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War and conflict tears refugee families apart - but unfair rules stop them being reunited. We have the chance to do something about this by asking our MPs to change these rules. I've asked my MP to bring #FamiliesTogether. Please ask yours to here: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/familiestogether.
Nobody's posted here for months! If anybody's still reading ... VOTE this Thursday, i.e. tomorrow (assuming you're registered; it's too late now if not).
The Guardian's guide to the practicalities (link courtesy of![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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tactical voting guide (of course, you might know better; I disagree with them about Colchester, where I'm far from the only person who will never vote again for the former MP who voted for the Health and Social Care Act 2012).
If you already know who you want to vote for and you're certain they won't win, or that they'll win easily and don't need your vote, vote anyway! On the one hand, several recent elections and referenda prove that nobody knows anything in politics nowadays; on the other, one day electoral reform will be debated in Parliament again and the more egregious the gap between votes and seats is, the more seriously they might take it. If you don't vote, you will be ignored.
The Guardian's guide to the practicalities (link courtesy of
rydra_wong)tactical voting guide (of course, you might know better; I disagree with them about Colchester, where I'm far from the only person who will never vote again for the former MP who voted for the Health and Social Care Act 2012).
If you already know who you want to vote for and you're certain they won't win, or that they'll win easily and don't need your vote, vote anyway! On the one hand, several recent elections and referenda prove that nobody knows anything in politics nowadays; on the other, one day electoral reform will be debated in Parliament again and the more egregious the gap between votes and seats is, the more seriously they might take it. If you don't vote, you will be ignored.
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How many issues have the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, the SNP and Plaid Cymru all in agreement?
Pretty much whoever you voted for, you've probably noticed that our voting system is a big mess. The Electoral Reform Society and Unlock Democracy are running a joint campaign to do something about it, with a petition which is to be handed in on May 18th: Make Seats Match Votes.
Pretty much whoever you voted for, you've probably noticed that our voting system is a big mess. The Electoral Reform Society and Unlock Democracy are running a joint campaign to do something about it, with a petition which is to be handed in on May 18th: Make Seats Match Votes.
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