TEST ROLL · MADE-UP NUMBERS · NOT THE AREA LIST · NOT AN FBU BALLOT

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A test count for the next area meeting.

This site is a proof of concept. The roll is a short list of made-up membership numbers issued for testing. Totals are a demo of the machine, not union policy and not an area view.

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  1. #1 · 3 backing

    Should the production of combustion engines be stopped?

    Ben Yates

  2. #2 · 2 backing

    Android or iPhone? The age-old question.

    Jim Jewiss

Live polls

Charts update as verified votes land · last updated live

OpenTrialPosted to FBU VoiceRoll frozen29 Aug 2026

Electric fire engines — yes or no?

Field trial only — not official.

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28%

Turnout · 5 voted / 18 eligible

Eligible is the frozen roll if this poll has a snapshot, otherwise the current roll. Rejected attempts: 2. Last updated live.

5 verified votesTurnout 28% of 18 eligible2 rejected
OpenTrialPosted to FBU VoiceRoll frozen29 Aug 2026

Are Coventry going to win the league?

Who even are Coventry? What is a Coventry?

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40%

Turnout · 6 voted / 15 eligible

Eligible is the frozen roll if this poll has a snapshot, otherwise the current roll. Rejected attempts: 0. Last updated live.

6 verified votesTurnout 40% of 15 eligible0 rejected
OpenTrialPosted to FBU VoiceRoll frozen27 Aug 2026

Should there be no rank in the mess?

There have been recent incidents of recruits upsetting the governor at the mess table. Should this be stopped?

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54%

Turnout · 7 voted / 13 eligible

Eligible is the frozen roll if this poll has a snapshot, otherwise the current roll. Rejected attempts: 3. Last updated live.

7 verified votesTurnout 54% of 13 eligible3 rejected3 named cases
OpenTrialPosted to FBU VoiceRoll frozen27 Aug 2026

Favourite fruit

Field trial only — not union business. Pick a fruit so we can prove one member, one vote, and that results publish themselves.

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70%

Turnout · 7 voted / 10 eligible

Eligible is the frozen roll if this poll has a snapshot, otherwise the current roll. Rejected attempts: 0. Last updated live.

7 verified votesTurnout 70% of 10 eligible0 rejected6 named cases
OpenTrialPosted to FBU VoiceRoll frozen27 Aug 2026

Favourite colour

Field trial only — not union business. Same rules as a real consultative vote: roll first, then one vote, then a public count.

Read both sides before you vote

80%

Turnout · 8 voted / 10 eligible

Eligible is the frozen roll if this poll has a snapshot, otherwise the current roll. Rejected attempts: 0. Last updated live.

8 verified votesTurnout 80% of 10 eligible0 rejected2 named cases

Dummy roll first

The operator holds a made-up list. A guessed number without the matching last name is refused, counted as a reject, and can lock the number.

DM FBU Voice

Testers message the bot /start, then number and last name. Group buttons only work after that private check.

Public count

Charts, turnout, rejected attempts and the audit list appear here. Who voted for what is never published.

Closed — on the record

Industrial demo questions used the same dummy roll. They stay as a record of the machinery. They are not an area view and not union policy.

ClosedTrialPosted to FBU Voice18 Aug 2026

Minimum crewing on a standard pump

Should the area committee hold the line at five riders on a standard pump, or accept four as a local minimum? Consultative only.

  • Five riders minimum457%
  • Four is acceptable229%
  • Abstain114%
7 verified votesTurnout 35% of 20 eligible1 rejected
ClosedTrialPosted to FBU Voice17 Aug 2026

24-hour duty system trial

Brigade management has proposed a 12-month trial of 24-hour shifts at Central and East. The area committee wants a verified membership view before responding.

  • Support the trial229%
  • Oppose the trial343%
  • Need a members' meeting first229%
7 verified votesTurnout 35% of 20 eligible3 rejected
ClosedTrialPosted to FBU Voice8 Aug 2026

Pay offer — consultative view

Area committee is gathering a membership view on the current pay offer before the next brigade committee. This is consultative, not a statutory industrial-action ballot.

  • Accept the offer338%
  • Reject the offer563%
8 verified votesTurnout 40% of 20 eligible0 rejected

Public log · no personal data

  • Verified member voted on “Electric fire engines — yes or no?”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Are Coventry going to win the league?”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Is the sky blue or black? It's hard to tell”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Should there be no rank in the mess?”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Should there be no rank in the mess?”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Favourite colour”.vote
  • Verified member voted on “Favourite fruit”.vote
  • Graham John linked an identity.verify