Mark Kieran

Good, but wouldn’t it be nice if we all had the right to live, work, and retire anywhere on the vast continent we share? Time to #Rejoin

Jesus H Christ. 🪵 #WorkExperienceGirl

Well, well…now we know. But the Prime Minister’s revelation amounts to little more than a sliver of a chink of light in a space that has remained too dark for too long. He’ll need to go much further if we are to be fully assured about the integrity of future votes. open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

💥 FARAGE gets a SECOND £36m donation! That's £72m in the space of two days. The odds of our whole country looking like that blue image below just tumbled dramatically.

Andy Burnham has spent years advocating for a fairer voting system. Now in a position to deliver one, he could be about to let the opportunity slip through his fingers. In this new Ugly Politix piece, I explain where he’s going wrong and how he can fix things. open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

🪎 £5m security contract doesn’t cover potential mild disruption in a leisure centre. Don’t you just hate small-print?

🎬 “Clacton 2 - Return of the Rule Book” Coming soon. 🍿

I'VE SIGNED...HAVE YOU? Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform in his first 100 days. Cease the endless debate. #GetShitDone (Petition going to Number 10 on 28th July.) #Share

This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job

There's an easy way for Britain to learn Hungary's lesson...and a hard way. Which will we choose? open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

TACO! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

You can see the Conservative-Reform convergence happening...but do you know what's really driving it? New Ugly Politix Substack - FREE (always!) open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

🎥 BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING OUR POLITICS 🎥 UK politics has a big money problem 💷 The super-rich use money to buy honours, influence and access to power. It erodes trust in our politics and undermines our democracy. The UK needs a cap on donations to end big money in our politics. More below ⤵️

I see Liz Truss has launched her new ‘at home’ prostate exam service. i.guim.co.uk/img/media/52...

🤔 Votes at 16 sounds like a great idea. But what's the point if First Past the Post means millions of those votes will effectively go in the shredder? Let's give the next generation a political system that works for everyone (not just the wealthy and well-connected). www.open-britain.co.uk/ncer

I remember once talking to a guy who was in the middle of a two-tab LSD trip...he made infinitely more sense than this mad, tedious prick. 🤪😴

💯 “The electoral system is at breaking point now, because we're in this multi-party system, because of political fragmentation.” 🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion

Plaudits from Tommy Robinson should be a flashing red light on any government's dashboard. Here's the thing that will stop future governments having to dance to his tune... open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

🎲 “The case for First Past the Post absolutely breaks down... when an election result feels random, its hard for that result to feel legitimate” 🎙️ @dmk1793.bsky.social discusses our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social 💯 “I think this is the way forward”

Lord Puttnam has given an excellent interview in @bylinetimes.bsky.social following our event in the House of Commons last week "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". You can read it here. www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...

Ahead of the Elections Bill we've held a key meeting at the House of Commons on "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". Thanks for excellent contributions from David Puttnam, @elliechowns.bsky.social, Justin Madders, @iancolinlucas.bsky.social, @georgefreemanmp.bsky.social.

Thanks for putting on this event with us @appgfairelections.bsky.social

“The truth matters. We need to challenge this now because otherwise it's only going to get worse.” Justin Madders on the need to go beyond a code of conduct for political campaigning in order to address disinformation @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social

Great to hear from our Vice Chair @elliechowns.bsky.social at tonight's event with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social Cleaning up political advertising is part of our mission to deliver clean and fair elections, by: 🛡️ Countering disinformation 🗳️ Replacing First Past the Post 💷 Eliminating dark money

🙃 “If you advertise a packet of crisps there’s four different sets of regulations you have to abide by. If you’re advertising for a political campaign there’s practically none.” @alextait.bsky.social sets out some of the challenges, evidence & best practice in regulating election advertising

Packed room for extremely timely event on how to stop misinformation and disinformation in political advertising. Big shout out to @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social and @appgfairelections.bsky.social for putting this event on tonight.

