Make Votes Matter in the media
EXCLUSIVE: Record year for crowdfunder donations shows rising tide of support for voting reform, campaigners say, Left Foor Forward, 22 December 2023
Jeremy Hunt Used Autumn Statement to 'Channel Funds to Marginal Conservative Seats' Analysis Suggests, MVM analysis of Autumn Statement giveaways covered in Byline Times, 28 November 2023
Stability and Strong Government? Not with this Merry-Go-Round', Dylan Difford writes in Byline Times, 16 November 2023
Conservative Think Tank Urges Sunak to Sabotage Labour Plans for Electoral and Political Reform, MVM CEO Klina Jordan quoted in Byline Times, 2 November 2023
Proportional representation is no threat to political stability, new study finds, key findings of new MVM study on stability summarised in Bright Green, 23 October 2023
The Tories are losing voters who think we need political reform, new poll finds, new MVM poll findings described in Bright Green, 22 October 2023
Keir Starmer 'Waters Down' Labour Commitment to Overhauling Unelected House of Lords, MVM CEO, Klina Jordan, quoted in Byline Times, 19 October 2023
‘Proportional representation will lead to better politics’, Labour conference told, MVM joint fringe at Labour Party Conference written up in Left Foot Forward, 12 October 2023
Reform of UK democracy needed to tackle climate crisis, Green Party conference hears, MVM joint fringe at Green Party Conference written up in Left Foot Forward, 8 October 2023
We have to build the biggest possible campaign' for democratic reform, Liberal Democrat conference told, MVM joint fringe at Lib Dem Conference written up in Left Foot Forward, 25 September 2023
Politics should be about the people – it’s crucial we secure democratic reform, MVM CEO, Klina Jordan, and allies in Lib Dem Voice, 21 September 2023
The Untold Tale of How and Why Britain has First Past the Post, MVM supporter Michael Bursill writing in Chartist Magazine, 15 September 2023
Proportional representation will benefit voters, Sort The System mentioned in New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times, 7 July 2023
UK Democracy ‘In Retreat’ Despite Ousting of Boris Johnson, New Report Finds, MVM quoted in Byline Times, 26 June 2023
Letter to Editor: Time to Sort The System with Proportional Representation, Your Harlow, 19 June 2023
We need proportional representation so everyone has a vote that counts, The National, 4 June 2023
To deliver real change we need to sort the system – we need REAL democracy, West Country Voices, 2 June 2023
From The Stump: Time to make votes matter, Wokingham Today, 27 May 2023
Dissatisfied with politics? Anyone for voting system reform?, East Anglia Bylines, 27 May 2023
Jamie Stone calls for electoral reform at Sort The System event, MVM mentioned in John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier, 25 May 2023
From The Stump: Time to make votes matter, MVM mentioned in Wokingham Today by Louise Timlin, 27 May 2023, in relation to Sort The System
Sort The System: proportional representation and accountability, joint op-ed by MVM CEO, Klina Jordan, and ally, Tom Brake, in Yorkshire Bylines, 23 May 2023
Letter to the Editor:- "I will be attending the Sort The System lobby event on 24 May to urge our MP to adopt PR", Southport Reporter, 22 May 2023
Democracy groups are meeting MPs to push the voting system senior Tories are panicking about, The Canary, 22 May 2023
Tell your MP why we need Equal Votes for Westminster, MVM mentioned in Liberal Democrat Voice by ally, Christine Jardine MP, 18 May 2023, in relation to Sort The System
I was wrong about our political system – compulsory voting is one way to fix it, Alastair Campbell in I News, 17 May 2023, in relation to MVM
Blogpost: Why did 48,075 Harlow residents decide not to vote?, Your Harlow, 17 May 2023
Carla Denyer to deliver major speech on the future of British democracy, Bright Green, 16 May 2023
First Past the Post is at the heart of a lack of trust in politics, MVM mentioned in Left Foot Forward, 11 May 2023, in relation to Sort The System
Our election turnout is lower than most European countries. Would PR help?, MVM mentioned in The New European, 9 May 2023, in relation to Sort The System
Starmer Under Pressure to Commit to PR Voting System and Breaking Up Media Giants from Labour Grassroots, MVM CEO Klina Jordan quoted in Bylines Times, 21 March 2023, in relation to democracy sector submissions to Labour Party consultation
How the UK’s electoral system holds back green groups, MVM co-founder Owen Winter and Allies Clive Lewis MP and Caroline Lucas MP quoted in Financial Times, 27 February 2023
Labour Activists Step Up Campaign to Get PR Voting System in Party’s Manifesto as Pressure Mounts on Starmer, Byline Times, 1 Feburary 2023
Red Wall voters want proportional representation voting system, poll finds, the Independent, 27 September 2022
Make Votes Matter Co-Founder Owen Winter speaking with Martin Stanford at LBC News, 26 September 2022
Carlisle MP and Stanwix councillor divided on calls for electoral overhaul MVM’s Councils for PR project with Get PR Done! cited in Cumberland News and Star, 2 September 2022
Conservative leadership race: Tory party doesn’t trust first past the post, so why should we?, The Scotsman, 20 July 2022
Council votes to end 'outdated' voting system MVM’s Councils for PR project with Get PR Done! cited in the Weston Mercury, 19 July 2022
Wakefield by-election: Proportional Representation would give us the MPs we deserve, MVM CEO Klina Jordan in the Yorkshire Post, 23 June 2022
Alternative Queen's Speech in full as campaigners demand Boris Johnson clean up politics MVM among democracy organisations demanding better democracy, in the Mirror, 7 May 2022
Cornwall Council rejects idea to lower the voting age to 16 Make Votes Matter cited in motion to Cornwall Council to reject FPTP, in Pirate FM, 16 April 2022
Decision made on whether to lower voting age to 16 in Cornwall Make Votes Matter cited in motion to Cornwall Council to reject FPTP, in Falmouth Packet, 13 April 2022
Proportional Representation vs First Past the Post MVM mentioned in North East Bylines, 28 February 2022
Muslim assembly member joins Make Votes Matter rally Ally Hina Bokhari AM quoted in The Muslim News, 25 February 2022
Fight the elections bill: we can’t let the Tories downgrade our democracy Ally Labour MP Cat Smith writes in LabourList 22 February 2022
A Tale of Two Protests: February 2022 Elections Bill Rally coverage and quotes from speakers in West England Bylines, 21 February 2022
Letter: Amendments in the Elections Bill will discourage millions from voting in Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections MVM mentioned in On The Wight, 20 February 2022
Letters: 'Suspend Tees dredging until chemical ruled out over crab deaths' MVM mentioned in Darlington & Stockton Times, 20 Febrary 2022
North Londoners join rally to protest against Elections Bill Emma Knaggs, Hina Bokhari and Mark Kieran quoted in Ham & High, 9 Februrary 2022
Protests held against government’s Elections Bill Ally Labour MP Cat Smith quoted in The Morning Star, 6 February 2022
Something has to change - Islamophobia in politics and making votes matter! Ally Hina Bokhari, AM writes in London Liberal Democrats on the Election Bill Rally, 4 February 2022
The right to peaceful protest saved (for now). Next challenge? Stop the Elections Bill! MVM Quoted in West Country Voices, 4 February 2022
Say no to the Elections Bill MVM Election Bill Rallys covered by Central Bylines, 2 February 2022
Letter: Support Make Votes Matter and make a difference Green Party Councillor David Noland writes to the Craven Herald, 20 January 2022
Why Labour should prepare for a hung parliament MVM and Labour activist Alick Munro writes in Left Foot Forward, 18 January 2022
The gal-dem guide to every terrible bill the Tories are trying to pass this year ERS mentioned in gal-dem, 10 January 2022
Germany’s new coalition represents better politics: Could the UK follow? MVM & GSA mentioned in politics.co.uk, 11 December 2021
Democracy under threat from the elections bill Yorkshire Bylines 25 November 2021
It’s time to embrace a better voting system Conservative member of the London Assembly, Emma Best urges “more Conservatives (to get) involved in Make Votes Matter’s campaign for Proportional Representation”, 5 November 2021
Representation for All – Labour’s Last Chance? MVM quoted in West England Bylines, 15 October 2021
Campaigners say passing voting reform ‘without scrutiny’ sets ‘dangerous precedent’ MVM mentioned in Politics.co.uk, 4 October 2021
Government warned changing voting systems without scrutiny sets a “dangerous precedent” MVM’s Klina Jordan and other allies quoted in PoliticsHome, 4 October 2021
Conference rejects motion committing Labour to proportional representation L4ND quoted in Labour List, 27 September 2021
