The left-of-centre pressure group COMPASS has just announced a new campaign to try to tackle both problems. In about 60 constituencies, COMPASS will be working with other groups to organise a major tactical voting campaign to oust vulnerable sitting Tory MPs and candidates. Building a Commons majority among progressive parties would lead to a second […]
GPRD Events
We try to organise events throughout the year for our members to discuss how to Get PR Done! and get to know each other to maintain our famous camaraderie. These are advertised through mail shots and via our FaceBook pages. The most recent event was a BBQ held in August 2022 at an activist’s garden […]
Councils for PR Launch Event
The Councils for PR Zoom launch session, hosted by Get PR Done! and Make Votes Matter. How councils can contribute to national political campaigns by passing resolutions. Many, for example, declared their recognition of the Climate Emergency. Our model motion for councillors to move at their council. Which councils have already passed a motion in […]
How the Left Wins in Finland with PR
Guests: Danny Dorling (UK) and Dan Koivulaasko (Finland) The usual complaint by British lefties against proportional representation (PR) voting is that it generates moderate governments and keeps the left out of power. Yet as we survey the state of the Labour Party today, the chances of the left having any significant influence on government here […]
Getting to PR: Learning from Canadian Campaigners
Join Former President of Fair Vote Canada, Réal Lavergne, and President of the Liberal Democrats, Dr. Mark Pack for what should be an enlightening discussion of experiences of PR from across the Atlantic and how lessons from Canada can be applied to British Politics. About Fair Vote Canada: No electoral reform organisation anywhere in […]