

Alexandra Runswick
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@AlexRunswick
Head of Policy Advocacy @resultsuk & Chair @EEWM, co-optee @jrct_uk P&A cttee. Feminist, board gamer & cake baker. Views are my own.



Today I’m at #UNGA79 in New York, as we get on with reconnecting Britain with the world. My key focus? How we create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet.







I’m in favour of PR but not SV. London Mayor election proof of why. 2021: 105,285 first preferences votes rejected for voting for too many candidates or unmarked (114,201 total) 2024: 11,127 votes rejected total SV never changed an election but did exclude thousands of voices

NEW BRIEFING: Betrayed by the Guardians sheds light on the profound personal and societal impacts of #corruption within the defence & security sectors and tells the often-overlooked stories of those who have suffered as a direct consequence Learn more ⤵️ ti-defence.org/research-repor…

In the last decade, 1 in 4 peerages have gone to party donors. Those donors have given £58 million to political parties, of which £53.4 million went to the Conservatives Seats in Parliament are being given out as subscriber benefits for party fundraising tortoisemedia.com/2024/04/04/hou…



Great to see @TimeOutLondon raising awareness of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK but there are some problems with this article 🧵🧵timeout.com/uk/news/why-is…

📢 New report! Our Tuberculosis Accountability Policy Report released today urges for greater accountability to #EndTB by 2030: bit.ly/4703bhN So what is accountability in TB and why is it important? Read on to find out more (1/4) 🧵










🌟 New blog! Last month the global TB community gathered at the UN Multi-stakeholder hearing on TB 🌎 Read our latest blog to learn what this meeting was about, the key asks developed and their importance to #EndTB by 2030 💪 ➡️ bit.ly/3OXyRhc #YesWeCanEndTB #UNGA78