Unions block Labour from supporting proportional representation despite mass support from members L4ND and ally Ed Davey quoted in iNews, 27 September 2021
Labour conference to hold landmark proportional representation debate L4ND’s Caroline Osbourne quoted in politics.co.uk ahead of conference vote, 27 September 2021
Proportional representation overwhelmingly backed by Labour groups at conference L4ND’s Caroline Osbourne quoted in Left Foot Forward ahead of conference vote, 26 September 2021
Labour conference to hold crunch vote tomorrow on backing proportional representation L4ND’s Caroline Osbourne quoted in The Mirror ahead of conference vote, 26 September 2021
Exclusive: Public support for PR, debt cancellation, decriminalising cannabis Labour List editor Sienna Rodgers on polling showing public support for PR, 24 September 2021
The Guardian view on Labour’s voting plans: empower the electorate A Guardian editorial supporting the campaign for PR, 23 September 2021
Westminster needs to learn from the rest of the UK when it comes to fairer votes Ally Clive Lewis on how Labour and Westminster should look to the success of PR in the devolved assemblies in politics.co.uk, 23 September 2021
Making votes matter in the Midlands MVM’s Surrinder Chera writing in Central Bylines about his personal experience of the impact of FPTP on his home of the Midlands, 21 September 2021
How Keir Starmer can save the UK from elective dictatorship David Ward on the historical battle for PR within Labour, including mention of L4ND and how the UK can learn from New Zealand, 18 September 2021
We disagree on much about Labour, but we agree that the party should back PR L4ND member Laura Parker and the NEC’s Luke Akehurst writing for Labour List, 15 September 2021
Do our votes even matter in the UK? MVM’s Surrinder Chera appears on In.Society podcast talking about all things PR, 15 September 2021
Local parties pressure Starmer over PR ahead of conference Ally LCER quoted in politics.co.uk, 14 September 2021
Keir Starmer under pressure from Labour grassroots to back voting reform ahead of conference L4ND member Caroline Osbourne quoted in iNews, 14 September 2021
More CLPs call for PR backing than any other issue in recent conference history L4ND member Caroline Osbourne quoted in Labour List, 14 September 2021
Labour Party Conference guide 2021: 10 dramatic flashpoints facing Keir Starmer Discussion of broader campaign for PR within Labour and L4ND’s Laura Parker mentioned in The Mirror, 28 August 2021
Oppose PR? Then let’s hear your positive case for first-past-the-post L4ND members Joe Sousek and Caroline Osborne quoted in Labour List, 17 August 2021
Which policy motions are being backed by groups for Labour conference 2021? L4ND motion featured, Labour List, 11 August 2021
What is Proportional Representation? MVM’s Owen Winter explains all on the Left Whingers Podcast, 4 August 2021
Our democracy is broken – Britain needs electoral reform now Writes ally Femi Oluwole, supporting MVM’s summer day of action. The Independent, 31 July 2021
Wera Hobhouse: Democracy is failing us – Day of Action Saturday 31 July Writes Wera Hobhouse MP, supporting MVM’s summer day of action. Liberal Democrat Voice, 25 July 2021
Keir Starmer is shrinking the Labour party MVM polling of Labour members mentioned in Guardian article, 25 July 2021
Ministers have launched an attack on our already ailing democracy Zack Polanski, London AM and MVM supporter, calls on people to join the summer day of action on Saturday 31st July. Left Foot Forward, 21 July 2021
Exclusive: 83% of members say Labour should back proportional representation MVM-commissioned polling covered in Labour List, 19 July 2021
Does your vote count? MVM campaign graphics and polling data used in East Anglia Bylines article, 19 July 2021
Here are key votes Tories would have lost under 'fairer' system Links to MVM Twitter feed. The National, 7 July 2021
Supporting change to the electoral system should be a core Labour issue Singer and activist Billy Bragg, who was on the panel of a recent L4ND roadhsow event, writes for LabourList. 21 June 2021
Molly Scott Cato: To stop the climate crisis, we need to fix the UK’s crisis of democracy MVM campaign mentioned. Left Foot Forward. 14 June 2021
A young person’s priority LCER’s Ewan Wadd writing in Chartist Magazine on the younger generation’s desire for fairer votes, 11 June 2021
Conference 2021: why Christians in Labour need to reject our antiquated voting system L4ND’s Samuel Kind writing in Christians on the Left, 2 June 2021
The push for PR gathers momentum Trade unionist and Labour parliamentary candidate Julian Vaughan on the need for fairer votes, 26 May 2021
Reform electoral system or keep losing to Tories, Keir Starmer warned Joe Sousek, Co-CEO of Make Votes Matter and organiser for Labour for a New Democracy quoted in the Guardian, 23 May 2021
Angela Rayner's hopes smashed as Labour 'foolish' to think it will survive indefinitely Quotes Joe Sousek, MVM, in the Express, 21 May 2021
Want to end debate over a progressive alliance? Labour must back PR Labour List, 20 May 2021
If only Labour would start striking deals on seats, think what it could do The Guardian mentions Labour for a New Democracy, Thu 13 May 2021
Wera Hobhouse MP: These Tory plans to change the voting system are a power grab. Wera Hobhouse MP supporting the MVM petition ‘Less First Past the Post (FPTP), not more’. Left Foot Forward, 13 May 2021
Electoral reform campaigners launch ‘roadshow’ urging Labour to back PR Caroline Osborne and Joe Sousek speaking on behalf of Labour for a New Democracy in Labour List, 12 May 2021
The UK’s voting system is already broken but Priti Patel wants to make it worse Quotes Emma Knaggs, Grassroots Director, The Canary, 10 May 2021
Priti Patel warned not to ‘attack democracy’ by changing mayoral voting system The Green candidate for Mayor of London Siân Berry says voters are being let down by the unrepresentative First Past The Post system. Evening Standard, 12 May 2021
Why first-past-the-post steals elections for right-wing parties – and how to stop it - MVM’s Co-founder and Labour for a New Democracy (L4ND) Organiser, Joe Sousek and Laura Parker, from L4ND write in the New Statesman, 22 April 2021
12 reasons why the UK needs Proportional Representation now - writes MVM supporter Richard Wood - Upgrade Holyrood website, 21 April 2021
Labour MPs call for vote change Sunday Mirror, 18 April 2021
It's Time to Fix Our Broken Electoral System: PR Here We Come. MVM’s Owen Winter interviewed on the James J Dart podcast, 16 April 2021
PR would mean no vote is wasted in elections. Letter by MVM’s Sarah Hudspith in response to an article in The New European, 9 April 2021
Momentum to push for Keir Starmer to support proportional representation - The Independent, 8 April 2021
Momentum backs proportional representation and £15 minimum wage - LabourList, 7 April 2021
What is the Additional Member System (AMS)? - Voting Counts, 7 April 2021
Exclusive: Polling expert Sir John Curtice declares London is now a ‘one-party city’. MVM campaign mentioned - Evening Standard, 31 March 2021
‘Labour can learn lessons on electoral reform from New Zealand’ - Labour MP Ruth Cadbury on experience of proportional representation in NZ to argue for electoral reform in the UK. The New European, 29 March 2021
The U.K. needs electoral reform after Coronavirus — along with a wider shake-up of the Establishment Contains graphics courtesy of Make Votes Matter. Blog by Dominic Simpson, 27 March 2021
‘Our voting system is rigged. Labour must back proportional representation’ - Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell sets out the ‘Socialist Case for PR’ ahead of Momentum’s policy primary launch, which includes a motion for PR. LabourList, 23 March 2021
Greens pick candidate for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election - MVM campaign mentioned. Eastbourne Herald, 22 March 2021
First Past the Post - Paul Dickson writes about Scotland’s experience of Proportional Representation. Peeblesshire News, 19 March 2021
Alistair Carmichael MP writes…Electoral reform can happen, but it will take concerted action - Liberal Democrat Voice, 11 March 2021
So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections - Labour councillor writes why it is important Labour support PR and discusses the work of Labour for a New Democracy, the coalition MVM works with to get Labour behind PR. Novara Media, 9 March 2021
‘One in four local parties demand Labour backs proportional representation’ Alex Sobel MP, chair of the APPG on Electoral Reform and Make Votes Matter supporter quoted in Labour List article about L4ND and MVM’s campaign, 17 February 2021
‘Labour to consider reform of voting system following pressure from local parties’ - The Labour Party is mulling over a decision to add electoral reform to its manifesto after party activists vote to end the first-past-the-post system. The New European, 17 February 2021.
