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Ruth Yeoman #FBPE

29 May, 4 tweets, 5 min read

@chilterns4

Giving this more thought. Since the opposing parties lack a parliamentary majority, how will they secure PR? Whilst debates on PR go back & forth, we get closer to a 2022/3 General Election
#ProgressiveAlliance
#DemocraticAlliance
#FBPPR
#FBPE
@chilterns4

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In the next GE, we must remove from power the people who have stolen the #conservative party. We will likely not have PR to help us. So we need to start building now a #ProgressiveAlliance. Goes beyond tactical voting. Makes choice easier for the voter
#DemocraticAlliance
#FBPPR

@chilterns4

So, parties must resist temptation to channel demand for #ProgressiveAlliance into debates about PR & tactical voting. We need something more inventive. A platform for #DemocraticAlliance . A natural home for our votes
#FBPE
@chilterns4
@CarolineLucas
@LaylaMoran
@labourlewis

@CarolineLucas

Small amendment. Or - channelling demand ONLY into debates on PR and tactical voting. These could run as part of #ProgressiveAlliance platform. One where the parties take responsibility for collectively providing us with a winning choice.
@CarolineLucas
@LaylaMoran
@labourlewis

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@YeomanRuth

29 May

@chilterns4

What is a #ProgressiveAlliance ? It is the strategic answer to the meta-threat the people who have stolen the #Conservative party present to our democracy. To the freedom, power and solidarity we need to pursue all other progressive policy objectives.
@chilterns4
#FBPPR
#FBPE

There may be other strategies - such as tactical voting. But these put too great a burden on the voter. And gets the parties off the hook - they don't need to do anything. The parties must take back responsibility. They must serve their core public purpose of giving us voice.

It is not fair to keep asking the voter to shoulder the risks of perpetually losing parties. The task of the voter (especially under #FPTP) needs to be made easier with a binary choice - and it is the job of the opposing parties to provide one.
#FBPPR
#FBPE

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Ruth Yeoman #FBPE

@YeomanRuth

26 May

Hello Twitter Friends,

As we absorb and reflect on the Cummings evidence. A thread asking - How can we, together, create #ProgressiveAlliance #DemocraticAlliance?

If you can, do please enrich the discussion with your experiences and ideas. Send Tweets & Messages

Here goes:

(1) The political parties need our support to come to the table, to start their talks. Let's identify and dismantle their barriers to doing so.

(2) Operationally, PA might consist of:
1. Shared values - inc. conservatives who feel politically homeless
2. Committed party leaders
3. Mobilised network of local groups
4. Climate of goodwill & joint purpose
5. Orchestrating entity to hold whole lot together

Please refine

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