats.
Being at war is a justification for governments postponing elections. The administrative burden of Labour's own unnecessary local government reorganisation isn't.
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If they want, MPs can skip Parliament, ignore their constituents, and still keep their jobs until the next election.
We're calling for a job description for MPs to help set enforceable minimum standards 👇
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Human rights laws in the UK underpin our daily freedoms.
To mark #HumanRightsDay, we've written to the Prime Minister & every party leader, calling on them to uphold and defend, in word and deed, universal human rights for all people, at home and abroad.
#OurEverydayRights
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It's time for politicians to stop scapegoating human rights.
Shameful that the PM would choose the eve of #HumanRightsDay - the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - to seek to dilute fundamental protections the UK helped to secure.
Wednesday’s @guardian front page: PM urges Europe to curb human rights laws to halt rise of populism theguardian.com/law/2025/dec…
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Even long-time defenders of First Past the Post are struggling to make its case.
George Osborne warns that in today’s multi-party landscape, FPTP can no longer be seen as a bulwark against extremes, but more like a “floodgate”.
Any party topping 30% could sweep away its rivals.
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MPs accepting freebies, even within the rules, raises all sorts of questions - of influence and special treatment - and erodes public trust.
If self-restraint is too much to hope for, it’s time for a cap.
Our CEO’s letter in The Times 👇
thetimes.com/comment/letters…
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The Impact Assessment for the English Devo. bill says 'Whilst 50% of people say it is important that they feel able to influence decisions affecting their local area, just 23% feel able to do so'
Will creating massive 500,000 pop authorities help?
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Unlock Democracy is proud to keep the torch burning for constitutional reform in the UK.
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Charter 88’s old Rolodex reads like a who's who of democratic reform-minded Britain in the 80s and 90s.
Ken Follett, Barbara Castle, Gordon Brown, Lesley Abdela, and many many more.
A remarkable coalition for change.
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37 years ago today, our predecessor organisation Charter 88 was launched.
A mass movement for democratic & constitutional reform in the UK, their call to action is as relevant today as ever.
Will you help us finish Charter 88's work? 👇
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I am proud this Labour Gov’t is lowering the voting age to 16 unlocking the voices of young people across the country & strengthening our democracy.
Glad to discuss with Unlock Democracy about the ways we can champion & secure the voices of young people across the constituency.
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Good to meet with @UnlockDemocracy this week supporting their campaign for automatic electoral registration.
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🎉 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our crowdfunder!
Thanks to your support, we not only smashed our target, we even topped our stretch target.
Over £55,000 raised at an average of £20-£25 per donation. This is what people-powered politics looks like.
Thank you.
