Mark Kieran · [email protected]

August 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM

⭐ We have a real opportunity to change how Britain votes

[link removed] [link removed] John, For years, supporters of electoral reform have been told to wait. Wait for the right political moment. Wait for the right leader. Wait until Proportional Representation moves from the margins into the mainstream. Well, that moment is finally here. …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM

📮 Special Delivery for the Prime Minister

[link removed] John, Today marks the Prime Minister’s 25th day in Downing Street. So we sent him a card. There were congratulations. There were good wishes. There were also 100 messages about electoral reform. [link removed] READ THE CARD ([link removed]) Thousands of you have backe…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM

⭐ Wednesday Wrap

[link removed] John, This week, we’re looking at what happens when big money in politics backfires, inviting you to have your say on the kind of country you want to live in, and asking you to help us get more MPs behind fairer elections. ** The $60 Million Spend That Couldn't Buy a Win -…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM

⭐ What kind of country do you want to live in?

[link removed] John, Politics is very good at telling us what the country thinks. It’s considerably less good at asking us. So here’s something a little different. Open Britain has joined forces with the National Conversation – a huge UK-wide attempt to find out what people really think …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM

⭐ The Weekend Edition

[link removed] John, Welcome to the Weekend Edition. A little weekend reading, a very special Bigger Than Politics listen, and two ways you can help us keep fair elections firmly on the Government’s agenda. ** Britain's constitutional strategy? Fingers crossed. -----------------------…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM

⭐ We've written to the Prime Minister. Now it's your turn.

[link removed] John, Today, we wrote to the Prime Minister asking him to act on our petition and establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform within his first 100 days in office. In our letter, we shared what we've heard from thousands of people through our petition and Bigger Than P…

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  Mark Kieran · [email protected]

August 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM

⭐ Can we all agree?

[link removed] Dear John, Every election should meet a few basic standards, whatever party wins. Whatever party you support. That's what our Fair Elections Declaration is all about. ** THE FAIR ELECTIONS DECLARATION ------------------------------------------------------------ ** …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM

⭐ Wednesday Wrap

[link removed] John, This week's Wednesday Wrap includes our latest Ugly Politix article, an update on the campaign for fairer elections, and a reminder that there are plenty of ways to support the work we're doing together. ** Redemption or Rebrand? -------------------------------------…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

August 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM

⭐ The Weekend Edition

[link removed] John, Welcome to the Weekend Edition. It's been another busy week. We delivered your call for fairer elections to Downing Street, urging the Prime Minister to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform in his first 100 days. With the petition now in his hands, the…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM

⭐ Wednesday Wrap

[link removed] John, This week, we walked through the gates of Downing Street carrying thousands of signatures from people across the UK calling on the Prime Minister to establish an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform within his first 100 days. Thank you for all you have d…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM

⭐ Can you help us reach 12,000 signatures before tomorrow?

[link removed] [link removed] John, Tomorrow, we'll be taking our petition to Downing Street. More than 11,000 people have already signed, calling on the Prime Minister to establish an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform. Before we deliver it, could we ask one last favou…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM

⭐ The Weekend Edition

[link removed] John, Welcome to the first Weekend Edition. The week moves quickly, and it's easy to miss things you'd actually enjoy or find useful. So each Saturday we'll round up a few things we think are worth your attention – this week we have something to listen to, something to read a…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM

⭐ Wednesday Wrap

[link removed] John, We're trying something new. Politics moves fast, and there's always more we'd like to share than will fit into a single email. So from now on, we'll send you a quick midweek catch-up with a few things we think are worth your time, followed by a longer Saturday roundup o…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM

⭐ One week left to add your name

[link removed] [link removed] John, We're asking the Prime Minister to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform in his first 100 days. In exactly one week, we'll be taking our petition to Downing Street. More than 10,000 people have already signed because they don't think Bri…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM

⭐ Can you help us reach 10,000 signatures?

[link removed] [link removed] John, In case you missed it earlier this week - we've launched a new petition ([link removed]) calling on Andy Burnham to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform within his first 100 days as Prime Minister. Over 9,000 people have already added thei…

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  Mark Kieran · [email protected]

July 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM

🚨HUGE BREAKING NEWS

[link removed] [link removed] John, The Government has just confirmed that Report Stage of The Representation of the People Bill is being delayed until September. That may sound like a simple Westminster timetable change. But it is MUCH more than that. It means we have been given a rare…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM

⭐️ Saturdays are draw days

[link removed] Dear John, If you haven't entered the UK Democracy Lottery yet, now is the perfect time to give it a try. For just £1 a ticket, you can support Open Britain's work while giving yourself the chance to win. There's a draw every Saturday, with a £25,000 jackpot and a range of…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM

⭐️ Your support is driving democracy reform

[link removed] John, It's been another busy week at Open Britain and we wanted to share what we've been up to. ** Building momentum for a public inquiry into foreign interference ------------------------------------------------------------ Open Britain's call for a full public inquiry…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

July 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM

⭐A by-election doesn't change the rules

[link removed] Dear John, Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton… so he can stand to become MP for Clacton again. The immediate trigger was a ruling from the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner that Farage had breached Parliament’s financial transparency rules seventeen times. Rather …

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  Mark Kieran · [email protected]

July 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM

⭐ Have you seen Bigger Than Politics yet?