‘Electoral reform is on the Labour agenda as local parties push for an end to first-past-the-post voting’ - The Labour leadership is set to examine the case for electoral reform as party activists pile pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to ditch the first-past-the-post system. The i, 16 February 2021.
‘Labour must once again be the party of constitutional reform’ - Keiran O’Neill writes that the Labour leadership must support a fairer voting system as over 25% of local Labour parties and 73% of members support PR. LabourList, 15 February 2021.
‘Labour shifts towards electoral reform support’ - Alex Sobel MP, chair of the APPG on Electoral Reform and Make Votes Matter supporter, says the Labour membership and MPs are moving towards electoral reform. politics.co.uk, 15 February 2021.
‘Cross party electoral group set up to reform UK’s voting laws’ - Backed by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) and Make Votes Matter (MVM), the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electoral Reform was launched yesterday. The National, 13 February 2021.
‘Carmichael joins push for electoral reform with new cross-party campaign’ - Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Lib Dem) has joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electoral Reform in a fresh effort to create a more representative democracy. The Orcadian Online, 13 February 2021.
MVM’s Emma Knaggs appears on the Chatter podcast - 10 February 2021
‘Championship footballer wants “fair” voting system’ - David Wheeler, the Wycombe Wanderers’ winger and Make Votes Matter ambassador, argues that the current system forces people to vote tactically in elections rather than vote for what they believe in. politics.co.uk, 29 January 2021.
‘Change the way we vote’ - Charles Robertson and Gopa Roy write that the a fairer voting system is needed to reflect how people actually vote. Camden New Journal, 28 January 2021.
Proportional Representation = Proper Representation - blog post by suporter encouraging people to sign up to the MVM campaign. December 30, 2020
'All we want for Christmas is a vote that matters,' say Hackney campaigners - On December 12, Hackney Make Votes Matter (MVM) supporters took part in a nationwide Day of Action. Hackney Gazette, 18 December, 2020.
Tower Hamlets campaigners call for change in voting system - Tower Hamlets Make Votes Matter supporters took part in a nationwide Day of Action on Saturday and came together to send Christmas cards to their MP demanding equal votes. East London Advertiser, 15 December 2020.
Action Day for campaigners aiming to change the voting system - North West Make Votes Matter supporters took part in the action day on Saturday. Warrington Guardian, 14 December 2020.
Letter to the Editor: First Past the Post causes massive distortion - “On the first anniversary of the general election could I remind readers that although our government has an 80 seat majority it achieved this with only 43.6% of the vote”. Daily Echo, 14 December 2020.
Christmas cards pleading for electoral reform to be sent to Richard Drax - Local Make Votes Matter campaigners in Weymouth are calling for reforms to the electoral system on the anniversary of the 2019 General Election. Dorset Echo, 7 December 2020.
Where do Sheffield’s MPs stand when it comes to a fair voting system? - Covid, Brexit, how to ‘do’ Christmas this year; many issues are absorbing our attention just now. But there are longer-term governance issues that prevent the wishes of the British people being acted on, and these need urgent attention. Yorkshire Bylines, 20 November 2020.
Is the Labour Party waking up to the need for electoral reform? - Marcus Cain on the Labour Party edging closer to adopting electoral reform as official party policy. Yorkshire Bylines, 27 November 2020
Electoral system an obstacle to proper scrutiny - Stephen Skinner outlines how the Fist Past the Post electoral system hinders scrutiny for both local and national governments. Bishop Stortford Independent, 24 November 2020
Keir Starmer is facing growing calls to support electoral reform as 100 Labour branches back voting shake up L4ND’s chair Sandy Martin quoted in iNews, 19 November 2020
A system that works against democracy - Stephen Skinner highlights letters on the failings of the First Past the Post electoral system. Hertfordshire Mercury, 19 November 2020
Campaigners say current voting system is a “dangerous outrage” - Sarah Hudspith, Communications, Campaigns and Engagement Leader at MVM sets out the problems with our current voting system. Yorkshire Bylines, 6 October 2020
Compassionate Campaigning: learning how to connect in a time of distance - Hazel Fell-Rayner on the challenges of campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sussex Bylines, 6 October 2020
Make Votes Matter! A Personal Perspective - Laurie Taylor on his experience with the FPTP voting system. West Country Bylines, 4 October 2020
Pushing for broader representation: What proportional representation could mean for Tottenham - Keith Hubbard on the benefits PR could bring to North London. Tottenham Community Press, October 2020
LETTER: We need a fairer voting system - letter by MVM supporter in the Ilkley Gazette, 1 October 2020
Q&A with Labour MP Clive Lewis - The UK’s political system doesn’t lend itself to cross-party cooperation, but that hasn’t stopped Labour MP Clive Lewis from crossing the aisle. Green World, 22 September 2020
The people, not parliament, should choose a new voting system - writes Stuart White, Associate Professor of Politics at Jesus College, Oxford. MVM campaign mentioned. openDemocracy, 21 September 2020
‘Labour for a New Democracy’ launches to push leadership on electoral reform - writes Andrew Kersley for Labour List, 19 September 2020.
Labour groups push for Keir Starmer to back proportional representation - Labour for a New Democracy project in the Independent, 19 September 2020.
