Today's THE LONG READ:

Can PR save democracy?

"In the ERS’s analysis of different PR systems, the winner in every case was the minor party ..."

By our own @davmidd

creatingsocialism.org/can-pr-save-de… via @Creatingsociali
What was the really remarkable thing about the 2017 Election?

Was it Corbyn ? I suggest not - although he WAS clearly the catalyst ...

Was it Twitter ? Perhaps, although possibly not in the way that you imagine.

What was really, really remarkable, was the NUMBER OF ACTIVISTS.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

TWEETERS ON TWITTER.

THIS is the LESSON that is also remarkable, in that it is almost always FORGOTTEN. 😒

And it is also why the left are so crap at elections.

This was also the lesson of #BatleyandSpen

Forget it, at your peril ... 😒
POSTSCRIPT:

THIS was also what SCARED THE CRAP out of the ESTABLISHMENT ... 😁😁😁

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You are all aware that I, and others, have been stewarding this:

#ScrapNHSBill

Petition: Protect the #NHS , Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5810…
So, we got to the 10,000 eventually, which forces a response from the Government.

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Health Secretary Sajid Javid: Protect the NHS: Stop the health and care bill - Sign the Petition! chng.it/4qqxySFP via @UKChange
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Everybody who sees themselves as being left, should be made to reflect on two simple, but intensely germane, facts about the Labour Party.
1.) But it was not to be. Council Labour Groups were strongholds of the right-wing. Out of more than 7,000 Labour councillors only 400 or so had supported Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership bid. (@TUSCoalition , No Cuts Peoples' Budget)
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Cand. ______ Members _ Reg. Sup. _ Aff. Sup. _ Total
_______________Vs _ % ____ Vs _ % ____ Vs _ % ____ Vs _ %
Starmer _ 225,135/56.1% _ 10,228/76.6% _ 40,417/53.1% _ 275,780/56.2%

275,780!!!

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15,543 signatures. 😊 Target for today: 15,600?

@mikecoulson48 @POSH_JOCK @JujuliaGrace @EveryDoctorUK

Petition: Protect the #NHS , Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care:

#ScrapNHSBill

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5810…
😂😂😂

Our target today is 15,600!!!

HOWEVER - we have already reached that!!!

*must try harder* 15,650??? Well done, my wonderful Fweeps! 🤗👍🏻❤️

#ScrapNHSBill

Petition: Protect the #NHS , Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5810…
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