[link removed] Dear John, It's only been a couple of days since we launched Bigger Than Politics, and the response has been incredibly encouraging. So many of you have already joined because you believe the next general election should be fair for everyone. But if you haven't had a chanc…

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  Mark Kieran · [email protected]

July 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM

⭐️ We need your help before 5pm

[link removed] [link removed] John, Andy Burnham is answering questions live on Reddit today at 5pm – and we've got a chance to put electoral reform right in front of him. We've submitted a question asking whether he'd back an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform - and laun…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM

⭐️ The warning signs are already here

[link removed] John, British democracy is more fragile than many of us would like to believe. We only have to look across the Atlantic to see how quickly democratic norms can come under pressure from politicians. Institutions that once seemed untouchable can be weakened, safeguards dismantl…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

June 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM

⭐️ Britain doesn’t just need a new Prime Minister

[link removed] [link removed] John, Keir Starmer announced earlier today that he will resign as Prime Minister, meaning Britain is now on course for its SEVENTH Prime Minister in only a decade. For years, one of the main arguments against proportional voting has been that First Past the Po…

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  Matt Gallagher, Open Britain · [email protected]

June 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM

🌟 Lessons from Burnham's Big Win

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Yesterday, Makerfield voters decisively rejected Nigel Farage’s grievance politics (and also Rupert Lowe’s more extreme version of the same thing). Andy Burnham secured the seat with a margin of more than twenty points – beating out the combined vote s…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM

⭐️ Will your MP be in the room?

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Will you ask your MP to attend the Future-Proofing Democracy event? Trump's Project 2025 is dismantling American democracy - despite its constitution being designed to prevent exactly that. If it can happen there, could it happen here? In thei…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

June 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM

⭐️ Farage wants Reform to be Britain’s MAGA party

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Zia Yusuf has given us a glimpse of what Nigel Farage’s Reform UK really are. No, not a patriotic British movement. They’re a party trying to import Trump-style politics into Britain. The Reform home affairs spokesperson travelled to Washington t…

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  Matt Gallagher, Open Britain · [email protected]

June 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM

⭐️ The Hard Road to a Progressive Alliance

[link removed] [link removed] Hi John, It’s often said that we need a “progressive alliance” to beat back the far-right and get the country back on track. Its proponents frame such a coalition as common sense – as almost inevitable. In Ugly Politix ([link removed]) this weekend, I wrote th…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM

⭐️ New date: What we told Parliament about defending UK democracy

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Join us this coming Wednesday for a free online event about how we can better protect UK democracy. A quick update: this event has been rescheduled and will now take place on Wednesday 17 June. If you've already registered, there's no need to sign u…

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  Conor McKenzie, Open Britain · [email protected]

June 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM

⭐️ This Poster Once Shocked Britain

[link removed] [link removed]*%7CCAMPAIGN_UID%7C*&utm_source=Open+Britain&utm_campaign=6f806aa802-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_12_01_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6f806aa802-290577596 Dear John, You may remember the infamous poster that Nigel Farage unveiled a decade ago. Captioned “Breaking Poin…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

June 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM

⭐️ The far-right doesn’t need the full story

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, The far-right doesn’t need the full story, just enough of one. A violent attack. A short video. A name, ideally. A few big accounts willing to post before they know anything. Then thousands more people repeating it as if the facts are already settle…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM

⭐️ Politics should not be for sale

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Last year, one donor gave £12 million to a political party. Most people will never have £12 million. Yet under our current rules, a single individual can donate millions to help shape our politics. And it's becoming increasingly common – more …

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  Conor McKenzie, Open Britain · [email protected]

June 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM

⭐️ Farage and Lowe are Fanning the Flames Again

[link removed] [link removed] Hi John, Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe are fanning the flames again. In Ugly Politix ([link removed]) , Matt Gallagher writes that Farage’s latest “White Lives Matter” speech shows the far-right death spiral in action. As Farage and Lowe compete for control of …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM

⭐️ Over 170 people have already won!