Votes matter - Cllr Martin Peters’ letter on the upcoming action on Taunton High Street (12 September). Somerset County Gazette, 10 September 2020
Make Votes Matter: Inside The Campaign For Electoral Reform - Podcast interview with Co-Chief Executive Klina Jordan. The Bunker, 7 September 2020
Casting light on voting reform battle - Day of Action coverage. Fishponds Voice, September 2020
Campaigners call for voting system change - Day of Action coverage. Totnes Times, 3 September 2020
Campaigners demand democracy with Make Votes Matter rally in Bromsgrove - Day of Action coverage. Bromsgrove Standard, 29 August 2020
Stroud campaigners call for reform of electoral system - Day of Action coverage. Stroud News and Journal, 28 August 2020
Activists occupy car park in protest demanding voting changes - Day of Action coverage. The Argus, 28 August 2020
See our blog for more coverage of our #DemandDemocracy Day of Action, 25 August 2020
Peter Tatchell: Boris Johnson has no mandate for anything. It’s time for change. - op-ed mentioning Demand Democracy Day. 24 August 2020
‘We want fairer votes’: Campaigners take to the streets of Oxford - Day of Action coverage in Oxford. Oxford Mail, 24 August 2020
Campaigners demand changes to the first-past-the-post voting system in nationwide protests - Day of Action coverage. Morning Star, 23 August 2020
Gosport Make Votes Matter campaign group demands fairer voting system - Coverage of the Day of Action in Gosport. The News, 23 August 2020.
Voting shake-up campaigners protest in Hereford - Coverage of the Day of Action in Hereford. Ledbury Reporter, 22 August 2020
Demo for PR voting - Coverage of the Day of Action in Gosport and Fareham. The Globe, 22 August 2020
EuroDog on Democracy Day: make votes matter! - Day of Action coverage. West Country Bylines, 22 August 2020
Make Votes Matter New Forest campaigners call for reform of electoral system - Cllr David Harrison on the Day of Action. David Harrison, 22 August 2020
A proportional voting system is the first step in fixing our broken democracy - op-ed by Green Party peer Natalie Bennett mentioning the MVM Day of Action. PoliticsHome, 21 August 2020
Summertown protesters to call for voting reform - Coverage prior to Day of Action. Oxford Mail, 21 August 2020
‘Make Votes Matter’ event in Bromsgrove will call for ‘fairer voting system’ - Local news coverage of MVM Day of Action plans and interview with local organiser Dr David Nicholl. Bromsgrove Standard, 21 August 2020
Make Votes Matter - Geoff Hardman’s letter on the MVM campaign and our Day of Action. The Week In, 19 August 2020, Page 8
Ham&High letters: Food poverty, the Ponds, Covid testing, public spaces, voting and government - Letter mentioning MVM and the correlation between proportional systems and greater social/economic equality. Hampstead Highgate Express, 16 August 2020
Hundreds of party members are calling on Labour to back proportional representation - Sandy Martin’s article mentioning MVM campaign. LabourList, 7 August 2020
Countries with PR are more successful at reducing carbon emissions than majoritarian countries - MVM Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Klina Jordan’s article on PR and positive environmental outcomes. Green Liberal Democrats, 6 August 2020
Interview with Daniel Laycock - Campaigns Co-ordinator candidate for GPEx - Interview mentioning a call for further collaboration between the Greens and MVM in Bright Green, 2 August 2020
Interview with Julia Lagoutte - Publications coordinator candidate for GPEx - Interview mentioning MVM and the barriers of FPTP in Bright Green, 1 August 2020
Lewes campaigners call for reform of electoral system - Coverage of an MVM Lewes Action Day in the Sussex Express, 9 July 2020
Letter to the editor: Unfair voting system for BCP Council - Letter arguing for PR at local elections in the Bournemouth Echo, 9 July 2020
Government abandons boundary shakeup to cut number of MPs to 600 - MVM Co-Chief Executive Joe Sousek quoted in the Independent, 24 March, 2020
Readers' Letter: Electorate are losing faith in democracy - MVM campaign mentioned in the Southern Daily Echo, 16 March, 2020
The only way to a Labour victory may be a pact with the Lib Dems - Polly Toynbee Guardian column mentions MVM-commissioned polling of Labour members. 25 February, 2020
We need to talk about electoral reform - op ed by Labour’s Dawn Butler in Labour List which mentions MVM, 20 February, 2020
Labour leadership: Contenders urged to overhaul UK's ‘decaying’ electoral system and adopt proportional representation - The Independent, 18 February, 2020. Mentions MVM-commissioned polling of Labour members.
Let down by voting system - Letter mentioning MVM, Sittingbourne News, February 2020
Labour’s leadership contest will be a chance to seal electoral reform in Britain - MVM campaign mentioned in The Guardian, 15 January, 2020
If ever we needed Proportional Representation, this election proves it’s now! - Shout Out UK article by Owen Winter, Co-Founder of MVM, 6 January, 2020
7 ways to change British politics for the better in 2020 - MVM is at number 6, tackling the democratic crisis. Left Foot Forward, 2 January, 2020
Ethical New Year’s Resolutions 2020 - MVM’s campaign mentioned in Ethical Consumer’s article, 2 January, 2020
Rest, Recharge, Return - A message for anti-Brexit campaigners - MVM’s campaign mentioned in the New European, 19 December, 2019
Without proportional representation, there's no future for moderate politics in Brexit Britain - op-ed by Wera Hobhouse MP mentions Make Votes Matter, The Independent, 18 December, 2019
Labour members push for system change to end right-wing political dominance - coverage of MVM’s post election stunt and Labour polling, Canary, 18 December, 2019
Three-quarters of Labour members want party to back proportional representation - MVM’s polling and Co-Chief Executive Joe Sousek quoted in The Independent, 17 December, 2019
Natalie Bennett: Johnson won’t be able to keep his promises - MVM‘s change.org petition mentioned in Left Foot Forward, 17 December, 2019
Is it time to scrap the ‘first past the post’ electoral system? - Examiner Live, 11 December, 2019
Small parties urged to make proportional representation a red line for any coalition - Make Votes Matter’s Good Systems Agreement referenced in the Indepedent article, 10 December, 2019
It’s time for real change – and that means real change to our democracy - Clive Lewis writes in Labour list, 8 December, 2019
Make our voting system reflective - Totnes Times, 6 December, 2019
Electoral reform 'dangerously absent' from debate, say campaigners - the Guardian, 5 December, 2019
An overhaul of Westminster politics is long overdue - Guardian letters, 5 December, 2019
Two of three Chippenham candidates debate at Make Votes Matter hustings - This is Wiltshire, 3 December, 2019
The Rotten Election - article by Stuark Clark mentions Make Votes Matter, 2 December, 2019
Daily Mail podcast featuring MVM’s Co-Chief Executive Joe Sousek - 8mins in. 29 November, 2019
Forget about tactical voting and follow your heart in General Election - Yorkshire Post letters,
December’s general election must be the last in British history to use our failed voting system - Swindon Advertiser, 26 November, 2019
Pressure grows for Labour to back Proportional Representation ahead of crunch manifesto meeting - Left Foot Forward, 15 November, 2019
Labour should fight for electoral reform - Guardian, 14 November 2019
Tactical voting poll fuels electoral reform calls - HITC, 14 November 2019
Chippenham Group begs for votes to matter - Chippenham Gazette and Herald, 12 November 2019
Time for fairer votes - Brighton and Hove news, 8 November 2019
British politics is broken — and the electoral system is at the heart of it - article by Nick Barlow, 5 November 2019
A plan to fix Britain’s broken democracy - Guardian letter signed by MVM’s Klina Jordan, 4 November 2019
Proportional voting is fairer - letter from MVM supporter in Totnes Times, 18 October 2019
Campaign group beautifully takes the Tories down, with the words of a Conservative icon - the Canary, 2 October 2019
