notes4ukreform

Would-be reformer of the broken UK political system. #NotesForUkReform #PRnotFPTP #ChecksAndBalancesUk #WrittenConstitutionUK #PressFreedom

[notes4ukreform @notes4ukreform]

“If we come out of this with all the rickety, worm-eaten old structures still intact, the same vain, indolent public schoolboys in charge, the same hedge fund managers stuffing their overloaded pockets, our descendants will not forgive us” https://t.co/qEt6q6i4GF

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Victoria Derbyshire, "We asked for an interview with Nigel Farage tonight and we got a thumbs down emoji from his team"

"Over the last couple of weeks we've asked for an interview with Nigel Farage or anyone from Reform UK's front bench ten times"

Jake Berry, who used to be a Conservative MP and chairman of the Conservative party, humiliates himself for 5 minutes trying to defend Nigel Farage's £1.4m house purchase dismissing analysis from the Financial Times

Watching that Baroness Chakrabarti does her best not to laugh, then repeatedly points out Nigel farage took personal donations from a crypto billionaire while campaigning to lower taxes on crypto transactions

[John West 🕯💙🇺🇦 🗿🦋 @JohnWest_JAWS]

@carolecadwalla The death of the Observer (and it is a death) is more than depressing.

I expected the Times & the Telegraph selling their souls.

But the Observer more than depressing.

Will news media ever recover?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Hi @Keir_Starmer how's that Online Safety Bill coming along?

Any chance it addresses abuse like this?

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

I gave this TED talk warning Silicon Valley of the profound threat of it posed to democracy nearly 6 years ago. It provoked a lawsuit that caused me years of pain. The UK government did nothing to contain the threat. And here we are.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Sorry, why are British media outlets doing incessant news stories about the demands of a foreign billionaire who has nothing to do with this country?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Sarah Olney calls for Proportional Representation

Well said @sarahjolney1 👏

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

@RedrichLFC Indeed nothing strange about the 300k overnight when the nation was effectively asleep

[Jessica Simor KC @JMPSimor]

I am seriously perplexed by members of the legislature who don’t seem to be aware that the third pillar of the State is the Judiciary. It’s been holding up the roof of our democracy for many centuries.

[LCER @Labour4PR]

“First past the post is not fit for purpose… I know PPCs who are committed to making PR the way forward for the House of Commons” - Andrew Ranger, @asranger PPC for #Wrexham

“We are ready to rebuild Britain, and PR is part of that.”

#Labour4PR 🌹 #Lab23

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

The High Court has granted @libertyhq permission to take legal action against Suella Braverman for unlawfully introducing new anti-protest legislation which had been democratically rejected by Parliament. Follow Liberty for updates

https://t.co/lKQYkk7W5l

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is superb work by @libertyhq

The High Court has granted Liberty permission to take legal action against Suella Braverman for unlawfully introducing new anti-protest legislation which had been democratically rejected by Parliament. Way to go Liberty!
https://t.co/lKQYkk7W5l

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

It's not just a change of government we need. It's a change of the whole political system.

[Gina Miller @thatginamiller]

Imagine if we had a system in the UK where politicians were criminally investigated and charged for lying/making false statements! A similar statutory office to Economic and #Corruption Prosecutor’s Office - a @VoteTrueAndFair policy proposal

Austria’s Sebastian Kurz charged with making false statements https://t.co/zRfCiFmVLz

[Gina Miller @thatginamiller]

Irrespective of who's in power, we must improve the checks & balances in Westminster @andrewrawnsley @guardian

Our @VoteTrueAndFair proposals
https://t.co/SbxdMo1GrA

Problem is main status quo parties benefit from the weak, naive 'good chap' model so won't bring the reforms needed https://t.co/0Z6l4xaxBt

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

🔴Boris Johnson Has Still Not Given his WhatsApps to the Covid Inquiry

A spokesperson for the Covid Inquiry told @AdamBienkov they had received “no update” on when Johnson would comply with the High Court order, ten days after the deadline passed.

https://t.co/nsh4E0estR

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

If this Government’s outright onslaught on British liberties - restricting our right to protest, robbing millions of workers of their right to strike & stripping back human rights doesn’t terrify you it damn well should!

If you watch just one thing today please make it this!

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

“This is a make-or-break moment for parliamentary democracy. The Lords defeated the government on this issue & the Minister is now acting like a seventeenth-century monarch by using a decree to reverse that vote”
@GreenJennyJones

https://t.co/Bo7C6ByjpF

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

I would be really grateful if @guardian @ObserverUK & @TEDTalks made a comment on this ruling. Any comment.

It has huge ramifications for UK journalism. And some basic solidarity from the organisations who published the work would go a long way.

Thank you.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

A dark day for freedom of the press, for everyone who cares about it and for every journalist & news organisation that believes in public interest reporting.

A statement: