When Viktor Orbán changed Hungary's voting system - making it easier for the biggest party to win supermajorities with a minority of votes - it was understandably criticised as authoritarian.
So why is it that in the UK we accept an even more disproportional system as the norm?
Come on #Wales. You know what to do at the #seneddelection2026.
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
How does the new Senedd election voting system work?
I tried to do 2 impossible things:
1. Explain it simply.
2. Explain it in one take.
This election really matters so please share to help as many people as possible exercise their right to have a say over their futures.
STV Sad Face!
1/ This Yanis Varoufakis screed made me so angry the only way I can salvage my day is to go through it line by line as catharsis.
You are welcome to come on the journey toward my aneurism with me.
An angry h/t to @sianushka.bsky.social for bringing this into my life.
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The Anglican Church was officially disestablished in Wales #OnThisDay 1920 – a victory nearly a century in the making, and one of the most significant wins for secularism in British history. #HumanistHeritage #Secularism🧵
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So it turns out the real scandal of the Gorton and Denton by-election was the willingness of media organisations to collude in Nigel Farage's attempt to undermine the result of a free and fair election
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
Having been an active member of Reform since it was founded, and the Brexit Party before that, it is with some sadness that I resign. In truth, Reform has left me. The party I joined and helped build had a clear vision of how to solve our country’s problems: better politicians who care more about the people they serve than their careers. That’s how we fought the 2024 general election, winning 14.3% of the vote across the UK. In Swansea, I came in second, with 17.5% of the vote. The “professionalisation" of the party has led it to take its members and candidates for granted. Communications that once began “Thank you” now more often start “You are required to..." The party’s employees in Millbank forget that branch officers and candidates are unpaid volunteers. Some will call my resignation petulance or sour grapes at my lowly placing on the list (fifth to an ex-Tory on the make and three novices). That rankles, but it has also confirmed to me what I feared; Reform is no longer open or honest. Politics is a dirty game, but Reform has sunk deep into the sewer when it should have been a beacon of decency. Across Wales the candidate appointment does not reflect how people performed in the selection process; I know because I was there. In many constituencies those at the top of the list are not the best. Far too many are Tories – and the Reform vote will suffer. Politics should be about openness, decency and serving the country, which it once was in Reform. Politics is (or should be) about people, not process. Principles, not opportunism. Passion, not career building. The Reform Party has betrayed its early members’ vision, labour and achievements. I won’t be a party to that, so I resign.
Reform candidate for Swansea in the upcoming Welsh elections steps down.
Very strong statement.
"Politics is a dirty game, but Reform has sunk deep into the sewer when it should have been a beacon of decency."
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Farage hasn’t learnt a thing from the Nathan Gill Russian bribery scandal.
Reform accepting untraceable, anonymous crypto from across the globe is a direct threat to our national security.
He must return the cash or admit he’s happy to let foreign money poison British politics.
Some new polling has just dropped for Wales.
It would see the First Minister lose her seat, Plaid be the biggest party, just one Welsh Conservative MS and the Lib Dems getting wiped out.
Full details here: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/breaking-m...
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Enemies of Europe always target EU regulation first.
They know that without those collective rules, we have no defense against their influence.
We need to remember that the bureaucracy they criticize is often the only shield we have left
Septic twat Farage hates foreign-born voters - but is delighted to accept millions in foreign money...
This is really interesting.
These word clouds from a recent @moreincommonuk.bsky.social looking at Wales.
It lists the 16 words most associated with Labour, Plaid, the Tories and Reform.
There is a lot to say on this.
For the full analysis see the link in comments.
Replace MAGA with Reform and their ilk! Same Kremlin playbook www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Read and share all over..he nails it
Powerful stuff.
Here is former Tory James Evans (who has just joined Reform) saying he would never join Reform...
We are now 366 days into Trump "ending the war in Ukraine within 24 hours".
We are also 1,427 days into Putin's "3-day special operation".
Turns out tyrannical narcissists are full of shit.
The Ex-Tory MPs joining Reform U.K. has stopped being a trickle and it’s now a flood.
Reform UK: the only political party where the fastest way to become "anti-establishment”
is to spend a decade running the actual establishment first, then have a dramatic mid-life crisis.
🚨Just look at this poll. No party has over 25%.
It's never been more clear that the two-party system is dead and buried.
Under First Past the Post, this means complete chaos.
It's time to move on from our winner-takes-all politics. We need Proportional Representation - now.
Is Reform now sponsored by Vinted? It's a hard sell to market these ex Tories as preloved though....
An edit of a 'Traitors' confessional shot with Robert Jenrick sat in the chair. The caption identifies him as 'Robert' 44, Wannabe PM and a traitor'.
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
Holy crap there's a new poll for Wales and it is crazy.
It puts Plaid well ahead of Reform with the Greens beating Labour.
The results of this YouGov/ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff Uni were:
Plaid 37% (+7)
Reform 23 (-6)
Green 13 (+7)
Labour 10 (-4)
Conservatives 10 (-1)
Lib Dem 5 (-1)
Other 2 (-2)
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Here's Palantir's co-founder (JTLonsdale) advocating for a return to white supremacy:
So when I post, dismayed, about a senior leader of Palantir UK (the grandson of Britain's most notable white supremacist/fascist) appearing on the BBC's flagship show, you can kinda see why.
#BBCLauraK
Straight out of the Trump playbook. Flood the zone with political hack's catnip, in order to avoid difficult questions about his alleged problematic past and finances answered by their dear leader. They're like cats reacting to Reform's laser pointer!
New Conservatives, Same Failures