The value in voting, time to change the system? The Real Agenda podcast with Tom Burgess, featuring Klina Jordan from Make Votes Matter
What’s on today at Labour conference - MVM’s fringe event listed in The Spectator, 22 September 2019
Proportional Representation is a must - Totnes Times, 16 August 2019
UK voting system driving inequality, warns report backed by leading academics - London Loves Business, 16 August 2019
200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Labour must fight for democratic equality - Left Foot Forward, 16 August 2019
Push for ‘real reform’ honours pro-democracy protesters massacred in Manchester 200 years ago - The Canary, 16 August 2019
Peterloo led eventually to electoral democracy – but there’s one big bit of unfinished business - openDemocracy, 16 August 2019
Letter about the Peterloo Massacre - Warrington Guardian, 15 August 2019
Changing voting to vote for change - The Overtake, 5 August 2019
Salford prepares for two Peterloo anniversary marches - Salford Star, 5 August 2019
TV should focus on the grass roots - Western Morning News, 31 July 2019
Is our current voting system fair? 50 Exmouth reisdents say no - Exmouth Journal, 21 July 2019
Gazette letters: End first past the post, social housing needed and new prime minister - Hackney Gazette, 20 July 2019
U.K. Voters’ Frustration High as 99% Are Sidelined in Prime Minister Election - New York Times, 20 July 2019
COMMENT: Is the mood growing for a reboot of politics? - The News, Portsmouth, 19 July 2019
Here's how Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham's politics would look under proportional representation - The News, Portsmouth, 17 July 2019
Campaign on voting system - Cornish Times, 12 July 2019
Bridport joins national Demand Democracy Day - Bridport & Lyme Regis News, 11 July 2019
Greens to ask members about whether to join new Remain alliance campaign Left Foot Forward, 10 July, 2019
Residents demand democracy in West Sussex Mid Sussex Times, 9 July 2019
Is First-Past-The-Post reform a conversation worth having? The Telegraph, 6 July 2019
A fresh start for British Democracy Liberal Democrats, 5 July 2019
LETTER: Time for Rory Stewart's constituents to demand vote that counts West Morland Gazette, 5 July 2019
The next big shift in British politics has started Green World, 5 July 2019
Sir Vince Cable MP: Elections must be about everyone, not just a few swing-voters in a handful of marginal seats Politics Home, 3 July 2019
Collaboration to change current UK voting system Government Business, 3 July 2019
Resentment of the system is building – we need urgent electoral change by Tommy Sheppard, The National, 3 July 2019
Alliance calls for voting reforms to fix 'failing' system Local Gov, 3July 2019
Find out how to make your vote matter Cornish Times, 3 July 2019
Tommy Sheppard MP on the launch of Make Votes Matter's cross-party agreement on voting reform All Out Politics with Adam Boulton on Sky News, 2 July 2019
SNP sign cross-party Make Votes Matter pact to change voting system The National, 2 July 2019
As a Tory MP, I know we'll never restore trust in politics until we ditch First Past the Post Derek Thomas comment piece, The Telegraph, 2 July 2019
The voting system is so broken that the Brexit Party, Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru are joining forces to replace it Liz Saville-Roberts comment piece, The Independent, 2 July 2019
Greens back Good Systems Agreement on constitutional reform Green Party, 2 July 2019
Brexit Party joins cross-party alliance for voting reform BBC online, 2 July 2019
For fairness vote against first past the post elections Stephen Kinnock comment piece, The Times, 2 July 2019
Brexit Party teams up with Lib Dems to call for major shake-up of UK voting system Politics Home, 2 July 2019
Brexit Party and Lib Dems team up to support electoral reform Mark Pack, 2 July 2019
Residents join campaign for reforms to 'undemocratic' electoral system Sutton & Croydon Guardian, 2 July 2019
The cross-party launch of the Good Systems Agreement hopes to revolutionise UK politics The Alternative UK, 1 July 2019
Finchley residents will take part in day of action for Proportional Representation vote Hendon & Finchley Times, 1 July 2019
Islanders invited to take part in ‘Demand Democracy Day’ News for the Isle of Wight, 1 July 2019
Demand Democracy Day: Why I’m demanding radical change to our crude voting system by Daniel Johnson at Make Votes Matter for Shout Out UK, 30 June 2019
Harringay residents join call to Make Votes Matter Harringay online, 30 June 2019
Thanet Community news: Seaside shuffling, ping pong fun and plenty to celebrate The Isle of Thanet news, 30 June 2019
Gazette letters: Elections, You Are Not Alone project and Old Street junctions Islington Gazette, 29 June 2019
First Past the Post just not working letter, Bath Chronicle, 27 June 2019
Debate: will a PR model provide the desired political system? - Owen Winter gives his views on this issue in the ICAEW’s Economia, 3 June 2019
Why British politics is so messed up and in need of a radical overhaul - Klina Jordan talks to the Canary, 22 May 2019
How England’s electoral system is silencing green voices - Left Foot Forward, 10 May 2019
The Week in Westminster - BBC Radio 4, 27 April 2019 features a discussion about the PR, First Past the Post and the Constitution Society Report, 7 mins in.
MVM’s Klina Jordan on activism and creating a fairer political system for all - the Do Good Podcast, April 2019
Should first-past-the-post be scrapped? - The Week, 24 April 2019
New report says Britain’s voting system is boosting ‘extreme voices’ - The Canary, 23 April 2019
First past the post abets extreme politics, says thinktank - The Guardian, 23 April 2019 linked to MVM media release
How the Tories have been handed hundreds of council seats… long before polling day - Labour MP Stephen Kinnock mentions the need for parties to work with Make Votes Matter to champion Proportional Representation. Labour List, 19 April 2019
Faiza Shaheen and Klina Jordan talk Proportional Representation - FUBAR Radio, 12 April 2019
Should Labour back electoral reform? Yes – consider “the spoiler effect” - Labour List, 8 April 2019
Extinction Rebellion protesters are getting arrested because our political system has left them no choice - MVM’s Klina Jordan tells The Independent, 17 April 2019
It’s no wonder people feel voiceless - Comment piece by MVM ambassador David Wheeler, Left Foot Forward, 5 April 2019
Voting system must change to aid democracy - Gloucestershire Echo, 28 March 2019
The problem isn’t how MPs vote, it’s how we vote for them - Left Foot Forward, 27 March 2019
Letter: Chaos at play - Warrington Guardian, 27 March 2019
Letter: People’s disillusionment with politics and politicians is reflected in voter turnout - Craven Herald, 14 March 2019
Natalie Bennett: Why Independents and their rebel alliance will only succeed if there’s electoral reform - Yorkshire Post, 22 February 2019
The Independent Group won’t succeed unless it supports electoral reform – here’s why - The Independent, 21 February 2019
Why does Labour like First-Past-the-Post? - Labour List, 16 February 2019
Democratic reform and climate change - Ecologist, 1 February 2019
The revolution now possble - Alternative Editorial, 20 January 2019
How electoral systems can transform climate policy - Anthroposphere, The Oxford Climate Review, 30 December 2018
John Cleese stars in animation about the state of British democracy - openDemocracy, 21 December 2018
Why our media is wrong to say Proportional Representation helps the extreme right - openDemocracy, 12 October 2018
Electoral reform is politics for the many - Morning Star, 22 September 2018
Why is the Labour Party machine ignoring members on voting reform? - LabourList, 20 September 2018
Westminster’s democracy is crumbling. Trade unionists must lead the charge to fix it - Red Pepper, 17 September 2018
Make Votes Matter in the Probation & Family Courts, NAPO Magazine, 11 September 2018
