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   Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Monday, 23-Feb-2026 14:07:38 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

   Perhaps unsurprisingly given the bookies' odds, tactical voting advice (now going online) for the Gorton & Denton by-election is focussing on voting Green (Hannah Spencer) as the best route to block a win by ReformUK Ltd.

   This is exactly what Labour fears; as the Green Parties (of England & Wales, and Scottish) become the best route for tactical voters, their support will start to consolidate more widely sapping Labour's remaining support.

   #GortonAndDenton #politics
   https://stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-and-denton

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     Andy Dearden (andydearden@mastodon.green)'s status on Monday, 23-Feb-2026 14:07:35 JST Andy Dearden

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     • Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

     @TimWardCam @ChrisMayLA6 It's worth noting how these parties actually handle their internal elections. Labour use AV for candidate selection. Greens use STV for candidate selection and multi-seat committees, and always include RON (re-open nominations) as an option. Green commitment to PR is actually baked in at a very foundational level.

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     Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE (timwardcam@c.im)'s status on Monday, 23-Feb-2026 14:07:37 JST Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

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     @ChrisMayLA6 And if one day the Greens win power ...

     ... they will suddenly realise that FPTP isn't so bad after all, and that in fact voting reform is a long way down their priority list.

     Kermode repeated this.