19/06/2026
2026 Wake Up Westminster We desperately need and deserve a different kind of politics. One where Parliament actually reflects the will of the people, and all voices are heard.
Let's celebrate the Parbold Bottle built by quarry workers
who dreamt of voting and a better future! Every vote cast should make a difference!
This page celebrates the Parbold Quarry Owners and Quarry Workers who built the Reform Pillar in 1832. They dreamt of being able to vote and of a better future after the Great Reform Act. They inspire us to campaign for further reform so that everyone's vote counts and seats match votes.
19/06/2026
2026 Wake Up Westminster We desperately need and deserve a different kind of politics. One where Parliament actually reflects the will of the people, and all voices are heard.
19/06/2026
‘Wake Up Westminster’: electoral reform march from Southbank to Parliament in pyjamas – Sunday 14th June 2026 Campaigners from Make Votes Matter will set off from the north of the borough on Sunday dressed in pyjamas and carrying a giant alarm clock, calling on Westminster to ‘wake up’ and deli…
19/06/2026
Frustration in Makerfield at a system no longer fit for purpose By Reuben Bance, Fundraising Coordinator at Make Votes Matter. Heading North on a train to Wigan on a cloudy Saturday morning would normally be a mundane affair; a journey to see family, or to meet up with an old friend from university. But this is a Saturday morning in early June, so the context is...
19/06/2026
First Past the Post is at the heart of our broken politics | LBC Labour is right to start asking what comes next, writes Alberto Smith