Conservatives accused of trying to 'rig next election' as analysis shows boundary changes will disproportionately benefit them - The Independent, 31 July 2018
Democracy on the streets - Dawlish Gazette & Teignmouth News, 16 July 2018
Tommy Sheppard MP: The UK is not a democratic country - The Scotsman, 10 July 2018
How the Tories 'rigged' the political system to their advantage, just in time for National Democracy Week: 'National Democracy Week? They must be joking', says Green co-leader Caroline Lucas - The Mirror, 6 July 2018
Group aims to persuade local MP - This Is Wiltshire, 6 July 2019
Less Than a Third of Adults Believe Britain’s Democracy is Worth Celebrating - Huffington Post, 5 July 2018
To honour campaigners of old, challenge injustices of today - Open Democracy UK, 4 July 2018
Wales is updating its democracy: Why does Westminster refuse to? - Western Mail
MPs unite to demand Britain's 'unjust' first past the post voting system is scrapped - The Mirror, 3 July 2018
Public want electoral reform to make their votes count, poll finds - Sunderland Echo, 1 July 2018
See our blog for coverage of #DemandDemocracyDay, 1 July 2018
OPINION: the voting system is broken, it’s time for change - The Bristol Cable, 30 June 2018
Petition Calls for Proportional Representation - News From Crystal Palace, 29 June 2018
Meet the movement: Make Votes Matter and the fight for proportional representation - Palatinate, 16 June 2018
Proportional Representation, Freedom of Speech and an English Parliament - Economic Voice, 9 June 2018
What of democracy for England post-Brexit - Economic Voice, 15 May 2018
MPs urged to support calls for vote reform - Worcester Observer, 8 May 2018
Make your vote really matter - South Hams Gazette, 3 May 2018
Ahead of the local elections, Yanis Varoufakis points out a major flaw in Britain’s system - The Canary, 1 May 2018
Letter: Time for a cleaner more democratic form of local politics in Rochdale - Rochdale Online, 27 April 2018 (archive)
Campaigners aim to alter voting system - Totnes Times
Residents call on Chingford MP to reform UK voting - East London and West Essex Guardian Series, 10 April 2018
First past the post leaves UK elections uniquely vulnerable to data hijack - The Guardian, 6 April 2018
Britain warned it could face another Cambridge Analytica scandal come general election time - The Canary, 23 March 2018
First Past The Post Is An Open Invitation To Malicious Online Interference - Huffington Post, 22 March 2018
The time has come for voting reform - Waltham Forest Echo, 19 March 2018
Call for voting reform to wipe out Town Hall ‘super-majority’ - Islington Tribune, 16 March 2018
Six incredible women changing Britain as International Women's Day is celebrated around the world - The Mirror, 8 March 2018
Proportional Representation Is Doing Its Job In Germany - Huffington Post, 5 March 2018
The Case for Proportional Representation - Oxford University Labour Club, 22 February 2018
See our blog for more coverage of #Hungry4Democracy, 12 February 2018
Hungry 4 Democracy: the case for PR - Molly Scott Cato MEP - BBC Spotlight South West, 7 February 2018
Stephen Kinnock speaks up for electoral reform #Hungry4Democracy - BBC Daily Politics, 6 February 2018
Mary Honeyball and I are fasting today in the European Parliament for proportional representation to #makevotesmatter - Molly Scott Cato
7 reasons why proportional representation is a feminist issue - New Statesman, 6 February 2018
Why I’m Going #Hungry4Democracy - Huffington Post, 6 February 2018
British democracy is failing. Let's finish the suffragettes' job - The Guardian, 6 February 2018
Natalie Bennett: Equal rights for women should also mean equal votes - Yorkshire Post, 6 February 2018
UK group leads hunger strike to demand proportional representation - FairVote, 5 February
Stephen Kinnock: Why I’m fasting today to help end first-past-the-post - LabourList, 5 February 2018
All Major Parties - Labour Included - Have Been Tiptoeing Around Electoral Reform For Too Long - Huffington Post, 5 February
Two Welsh MPs will not eat for a day to commemorate the women who won the vote - Wales Online, 2 February
Letter: for Proportional Representation for elections - Rochdale Online, 2 February 2018
Proportional representation campaigners to hold Penarth meeting - Glamorgan Gem, 1 February 2018
Hungry for democracy? These pro-PR campaigners certainly are - HITC, 31 January
Sal Brinton writes: Hungry for Democracy? - Liberal Democrat Voice, 31 January 2018
Campaigners promise 'this is just the start' of fight to change voting system - East London and West Essex Guardian Series, 30 January 2018
Make Votes Matter establishes a local presence - Hastings Online Times, 29 November 2017
MP pulled out of political voting debate - Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, 1 November 2017
Group lobbies Chichester MP over electoral reform - Chichester Observer, 1 November 2017
Opposing voting reform 'selfish' and 'immoral' - BBC, 31 October 2017
Caroline Lucas Schools Tory On What Churchill Thought Of Voting Reform - Huffington Post, 30 October 2017
Brighton MP calls for Labour support ahead of Commons debate on proportional representation - Brighton and Hove News, 30 October 2017
UK parliament to debate replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation - International Business Times UK, 27 October 2017
Debate on electoral reform to be held tonight - Gazette & Herald, 26 October 2017
Electoral reform campaigners to hold public meeting in Stroud - Stroud News and Journal, 11 October 2017
Electoral plea - Warrington Guardian, 5 October 2017
A plan is about to be unveiled at the Labour conference which could catapult Corbyn into Number 10 - The Canary, 24 September 2017
Scottish may be the key to UK electoral reform - On Elections, 30 August 2017
The left stands for the many – so we must embrace proportional representation - LabourList, 15 August 2017
Big names heading to pro-proportional representation Manchester rally - HITC, 11 August 2017
Interview with Owen Winter - co-founder and Spokesperson of Make Votes Matter - Ryan Hillback, 2 August 2017
Ditching first-past-the-post really would be ‘taking back control’ - Guardian, 1 August 2017
The Next General Election Must Be About Voting Reform - Huffington Post (broken link)
7 important legacies of the coalition government - HITC
Make Votes Matter campaign for voting reform gathers pace after election - Independent, 19 June 2017
Most voters backed parties to the left of the Tories - so why are the losers in power? - New Statesman, 14 June 2017
Election Notebook - Open Democracy UK, 7 June 2017
Electoral Reform is a feminist issue - Open Democracy 50.50, 7 June 2017
Heated hustings gives Bradford on Avon residents an insight into plans of prospective MPs - Wiltshire Times, 31 May 2017
Labour eyes proportional representation as party's elections minister backs voting shake-up - Independent, 4 May 2017
Let's talk about the UK's broken voting system - BuzzFeed (broken link)
Teen behind electoral reform petition says votes are 'wasted' - RT UK (youtube), 27 April 2017
Head to Head: First Past The Post - Talk Politics, 26 April 2017
General election 2017: ‘This is the first time I can vote – and it will be wasted’ - iNews, 25 April 2017
Democratic Rumbles in Richmond - Richmond and Twickenham Times, 16 March 2017
What the UK Greens can learn from the Dutch elections - New Statesman, 16 March 2017
1,500 Cornish People Demand Proportional Voting System as Petition Hits 100,000 Nationwide - CornishStuff, 16 March 2017
The government may now be forced to debate one of the UK’s hottest topics - The Canary, 15 March 2017 (archive)
MPs set to debate changing Britain’s voting system to proportional representation - Independent, 15 March 2017
MPs Will Now Debate Proportional Representation In Parliament - Here’s A Handy Set Of Prompts To Help Them Out - Huffington Post, 15 March 2017
Proportional representation must not be replaced - London Assembly, 8 March 2017
Demand For Electoral Reform Going Strong As Petition Surges Towards 100,000 - Huffington Post, 6 March 2017
