Campaigning to fix UK politics through fair votes. An affiliated organisation of the Liberal Democrats - the party leading the fight for PR for decades, but now with 72 MPs! We also work proactively cross-party & with like-minded others to deliver change.
Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER)
Fair Voting systems do not lead to paralysis - and they can deliver progress.
First Past the Post is delivering nothing but instability and chaos.
Fix politics so we can fix the country.
#politics #makevotesmatter #fairvotes #fixpolitics
No, people do not often start talking about voting systems on the doorstep.
But they DO say politics is a waste of time, all politicians are the same, whats the point in voting.
If people are telling us Politics is not working - then we need to fix it!
A message for Burnham if he becomes an MP, or even PM: Stick with it. Don't follow Blair or Farage and roll back on your commitment to PR if you decide the current system favours you
To fix the country we have to fix politics & that has to start with the voting system
If people don't feel represented by politicians - why would they bother voting for them?
As Emma Harrison, CEO of Make Votes Matter says: We need to change the voting system to fix politics for the voters - so they actually feel represented, and re-engage in politics.
People are rightly worried about Reform winning power on a small % of votes
But as Emma Harrison from Make Votes Matter says: NO party should have 100% power on a fraction of the vote. It doesn't matter who they are
Times have changed, & the voting system has to change with it
"This isn't just a nerdy thing - this is about changing our politics"
Olly Glover making the point on Politics Home Podcast "The Rundown" that changing the voting system is how we deliver better government - through a more representative, collaborative system.
At the weekend we launched our national survey asking the public: Is Politics Working?
We do not believe it is - and we believe that if we are going to fix the country, we need to fix our politics
But we want to know what YOU think
Take the survey today digitallibdems.typeform.com/fix-politics
"Even if I lose my own seat"
Liberal Democrats will back Fair Votes - no matter the consequences for us - because its the right thing to do.
#Politics #fairvotes #fixpolitics #makevotesmatter
A blunt, honest message for the Labour Government - from a Labour MP. Responding to a speech calling for a fairer voting system by Liberal Democrat Richard Foord.
#politics #makevotesmatter #proportionalrepresentation #fairvotes #fixpolitics
Another domino falls... now 8 out of the 11 Labour-affiliated Unions support Proportional Representation - including 4 of the "big 5"
What more will it take to get this Labour government to do the right thing?
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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER)
Amid all the political drama over the weekend, with the fallout from the elections and then calls on the Prime Minister to resign, there was also a significant development in the campaig
