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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

Fewer votes than Corbyn in 2019, but FPTP delivered a landslide. Electoral reform is badly needed.

sep 2, 2025, 10:02 pm • 4 0

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Stuart Dillon @smdillon1975.bsky.social

Yes one of the lowest vote share victories, Ashworth out, Streeting very close to being out (shame he wasn't), the Green Party winning 3 more seats, the Lib Dems a extra 64 seats, they won because Reform took votes off the Tories.

sep 2, 2025, 10:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

A fair amount of switchers too I think and the ones that stayed at home.

sep 3, 2025, 6:23 am • 1 0 • view
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Stuart Dillon @smdillon1975.bsky.social

I switched from Labour to the Green Party

sep 3, 2025, 6:25 am • 1 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

I did, I know Labour members who did too.

sep 3, 2025, 6:28 am • 1 0 • view
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Treekev @imatree123.bsky.social

So did I but I have also signed up to support Zara Sultana n Corbyn and am excited by the new party who I think will take green votes, labour votes and dare I say it, even reform as many voted for them as a protest but aren’t racist etc they were fed up with the old parties

sep 3, 2025, 7:32 am • 2 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

I hope your last point proves to be correct, in my constituency there's a Reform MP to be got rid of. I'm also signed up to YP . ✊️

sep 3, 2025, 10:55 am • 0 0 • view
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Treekev @imatree123.bsky.social

I live in North Northants, 2 reform unitaries! 🤯 Greens have 9 councillors in NNC from the only areas they canvassed so I think if enough people hear what YP & Greens are actually about they will vote for them. Greens control Kettering Town Council too 24 out 25 seats I think

sep 3, 2025, 12:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

Cooperation that's the plan. In the North East they are planning to win Newcastle council next May, by working together. ✊️

sep 3, 2025, 1:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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Stuart Dillon @smdillon1975.bsky.social

And yet Labour has their head in the sand over this issue. I tried to debate this last night, saying its down to the party if votes are lost and I was told that if Farage wins thats partly down to me and not Labour.

sep 3, 2025, 6:30 am • 2 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

The MP who had to resign for beating up a constituent said he took full responsibility for causing the by election, but Labour must take responsibility for losing the seat. They won't or can't admit it.

sep 3, 2025, 6:34 am • 1 0 • view
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Stuart Dillon @smdillon1975.bsky.social

They are in government, they have the power to persuade people through policy, they waited 14yrs to get in power and its like they weren't expecting it and had nothing planned.

sep 3, 2025, 6:36 am • 1 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

There was a plan once about 2017 time. Members and the public liked it, but the Labour grandees didn't. And then Starmer came along with an empty slate and kept it that way.

sep 3, 2025, 7:15 am • 2 0 • view
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purpleelectric.bsky.social @purpleelectric.bsky.social

The people who decided they preferred a Johnson majority and a hard Brexit to a Labour government led by Corbyn have forfeited the right to blame anyone else for a Farage victory. If that is their best argument, they have no business being in Government.

sep 3, 2025, 7:19 am • 5 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

And look what the algorithms sent me. Serendipity. 😁

sep 3, 2025, 7:25 am • 4 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

Agree 💯

sep 3, 2025, 7:22 am • 1 0 • view