Category: Fair votes

Elections Fair votes Libby Hudson

If we had PR, would we be in this mess?

11 May 2017 by

Neither Labour nor the LibDems seem to be showing much interest in an electoral pact with each other and with the Greens – though, the last I heard, Caroline Lucas was saying that the door might still be open. It seems to me that Labour are very suspicious of Proportional Representation (PR) – which has […]

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Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections Fair votes GE2017 Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics

Diana statement on ‘progressive alliances’

22 April 2017 by Green Party Admin

I agree that the country can’t afford another Tory government, and I’m proud to represent the party which started the ball rolling for a Progressive Alliance, enabling the LibDems to oust Zac Goldsmith in Richmond. This fast growing movement to prevent another undemocratic Conservative victory is very encouraging, but it must be intelligently targeted. The […]

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Fair votes Herefordshire Topics

Make Votes Matter in Herefordshire

17 March 2017 by Green Party Admin

Following a well attended Big Green Conversation at Left Bank, a cross-party campaign group on proportional representation is being formed and it’s first meeting is on Monday 20th. With 100,000 people now having signed the petition, this issue will now be debated in parliament. We want to raise awareness of this in Herefordshire, and make […]

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Big Green Conversation Fair votes Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics

Hereford says Make Votes Matter

26 January 2017 by Green Party Admin

Great turnout for a fabulous evening at Left Bank with Klina and Joe from Make Votes Matter, looking at what’s wrong with our electoral system and how we can put it right. We welcomed a number of Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters as well as Greens and those of no affiliation! Interesting to see the […]

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Big Green Conversation Fair votes Hereford & South Herefordshire Rob Hattersley Topics

De Koffie Pot to host Make Votes Matter campaigner

9 January 2017 by Green Party Admin

An innovative Hereford discussion cafe event is hosting a top campaigner with Make Votes Matter, the national fair votes alliance, on Wednesday 25th January at 7.30pm. Klina Jordan will be at De Koffie Pot to lead a discussion on different voting systems and how reform could ensure everyone’s voices are heard. Entry is free and […]

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Fair votes National and global

Is the Richmond Park by-election a test bed for a better politics?

30 November 2016 by Green Party Admin

‘We support a progressive alliance: Greens are not standing a candidate’. That’s the Green Party leaflet for the Richmond by-election happening this Thursday, following the resignation of Zac Goldsmith in October over Heathrow expansion, writes Josiah Mortimer of Left Foot Forward. And it’s brave stuff. This is the first time in recent history that a […]

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Big Green Conversation Fair votes Hereford & South Herefordshire

Big Green Conversation for Jan 2017: Make Votes Matter

24 November 2016 by Green Party Admin

The Big Green Conversation is switching to the 4th Wednesday each month from January 2017. We’re looking forward to welcoming KLINA JORDAN from Make Votes Matter – the fair votes campaign – to lead a discussion on why we need electoral reform in order to change anything else. We will also look at how to make […]

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Fair votes National and global North Herefordshire

Shropshire Greens: new constituencies shouldn’t divide counties

8 November 2016 by Green Party Admin

Green Party candidates for Church Stretton and Craven Arms in the May 2017 Shropshire Council elections put fairness and democracy at the centre of discussions about electoral boundaries. On Tuesday, 8th November 2016, Hilary Wendt and Steve Hale who have been selected as Green Party candidates for the Church Stretton and Craven Arms division  in […]

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Fair Votes Now

30 May 2015 by Green Party Admin

The 2015 election has shown once again that our voting system is broken beyond repair. It denies voters real choice, produces unfair results and delivers unrepresentative governments. The current government has a majority with only 37% of the vote, and only 24% of the population when non-voters are included. Many of them don’t vote because […]

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