Hey folks! I'm looking for examples of elected officials and people running for office who have accounts on the fediverse.

Know of one? Please let me know! Boosts appreciated

#USPol #CanPoli #UKPol

Apparently the Tories are having difficulty raising money for essentials.

Welcome to our world, fuckers!

#UKPol #UKPolitics #GeneralElection #GE2024

Sunak is now almost literally role playing the plot of Starship Troopers ... "We need you all. Service guarantees citizenship"

"Would you like to know more?"

#UK #UKPol #UKPolitics #UKPol #GE2024 #GeneralElection #Sunak #GTTO

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I was waiting for this:

Cassetteboy - Tory-Zero (Rishi's Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLNplSslWEg #ukpol

Cassetteboy - Tory-Zero (Rishi's Version)

If you'd like to buy us a drink to celebrate with on July 5th, you can support us at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy , we really appreciate it

^YouTube

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If you're not sure about if you have valid ID for getting to vote (because of the Tories bullshit voter supression laws), then just apply for a postal vote.

Then you can vote against the Tories with ease.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

#UKPol #UKPolitics #GeneralElection #GE2024 #FuckTheTories

Apply for a postal vote

Use this service to apply for a postal vote in, general elections and other UK Parliamentary elections, local elections in England (including mayors), Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales, referendums and MP recall petitions.

^{Government Digital Service (GOV.UK)}

Well the Patriarchal UK Media may be ignoring it but Mastodon is a buzz with Sandi Toksvig's "Women's Equality Party" taking their first councillor in Basingstoke, on more than 60% of the vote!
Congratulations to Stacy Hart

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-05-03/local-elections-2024-results-in-the-south-east-south-and-thames-valley

#UKPOL #UKpolitics #WEP #LocalElections2024

London Mayor #news : Count Binface beats 'Britain First' immigration candidate.

Count Binface, the satirical political candidate, has beaten Britain First’s (anti) immigration candidate Nick Scanlon in the London Mayoral election.

Binface notched up 24,260 votes, against Scanlon’s 20,519.
#ukpol
Well done @CountBinface

https://www.cityam.com/london-mayoral-election-count-binface-ahead-of-britain-first-immigration-candidate/

London Mayor: Count Binface beats 'Britain First' immigration candidate

Count Binface trumped Britain First's anti-immigration candidate Nick Scanlon in the London Mayoral election.

^{Guy Taylor (CityAM)}

One of the few openly Anti-Fascist voices in uk politics, and he has to wear a bin on his head for the Media to pay him attention.

#London #LondonMayoralElection #CountBinface #Ukpolitics #UKpol

The Tories will just write a new law saying 'climate change is safe, actually', just like they did with Rwanda, despite also there being told, internally, the opposite.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68947242

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Tories #ukpol

Government defeated in High Court over climate plans

Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.

^{By Esme Stallard (BBC News)}