Martin Powell-Davies

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Martin Powell-Davies

Martin Powell-Davies

@MPDNUT

Teacher, trade unionist and socialist, now an editor for Mentmore Press.

England, United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2010
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A new book from Mentmore Press for #GeneralStrike100 - not just an inspiring history but also full of lessons for the mighty trade union battles yet to come.
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@donaldp1917 In brief: Yes, the role of individuals matters but scientific socialism is materialist, ultimately looking to the economic situation. Not even the most "locked in" leader could have prevented the rise of Stalinism once the fledgling Russian workers' state was left in isolation.
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When you read/read about old school Bolsheviks like Lenin, Bukharin, Zinoviev, etc you realize that these were some of the smartest and most “locked in” guys in history. And yet in the long run, they ultimately failed.
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Has anyone explained to Italy that we can't afford to turn the lights on in Wales anymore? #SixNations
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Very pleased to have been able to sneak in a dedication to one of those thousands of unsung heroes of 1926 - my grandfather:
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Martin Powell-Davies@MPDNUT·
A new book from Mentmore Press for #GeneralStrike100 - not just an inspiring history but also full of lessons for the mighty trade union battles yet to come.
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Dean@Dean_y_·
It is disappointing to see that Your Party have decided against standing very many official candidates this May. Sefton has all out elections for example, where I’ll be standing in the Bootle East ward. TUSC is willing to make sure socialism isn’t invisible on ballots this May!
Merseyside Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition@TUSCLiverpool

IMPORTANT PLEA TO MERSEYSIDE SOCIALISTS & TRADE UNIONISTS: Amidst the decision from Your Party CEC to not stand widely in May elections we are reaching out to all in Sefton & Knowsley who want socialists on the ballot to consider standing for TUSC. We already have 4 candidates!

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The warmongers and profiteers will expect the working class to pay for their crisis - tell them, no: nationalise energy, stop the war.
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@reformparty_uk A party for the wealthy, not the workers, trying to hold us back through racist divide and rule. None of the big business establishment parties deserve any support - Tory, Reform or Labour - working class people need a party of our own!
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When @reformparty_uk pretends to be friends of the working class, don't forget that they were cheering on #Trump's reckless war - when it will be ordinary workers who will pay the price through destruction, rising prices and cuts to come. They're just another party for the rich.
Nigel Farage MP@Nigel_Farage

The Prime Minister needs to change his mind on the use of our military bases and back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!

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Martin Powell-Davies@MPDNUT·
@Nigel_Farage Stop pretending to be friends of the working class - you were cheering on #Trump's reckless war, but ordinary workers will pay the price through destruction, rising prices and economic crisis to come. #Reform: helping the wealthy, not the workers, through racist divide-and-rule.
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Nigel Farage MP
Nigel Farage MP@Nigel_Farage·
The Prime Minister needs to change his mind on the use of our military bases and back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!
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Clearly the term #reckless is one to be selectively applied by these experts in hypocrisy ... #Iran
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Mentmore Press' new book - the Collapse of Stalinism - was launched yesterday. More than 150 sold already! Order your copy!
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@JAHeale But it wasn't close, was it? Perhaps it's just that more working class voters are beginning to realise you're just a bunch of Turquoise Tories, cutting jobs and services just like Starmer and the Tories
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James Heale
James Heale@JAHeale·
“We rarely issue a report on the night of an election, but the data we have collected today on family voting, when compared to other recent by-elections, is extremely high.” If Gorton & Denton is close, then this will be a major flashpoint:
Sam Coates Sky@SamCoatesSky

👀The Electoral Commission give Democracy Volunteers access to polling stations at election time. Only they and the police can go inside. They’ve just issued this report about “family voting” in Gorton and Denton: Democracy Volunteers deployed four accredited election observers across the Gorton and Denton Westminster Parliamentary By-election today. The team attended 22 of the 45 polling stations in the constituency, spending between 30 and 45 minutes in each. The observers worked in pairs using the international standard for election observation - the four eyes principle. Each team assessed several aspects of the polling process, from accessibility to issues around the integrity of the vote. Staff were welcoming to the team and we would like to thank them for their time in accommodating our work. The team assessed two significant aspects of electoral integrity - family voting (where two voters either confer, collude or direct each other on voting) which breaches the secret ballot. The team also assessed the impact of the requirement for voters to show ID before they are issued with a ballot paper. 2023 saw the enactment of the Ballot Secrecy Act, which made the practice of family voting more clearly a breach of the secret ballot, making it more enforceable by staff in polling stations. Signage is now available to discourage the practice. Signage was only seen in 45% of the polling stations observed. The observer team saw family voting in 15 of the 22 polling stations observed, some 32 cases in total, nine cases in one polling station alone. The team observed a sample of 545 voters casting their votes - meaning 12% of those voters observed either caused or were affected by family voting. Commenting John Ault, Director of Democracy Volunteers said; ‘Today we have seen concerningly high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton. Based on our assessment of today’s observations, we have seen the highest levels of family voting at any election in our 10 year history of observing elections in the UK.’ ‘We rarely issue a report on the night of an election, but the data we have collected today on family voting, when compared to other recent by-elections, is extremely high.’ ‘In the other recent Westminster parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby we saw family voting in 12% of polling stations, affecting 1% of voters. In Gorton and Denton, we observed family voting in 68% of polling stations, affecting 12% of those voters observed.’ The team also observed cases of voters being turned away, however, in each case this was due to them not being a registered voter for Westminster elections, such as having EU citizenship, and only being allowed to vote in local elections. The team also saw a number of voters taking photographs of their ballot papers and one voter being authorised to vote despite them already having been marked as voted earlier in the day. Democracy Volunteers has informed elections staff at Manchester City Council about our findings today. This Statement is now available on the Democracy Volunteers website HERE. --

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Whether it's from Red Starmer Tories, Blue Tory Tories, or Turquoise Reform Tories, say no to cuts and privatisation!
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Don't be fooled into thinking @reformparty_uk are any different to the other parties who promise they'll help the working class - then cut and privatise our services once they've been elected! We need our own workers' party, not these chancers from Reform - or Restore either!
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@MPDNUT Never met Peter, but used to work with his wife, Linda, many years ago. Brilliant woman.
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