Chippenham campaigners look for political change - Gazette & Herald, 14 February 2017
Tory and Labour MPs gang up in bid to strip London Assembly of PR voting system - Independent, 23 December 2016
We Asked Young UKIP Members How to Keep Their Party Relevant - Vice, 5 December 2016
MPs launch new push to change Britain's voting system to proportional representation - Independent, 26 October 2016
UKIP Backs Renewed Push for Proportional Representation Voting After Brexit Vote - Breitbart, 26 October 2016
Tory MP says boundary review will not fix Britain's broken voting system – and only PR will - Independent, 3 October 2016
Labour supporters queue around the block to hear about proportional representation - Independent, 28 September 2016
MPs reject bill to change Britain's voting system to proportional representation - Independent, 20 July 2016
MPs reject Caroline Lucas' proportional representation bill - Politics Home, 20 July 2016
The Current Meltdown in Our Political System Is a Symptom of Our Broken Voting System - Huffington Post, 19 July 2016
Nigel Farage calls for snap general election to be held under proportional representation - Independent, 1 July 2016
Cornwall's Owen is named as one to watch in national list of the "New Radicals" - West Briton (broken link)
A Brexit Vote Would Put This Government on Thin Ice; Calling a Proportional General Election Would be Cameron’s Only Option - Huffington Post, 20 June 2016
Why won’t this minister reply to half a million people demanding electoral reform? - Left Foot Forward, 13 June 2016
Sal Brinton writes… My speech to the Demo for Democracy - Liberal Democrat Voice, 8 May 2016
Zeichner backs electoral reform - Varsity, 7 May 2016
John McDonnell calls on Labour to back proportional representation - Independent, 7 May 2016
There is an anti-Tory majority in Britain but we're struggling to hear it – is it time for electoral reform? - Independent, 6 May 2016
Labour MPs call on Jeremy Corbyn to back proportional representation in UK - Independent, 5 May 2016
Corbyn urged to get behind Westminster voting change - The National, 16 April 2016
Our Voting System Isn’t Just Unfair - it’s Tearing Our Country Apart - Huffington Post, 6 April 2016
We (Still) Want Proportional Representation! An Open Letter to John Penrose MP - Huffington Post, 5 April 2016
Golden opportunity to change - Dorset Echo, 29 February 2016
Social media and activism essential to reform outdated electoral system at national, local levels - Diane James website (broken link)
SNP, Green Party and Plaid Cymru discuss voting alliance to defeat Tories - Independent, 28 February 2016
Electoral reform conference kicks off cross-party push for PR - Electoral Reform Society, 20 February 2016 (broken link)
Cross-party support for PR - Tribune Magazine, 22 February 2016
Voting reform first stop Cambridge - Unlock Democracy, 15 February 2016
Russia Today 7pm News - Russia Today (Youtube), 15 February 2016
We need change, and this landmark event brings electoral reform a step closer - The Canary, 13 February 2016
Voting reform - all in it together - Unlock Democracy, 11 February 2016
Interview with Owen and Katie Ghose - BBC Radio Cornwall, 10 February 2016 (broken link)
Voting System Deemed Unfair - The Wave, 9 February 2016
Diane James calls for Electoral Reform - UKIP website, 9 February 20
MPs from seven parties unite to begin electoral reform campaign - Guardian, 8 February 2016
Labour MPs set to lead All-Party Parliamentary Group on Proportional Representation - Labour List, 8 February 2016
MPs join multi-party drive to promote PR - Guardian (print), 8 February 2016
MPs and activists will seek to jump-start the campaign for proportional representation with a conference in London on Monday intended to mobilise support for electoral reform - HITC Politics, 8 February 2016
MPs from different parties have been making the case for electoral reform - Guardian Politics Live, 8 February 2016
Proportional Representation - Chuka Umunna website (archive)
We Need to Get Together to Deliver Electoral Reform - Huffington Post, February 2016
Britain's political system will stay broken without proportional representation, Chuka Umunna warns - Independent, 8 February 2016
Electoral reform: Labour, SNP, Ukip and Lib Dems to campaign for proportional representation - Independent, 7 February 2016
Leading figures from major parties unite to secure electoral reform by 2021 - Electoral Reform Society broken
Leading Figures from Major Parties Unite to Secure Electoral Reform by 2021 - Blue&Green Tomorrow, 5 February 2016
Cross-party alliance draws up plan to secure proportional representation 'by 2021' - Independent, 4 February 2016
A fair voting system is a human right - London rally - Peter Tatchell Foundation, 27 July 2015
MVM local groups in the media
Let's make 2024 the year for much-needed voting reform, MVM supporter Frank O’Gorman writes into the Alton Herald, 8 January 2024
It's time for our democracy to catch up with the times, MVM supporter Sally Pillinger writes into the Frome Times, 4 January 2024
It’s time for urgent action, MVM supporter Penny Freeman writes into the Chichester Advertiser, 4 January 2024
Perceived lack of honesty in politics, MVM supporter E. Welch writes into the Staffordshire Newsletter, 3 January 2024
Electoral reform needed, MVM supporter Greg Brown writes into their local paper, 24 December 2023
Reader’s letter: Fairer voting system needed, MVM supporter S Dando writes into the Newark Advertiser, 24 December 2023
I'm writing to show support for Proportional Representation, MVM supporter Ian Border writes into the Salisbury Journal, 19 December 2023
Politics isn’t working - we need PR in the UK, MVM supporter Sue Lister writes into York Press, 18 December 2023
Labour should do the right thing, MVM Warrington and North Cheshire group leader, Andy Watson, in Warrington Guardian, 26 Oct 2023
Two of your correspondents could help boost the ‘Councils for PR’ campaign, MVM North London’s Charlotte Blake in Camden New Journal, 24 Aug 2023
The FPTP system needs to change, MVM North London’s Susan Roebuck in Camden New Journal, 24 Aug 2023
Electoral system is clearly busted, MVM North London’s Trevor O’Farrell trails Sort The System in Camden New Journal, 18 May 2023
Letter: Growing desire from residents for proportional representation, Warrington Guardian, 18 May 2023
Make Votes Matters campaigners seek support for Proportional Representation, Warrington Worldwide, 15 May 2023
Letter to the editor, MVM South Hampshire’s Sally Yalden makes the case for PR for local elections in the Hampshire Chronicle, 12 May 2023
Clarification please, Sir Keir, MVM North London’s Barry Edwards questions the consistency of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s statements on PR in the Islington Tribune, 11 May 2023
International Women’s Day: How Manchester walked the walk to celebrate, Mancunian Matters, 8 March 2023
Call to ‘make votes matter’, Westmorland Gazette, 1 December 2022
Make Votes Matter send a message to Westminster, North West Bylines, 30 November 2022
MP Tim Farron backs North West campaign group seeking electoral reform, Cumbria Crack, 26 November 2022
Campaigners “Make Votes Matter” seek electoral reform, Warrington Worldwide, 5 September 2022
Vote-changing lobby takes to Worcester's streets to pick up local support, Worcester Observer, 19 August 2022
Get Moving for PR: In the Footsteps of Suffrage Women, West England Bylines, 18 July 2022
In It For the Long Haul - Walking to Make Votes Matter, UK Hill Walking, 4 July 2022
Campaigners recreate part of the route of the Great Pilgrimage of 1913 to “make votes matter”, Hampshire Chronicle, 21 June 2022
Islington marchers call for reform to UK voting system, Islington Gazette, 17 June 2022
Fairer votes march to celebrate historic suffragette pilgrimage, Totnes Times, 14 June 2022
Democracy campaigners recreate Eastleigh suffragette walk, Eastleigh News, 14 June 2022
Warrington campaigners hit the Golden Square this weekend, Warrington Guardian, 13 June 2022
Preston People's Choir serenades voting reform rally in Winckley Square in Preston, Lancashire Post, 13 June 2022