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, The UK Democracy Lottery is already creating winners. In just ten draws, 16 supporters have won cash prizes, with £25 winners in most weekly draws so far. And that’s only part of the story. Altogether, there have now been over 170 prizes won so f…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

June 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM

⭐️ What we told Parliament about defending UK democracy

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Join us this Thursday for a free online event about how we can better protect UK democracy. In April, Open Britain joined the 99% Organisation in Parliament for the launch of their new report, Defensive Constitutional Reform. Together with other de…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM

⭐️ The leak isn't the whole story

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Nigel Farage believes the revelation of his £5 million gift was linked to a foreign hacking operation. Open Britain published a report this week ([link removed]) examining the growing threat of foreign interference in British democracy because these…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM

⭐️ No inquiry. No answers. No accountability.

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, For years, the British public has been told there is “no evidence” of foreign interference in our democracy. But there’s a problem with that claim. No government ever properly looked. Today, Open Britain published a major new report, Russian I…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM

⭐️ The podcast episode the Government won’t enjoy

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, The first episode of Media Storm’s podcast in partnership with Open Britain is now live - and it’s a big one. Hosted by award-winning journalists Helena Wadia and Mathilda Mallinson, Media Storm is known for sharp, fearless journalism that cuts thro…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM

⭐️ Momentum builds for a National Commission on Electoral Reform

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Momentum is building behind calls for a National Commission on Electoral Reform (NCER). More than 60 MPs have now backed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill calling on the Government to assess the case for establishing the NCER. …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM

⭐️ Councils are becoming Reform UK’s testing ground

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, The local elections have left us with a very serious question. What happens when parties and candidates linked to extremism, conspiracy theories, and hateful rhetoric move closer to political power? Reform UK has made major gains in local government…

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  Matt Gallagher, Open Britain · [email protected]

May 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

⭐️ Starmer finally stands up to Tommy Robinson

[link removed] [link removed] Starmer finally stands up to Tommy Robinson ([link removed]) Hi John, Tommy Robinson and his white supremacist friends were out in force in London yesterday. Keir Starmer took the bold decision to block eleven speakers from entering the country to attend Robinso…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

May 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM

⭐️ 101 winners so far, could you be next?

[link removed] [link removed] John, We’ve been running the UK Democracy Lottery for several weeks now and, honestly, I’m blown away by how it’s going. Almost 500 of you are already playing and we’ve already had a massive 101 winners, including 12 cash prize winners. We started this beca…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM

⭐️ We’re partnering with Media Storm!

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, We’ve got a new partnership to share - and it couldn’t come at a more important moment. Open Britain is joining forces with the multi award-winning Media Storm podcast ([link removed]) . Presented by journalists Helena Wadia and Mathilda Mallinson, …

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM

⭐️ A real missed opportunity

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Today, the King delivered the Government’s programme for the year ahead. It was billed as a chance for renewal, a reset. A moment to show that politics can still respond to the scale of the problems people are facing. But on democratic renewal, th…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

May 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM

⭐️ Starmer’s Crisis Reveals a Deeper Problem in British Politics

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Keir Starmer is having a rough week. After catastrophic election results, damaging headlines and growing unrest inside Labour’s ranks, both Westminster and voters are asking the same question: has Starmer lost touch with the country that elected him…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

May 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM

⭐️ The far right’s parallel campaign machine

[link removed] [link removed] John, The far-right is not just trying to win elections. It is trying to change the entire ecosystem in which our politics operates. Around the world, far-right movements are building parallel campaign infrastructures that sit outside the spirit of traditional…

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  Conor McKenzie · [email protected]

May 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM

🚨 These elections are a warning

[link removed] [link removed] Dear John, Today’s election results are a warning we cannot afford to ignore. Across England, Nigel Farage’s party has made major gains. They have broken through in places that once looked politically unthinkable. And this is not just happening in England…

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  Matt Gallagher · [email protected]

May 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM

⭐ A System Under Strain: What to Expect on Thursday

[link removed] [link removed] John, Voters head to the polls tomorrow in the biggest set of elections since 2024, against the backdrop of a dramatically reshaped political landscape. The results could be historic - and may offer the clearest sign yet that Britain’s political system is stru…

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  Matt Gallagher · [email protected]

May 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM

⭐ Reform UK's Selective Outrage on Display

[link removed] John, This week, Reform UK candidates exposed their lack of principles – and they did it live on camera. Documentarian Chris Atkins got three Reform candidates on the record condemning the specific actions of their colleagues. All he had to was concoct a fake far-right new…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

April 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM

⭐ This is what buying influence looks like

[link removed] [link removed] John, Nigel Farage has been referred to Parliament’s standards watchdog after receiving a previously undisclosed £5 million personal gift from Christopher Harborne, a Thailand-based crypto billionaire and major Reform UK donor. The gift was reportedly made sho…

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  Cathy Monaghan · [email protected]

April 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM

🥳 Over sixty supporters have already won!

[link removed] [link removed] [link removed] Dear John, The UK Democracy Lottery is off to a flying start. In just five weeks, 10 supporters have already won cash prizes, with several £25 winners in every weekly draw so far. And it’s growing fast! We’ve more than doubled the number of par…

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