Tom Brake

CEO of @UnlockDemocracy, experienced campaigner, @CPFC supporter. Views expressed here my own, not Unlock Democracy's.

[Compassion in Politics @CompInPolitics]

🚨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.

https://t.co/HqCQuOHj6X

https://t.co/HqCQuOHj6X

[Compass @CompassOffice]

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

[Tom Brake @thomasbrake]

@PM_ViktorOrban @HungaryinUSA @realDonaldTrump Peace isn't easier if your friend happens to be President Putin

[Make Votes Matter @MakeVotesMatter]

🚨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 👇

https://t.co/WSoi8gqeTb

[Tom Brake @thomasbrake]

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.

https://t.co/tP1sXbW2Au

[Tom Brake @thomasbrake]

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 https://t.co/znhTJYKdv3

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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.
https://t.co/exeuXSicuS

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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 👇
https://t.co/4IJ1hqeobt

[Tom Brake @thomasbrake]

'US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry.'

Unsettling to see the USA considering following in Russia's footsteps.

https://t.co/xFPf2mAu6X

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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.

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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.

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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 👇
https://t.co/E30Lxfd9ic

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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?

https://t.co/0W0tPGcDu1

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

Unlock Democracy is proud to keep the torch burning for constitutional reform in the UK.

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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.

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

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? 👇
https://t.co/gvts6QSGKv

[Rachel Blake @RNBlake]

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.

[Caroline Pidgeon @CarolinePidgeon]

Good to meet with @UnlockDemocracy this week supporting their campaign for automatic electoral registration.

[Unlock Democracy @UnlockDemocracy]

🎉 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.