Systems to improve voting, Islington Tribune, 10 June 2022
FPTP is a political bully’s charter, Camden New Journal, 9 June 2022
Make Votes Matter campaign arrives in Kendal, Westmorland Gazette, 9 June 2022
MVM North Lancashire on BBC North West Tonight, 8 June 2022
Campaigners follow in footsteps of women's rights marchers more than 100 years ago, ITV News, 7 June 2022
Cumbria and Lancashire march to honour 1913 Great Pilgrimage march for votes for women, the North West Evening Mail, 28 May 2022
Hampshire campaigners call for proportional representation in House of Commons - what proportional representation is and what it achieves, Portsmouth News, 23 May 2022
Six-day walk in suffragists’ footsteps from Grasmere to Preston via Lancaster will highlight bid for fairer voting system, Lancaster Guardian, 17 May 2022
Campaign group holds stall in town to promote how it thinks voting should be changed Romsey Advertiser, 1 May 2022
Cumbrian branches of Make Votes Matter to walk from Grasmere to Preston, Westmorland Gazette, 1 May 2022
Haringey activists protest against elections bill Haringey Community Press, 18 March 2022
Campaigners want to change electoral system Warrington Worldwide, 16 March 2022
South Lakeland Make Votes Matter members hold event in Kendal The Westmorland Gazette, 28 February 2022
South Lakeland Make Votes Matter members to hold event in Kendal The Westmorland Gazette, 25 February 2022
Election Bill protesters take to the street Kingsbridge & Salcombe Gazette, 16 February 2022
Activists join ‘sinister’ elections bill protest Cambrian News, 15 February 2022
Let's restore democracy to our land by making every vote count MVM campaigner Georgie Sale in The Northern Echo, 12 February 2022
Greens join cross-party protest against ‘terrible’ election reform plans Stroud Green Party, 8 February 2022
Roads BLOCKED and dancing in the Arndale on day of protest in city centre MVM Manchester mentioned in Manchester Evening News, 5 February 2022
Cambs Make Votes Matter campaigners call for Proportional Representation East Anglia Bylines, 17 December 2021
PR messages for Sir Keir MVM North London’s delivery of postcards to Keir Starmer’s constituency office in the Camden New Journal, 17 September 2021
Hackney protesters bang drum for a better voting system Hackney Citizen, 9 August 2021
PR campaigners make a noise Cambridge Independent, 4 August 2021
Lewes campaigners call for Proportional Representation during national day of action MVM Lewes in the Sussex Express, 3 August 2021
Protesters campaigning for voting reform gathered in Cambridge as part of a national Make Votes Matter day of action East Anglia Bylines, 3 August 2021
Action Day held in Piccadilly Gardens Mancunian Matters, 2 August 2021
Make a noise for proportional representation! Hastings Online Times, 2 August 2021
Hundreds back call for 'fair' votes Summer day of action coverage, York Press, 2 August 2021
Campaigners oppose plans to change voting system for Tower Hamlets mayor Summer day of action coverage, East London Advertiser, 2 August 2021
MVM Lewes member Vic Lent interviewed on BBC Radio Sussex talking about #MakeNoiseForPR, 2 August 2021
Wanstead and Havering residents 'make noise' for proportional representation Summer day of action coverage, Romford Recorder, 2 August 2021
Lancaster residents join call to 'make noise for proportional representation' Lancaster Guardian reports on #MakeNoiseForPR, 2 August 2021
Campaigners in Harrogate call for change to ‘unequal’ voting system The Stray Ferret, 1 August 2021
LETTER: Make Votes Matter in Taunton town centre TODAY Summer day of action coverage, Somerset County Gazette, 31 July 2021
Hackney residents plan to make noise for more representative voting systems Hackney Gazette, 30 July 2021
Campaigners in to ‘make a noise’ for a PR change MVM York in the Gazette & Herald, 30 July 2021
Campaigners highlighting wasted votes in general election in Wigan Wigan Today, 30 July 2021
Letter on electoral reform from MVM North London Chair David Brown Ham and High, 29 July 2021
Cumbrian campaigners to ‘make a noise’ in Lancaster to change to proportional representation Details of MVM North Lancashire’s interactive street stall for the ‘Make Noise for PR’ Action Day. Westmorland Gazette. 27 July 2021
Make Noise for PR! Make Votes Matter Summer Day of Action in Totnes MVM supporter calls on local residents to join the street stall in Totnes on Saturday 31st July, West Country Bylines. 26 July 2021
'Our first-past-the-post voting system doesn't add up' Letter mentions MVM’s campaign, Worcester News, 12 July 2021
Letter: First past the post system 'truly undemocratic' Letter in The Bolton News, 7 July 2021
Letter on boundary changes and PR Totnes Times, 17 June 2021
So what happened to our democracy? Bishop’s Stortford Independent, 10 June 2021
The case for PR, letter Ringwood and Fordingbridge News, 7 June 2021
New Forest Labour, Lib Dems and Greens call to axe first-past-the-post elections system Lymington Times, 1 June 2021
New Forest Labour, Lib Dems and Greens call to axe first-past-the-post elections system MVM campaign mentioned in the New Milton Advertiser. 1 June 2021
Letter to the editor: Make Votes Matter MVM supporter Barbara Czoch’s letter published by Byline Times, 19 May 2021
Campaigners calling for voting reform Make Votes Matter Totnes protest in Totnes on Super Thursday, 18 May 2021
A One-Party Race? A look at the voting systems in Manchester. Emma Knaggs, Grassroots Director at MVM, interviewed in Mancunian Matters, 17 May 2021
Petition launched against Priti Patel’s first-past-the-post plan Surrinder Chera, MVM Hastings group leader quoted in Hastings online Times, May 2021
Bath MP supports petition to not change the voting system Make Votes Matter has launched a petition. In Your Area Bath, 13 May 2021
As parliament reopens, the government moves to undermine our democracy MVM Grassroots Director, Emma Knaggs, quoted in the Yorkshire Byline Times, 10 May 2021
Emanuel School welcomes back former student after 50 years - MVM Totnes group leader gives talk at old school, Wandsworth Guardian, 28 April 2021
Majority of Herts County Council candidates in East Herts support proportional representation - survey by MVM East Herts, Bishop’s Stortford Independent, 3 May 2021
Are local elections democractic? MVM Manchester’s Abbie Jones interviewed about electoral reform. Bylines Podcast Network - 26 April 2021
Say no to First Past the polls - MVM North London met with a representative from Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn’s office to discuss PR. Islington Tribune, 26 March 2021.
MP backs calls for chage to voting system - MVM Bath’s Equal Votes Lobby, Bath Chronicle. 25 March 2021
Poplar's MP lobbied by voters to scrap 'first past post' elections - East London Advertiser, 19 March 2021. MVM East London.
Campaign to make your vote matter with new group - Bishop’s Stortford Independent, 11 March 2021
Electoral reform group launched - New MVM East Herts group featured in Saffron Walden Reporter. 9 March 2021
Politics is in crisis because of voting system - Letter by MVM campaigners in Stroud. Stroud News & Journal, 8 March 2021
Barnstaple spearheads campaign to shake-up voting system - MVM campaign mentioned. In Your Area, 3 March 2021
‘Governing Cornwall in the 21st Century’ - Make Votes Matter Cornwall and the Cornish Constitutional Convention hosted a webinar, featuring Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives, to discuss how Cornwall can be better represented in the UK political system Cornish Stuff, 23 February 2021.
‘New campaign group want to change voting system’ - Campaigners from Sefton and West Lancs are joining forces to form a new local group dedicated to campaigning for Proportional Representation. Champion newspapers, January 2021.
‘Online meeting for vote change’ - THIRSK & Malton Green Party meeting on Proportional Representation with Laura Vinton representing Make Votes Matter. Gazette and Herald, 29 January 2021.
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