MVM South Hampshire

02/02/2023

01/02/2023

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/02/01/keir-starmer-faces-fresh-calls-to-back-westminster-voting-overhaul/

The Labour Leader is being urged to keep his promises on reforming democracy, Josiah Mortimer reports

29/01/2023

16/01/2023

"More diverse groups of people make better decisions, because you have different perspectives & you get more challenge... I also think that when you pick from a very small pool of people, then you're likely to miss out on an awful lot of talent." - Rachel Reeves, Times magazine

We know that diversity leads to better decision making. That's why we need a voting system which truly reflects the people.

not only means all votes count equally, but also fosters better representation of underrepresented groups (People of Colour, LGBT+ people, disabled people, marginalised genders, working class people etc) across the board.

26/09/2022

Please sign and share.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/keir-starmer-proportional-representation-2022/?source=direct_link&

Labour Conference passed a motion calling for Proportional Representation! Now we need Keir Starmer to make sure that this commitment is in the next Labour manifesto. I've just signed a petition calling for this manifesto commitment. Will you join me?

04/09/2022

Join us for Democracy Loves Climate Justice on 13th September.

https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/local-meetings/2022/9/13/democracy-loves-climate-justice

It'll be a great chance to hear from Clive Lewis MP and our other panellists on how Proportional Representation can help to tackle the climate emergency.

27/08/2022

"By making governments accountable to parliament, and the MPs there truly answerable to their constituents, we can start to rebuild the trust between politicians and voters."

https://www.libdemvoice.org/to-fix-our-politics-we-need-to-fix-our-voting-system-71313.html

Layla Moran is right, we need to fix our voting system to fix our politics:

18/07/2022

PR would strengthen the constituency link!

Most voters have an MP that they profoundly disagree with.

PR systems at use in the UK give voters a choice of members to approach with casework.

Check out more PR myths here:



https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/mythbusting

11/07/2022

the 5 most stable countries in the world have governments elected under PR!

Meanwhile, the UK is sitting at 29th, and the US at 36th!

https://fragilestatesindex.org/global-data/

Check out more PR myths here:

https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/mythbusting

07/07/2022

The case for FPTP is falling apart alongside this government.

18/06/2022

Welcome to all our new visitors.

We are very grateful to our regional newspapers for covering stories like this. As some of our mainstream media (backed by millionaire moguls) continue to fail us in their reporting, it is uplifting and encouraging to see regionals publish real stories by real people - and no hate in sight!

14/06/2022

Our walk made the local news: https://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2022/06/democracy-campaigners-recreate-eastleigh-suffragette-walk/ Great quotes from Sally Yalden. Worth the sore legs yesterday. 🤣

A group of local activists have commemorated the anniversary of the Suffragists 1913 Great Pilgrimage by walking the very same route suffragettes took from Eastleigh to Wi******er.

13/06/2022

https://labourlist.org/2022/06/british-trade-unions-would-do-well-to-back-proportional-representation/

Fingers crossed more unions get on board with PR.

Rules matter. The UK’s long commitment to a highly disproportional 'first-past-the-post' electoral system impacts on the politics we get – amplifying the voices of the…