📰 How can we tackle disinformation and misinformation in campaigning? 🚀 We'll shortly be kicking off our joint event in Parliament this evening with @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social

Ok, the joke may be a bit niche but you STEM types will like it! 🤣 And the piece contains an important message for everyone. open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

🌹 “One of the events @andyburnham.bsky.social will attend in Liverpool this year will be a @labour4pr.bsky.social rally on Sunday evening, in favour of proportional representation. "The idea of a government elected on a minority of the vote is untenable," he tells me.”

I still can't quite believe that the very first attacks from Labour on Farage's bonkers idea to kick millions of people with INDEFINITE right to remain out of the UK were to argue that it's infeasible and wouldn't save anything like the amount he claimed. How about: - It's WRONG - It's IMMORAL ?

🗳️ What’s next in the fight for fair votes? 👏 We were delighted to co-host this fringe event with @libdems4er.bsky.social, discussing how our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform can help deliver PR 🙏 A huge thanks to our panel and audience

In London, hate will never win.

💡 “This is a clear proposal for the Government to set up a National Commission that could independently ask the big questions about our democracy” 📢 MPs made the case for fair votes & a National Commission on Electoral Reform in the #InternationalDemocracyDay debate 🧵 1/3

Here’s the very dubious illustrated message Donald Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his birthday some years ago. Trump claimed it didn’t exist. Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal said it did. Trump sued them for $10Billion. Looks like it’s 1-0 to Rupert!

Social media & AI platforms are making it easier to spread hate. But online hate can lead to serious offline consequences, including violence. You can learn more about online hate & what you can do to counter it here 👇👇

"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay." 📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk

Despite what Nigel Farage would have you believe, Reform are about as ready for government as Lee Anderson is to be principal dancer at the Royal Ballet. open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...

Great to see Labour MPs leading calls for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 🌹 #Labour4PR

💯 "We can do better than this" ⚠ First Past the Post does not command public confidence when it comes to mayoral elections, says Angela Rayner 👉 The same is true of general elections. We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

Here's right-wing griftmeister Matt Goodwin using flags as a way to divide communities rather than unite them. As someone who comes from Northern Ireland, I'll tell you a little secret...this doesn't end well...for ANY bit of the community. #PoshBoyPlayingWithFire

📈 “We are looking at 60% of people saying we should change the voting system... for the first time, we have majority support amongst the supporters of all parties in the country in favour of changing the voting system” 🎓 Professor John Curtice on record support for fair votes

💥 He knows! A new voting system is the secret sauce that will put ordinary people back in control and enable us to get our country back on track. If we want politics to serve people like us and not just billionaires, we need Proportional Representation.

“The party needs to think about [electoral reform]. And it would get through, people understand that in a multi-party situation, First Past the Post is potentially unfair” 🌹 Jack Straw is the latest senior figure showing why we urgently need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

Peers in the House of Lords will no longer have to declare their non-financial interests. This is a major step backwards and a significant loss of transparency. news.sky.com/story/house-...

👏 Great to see APPG member @steveracemp.bsky.social calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform The Government wants to restore trust in politics. In an multi-party age, this must mean addressing our broken First Past the Post voting system

⚠️ "First Past the Post is not sustainable; not for Labour, and not for the country. We must modernise Westminster and launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform." 🌹 Excellent article for @thefabians.bsky.social by @steveracemp.bsky.social #Labour4PR

💥 Labour's National Policy Forum has once again been inundated with calls for electoral reform No surprise given PR is backed by: 🙋 83% of members 🛠 2/3rds of affiliated trade unions 🌹 annual conference 🗳 @appgfairelections.bsky.social 🏦 @houseofcommons.parliament.uk 📈 60% of the public 🧵 1/2

🗣️ “Fringe parties are exploiting FPTP to take majorities”. 📈 🗳️ Rory Stewart makes a strong case for proportional voting, stating Reform UK could win a big majority with 30% of the vote. ❌ Credit: @therestpolitics.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social #OpenBritain #DemocracyUnleashed

Nigel Farage is upset that Peter Kyle linked him to Jimmy Savile today. But he should be more worried that his handling of Reform's policy on the Online Safety Act showed us - yet again - just how unfit for high office he is. Read my thoughts on that on Substack. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...