Hi John,


Hope you had a great weekend! I’m just following up on Mark’s email from last week.


2024 was a huge year for British democracy, but 2025 is shaping up to be even bigger.


We’ve seen a foreign billionaire, Elon Musk, amplify right-wing conspiracy theories on his social media platform that translated into racially-charged riots last summer. We’ve seen the US far-right threatening to annex Canada and “liberate Britain.” We’ve seen trust in government fall further than ever before, reflecting a deep unease with the state of politics today.


But at the same time, we’ve also seen people take a bold stand against conspiracies and hate. A resounding, positive shift in the public’s willingness to confront our broken political system. We’ve brought well over 100 Parliamentarians to the table, building a powerful new force calling for the restoration of our democratic system.


We have a once in a generation opportunity to achieve Proportional Representation, eliminate dark money from our politics, and counter disinformation in the public debate.


But we can only do it with your help.


Please could you help today by donating ÂŁ20.25 to help ensure we start the year as we mean to go on?

Together, we’ll upgrade our democracy, and stop the likes of Nigel Farage and Elon Musk’s from taking advantage of a broken system. This is the only way we will see concrete and lasting change on the big issues of our time.


Thank you so much for your continued support!


Best,


Matt Gallagher

Communications Officer

Open Britain



---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Mark Kieran
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 at 17:01
Subject: 💥 Help us Mark the Beginning of a New Era in Politics
To: <[email protected]>

Happy New Year John,


I hope you’ve had a restful and reflective holiday period. As we kick off 2025 and the next big phase of our work begins, I have an important ask for you.


The coming months are going to be crucial for Open Britain and our friends in the democracy sector. We’re ramping up to launch a major communications effort, to expand our important work in Parliament, and to build a movement that can put pressure on Keir Starmer to finally take action.


We’ve never been closer to achieving the goals of the APPG for Fair Elections: A National Commission for Electoral Reform. Fixing broken campaign laws. Addressing the widespread and harmful disinformation that’s eroding public debate. This year, we have the opportunity to finally restore trust in our political system.


But we’re a small, lean organisation, and we rely on grassroots donations. That style of fundraising has its benefits – it keeps us independent. We’re accountable only to our large network of supporters, and never beholden to the whims of powerful benefactors. While we’ve been able to make great use of your generous support so far, we rely on this community to continue bolstering our efforts and building on this momentum.


To mark the beginning of this new era in politics, we’re asking all of our supporters if they can spare a one-off £20.25 to help us not just stay afloat this year, but to thrive. Your donations pay for additional design and communications staff, for additional Parliamentary outreach, for events with MPs and digital campaigns that all push us closer towards those fundamental goals. Can you spare £20.25?

If you’re committed to this democracy movement and you want to play a role in building this movement up long-term, please consider becoming a regular donor.


While one-off donations are greatly appreciated, regular support means that we can focus even more on with the important work of fighting for a fairer, and more functional, politics.

Our entire team extends their warmest new years wishes, and thanks you again for playing a role in this historic campaign. 2025 is going to be a critical year for us, and we’re glad to have you standing with us at this important moment.

Many thanks and all the very best,


Mark


Mark Kieran

CEO, Open Britain