Alan Helliwell
@alan160755.bsky.social
99% genetically northern English, 100% global citizen.
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Starmer picks a candidate on his own image. A right wing duffer who is going to lose badly.
Starmer picks a candidate on his own image. A right wing duffer who is going to lose badly.
Starmer's Gorton candidate is corporate lobbyist who supports NHS privatisation
Angeliki Stogia, the Keir Starmer pick for Gorton & Denton, was named on a list of 'professional lobbyists' aka a corporate candidate
www.thecanary.co
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Starmer picks a candidate on his own image. A right wing duffer who is going to lose badly.
Starmer picks a candidate on his own image. A right wing duffer who is going to lose badly.
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if there is a man i would trust to pursue a colleague who crossed him to the ends of the earth it is Gordon Brown, so this feels kind of fitting www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Gordon Brown asks top civil servant to investigate Mandelson ‘leak to Epstein’
Ex-PM asks cabinet secretary to investigate whether Mandelson shared market-sensitive information
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
if there is a man i would trust to pursue a colleague who crossed him to the ends of the earth it is Gordon Brown, so this feels kind of fitting www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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From a cynical perspective, corruption in government is always there.
It is that just few ministers are as clumsy and arrogant as Mandelson.
It is that just few ministers are as clumsy and arrogant as Mandelson.
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
From a cynical perspective, corruption in government is always there.
It is that just few ministers are as clumsy and arrogant as Mandelson.
It is that just few ministers are as clumsy and arrogant as Mandelson.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Crace nails Peter Mandelson into the box from which the Prince of Darkness should never have been allowed to escape.
Arrogant, greedy, soulless, self centred Tories will always Tory! Until it’s time to enlist with the Farage fascists!
Starmer next out?
John Crace nails Peter Mandelson into the box from which the Prince of Darkness should never have been allowed to escape.
Arrogant, greedy, soulless, self centred Tories will always Tory! Until it’s time to enlist with the Farage fascists!
Starmer next out?
No more get-out clauses, no way back. It’s surely the end for Peter Mandelson, finally | John Crace
The only question now is how it took this long for Labour’s greedy, reckless Prince of Darkness to meet his reckoning
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Crace nails Peter Mandelson into the box from which the Prince of Darkness should never have been allowed to escape.
Arrogant, greedy, soulless, self centred Tories will always Tory! Until it’s time to enlist with the Farage fascists!
Starmer next out?
John Crace nails Peter Mandelson into the box from which the Prince of Darkness should never have been allowed to escape.
Arrogant, greedy, soulless, self centred Tories will always Tory! Until it’s time to enlist with the Farage fascists!
Starmer next out?
It’s a fair question!
I would like to see & hear Farage’s answer within the context of a suitable Law Court.
I would like to see & hear Farage’s answer within the context of a suitable Law Court.
So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It’s a fair question!
I would like to see & hear Farage’s answer within the context of a suitable Law Court.
I would like to see & hear Farage’s answer within the context of a suitable Law Court.
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If every fibre of your being isn’t repulsed by the choice of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador you fail to qualify as a human. Unless you are already dead.
NEW: Keir Starmer has picked Peter Mandelson as new ambassador to US as he prepares for Trump presidency.
He had emerged as favourite in recent weeks but @stevenswinford.bsky.social reporting PM now to confirm as thinks trade expertise & networking ability mean he’s right man for job.
He had emerged as favourite in recent weeks but @stevenswinford.bsky.social reporting PM now to confirm as thinks trade expertise & networking ability mean he’s right man for job.
December 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
If every fibre of your being isn’t repulsed by the choice of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador you fail to qualify as a human. Unless you are already dead.
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Targeting the wealthy they said.
The self imposed death of the Labour Party as a socialist/political entity by the Thousand Cuts of Tory Austerity. Brought to you by Thatcher, Blair, Mandelson, Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, Uncle Tom Cobley & All.
RIP? Doubt it!
The self imposed death of the Labour Party as a socialist/political entity by the Thousand Cuts of Tory Austerity. Brought to you by Thatcher, Blair, Mandelson, Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, Uncle Tom Cobley & All.
RIP? Doubt it!
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Targeting the wealthy they said.
The self imposed death of the Labour Party as a socialist/political entity by the Thousand Cuts of Tory Austerity. Brought to you by Thatcher, Blair, Mandelson, Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, Uncle Tom Cobley & All.
RIP? Doubt it!
The self imposed death of the Labour Party as a socialist/political entity by the Thousand Cuts of Tory Austerity. Brought to you by Thatcher, Blair, Mandelson, Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, Uncle Tom Cobley & All.
RIP? Doubt it!
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Mandelson, for all of his obvious failings, still has some very serious & disturbing faults. Greed, & a lack of concern for others, spring to mind.
He is getting more extreme as he ages. As is often the case with arrogant egomaniacs.
He is getting more extreme as he ages. As is often the case with arrogant egomaniacs.
November 23, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Mandelson, for all of his obvious failings, still has some very serious & disturbing faults. Greed, & a lack of concern for others, spring to mind.
He is getting more extreme as he ages. As is often the case with arrogant egomaniacs.
He is getting more extreme as he ages. As is often the case with arrogant egomaniacs.
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It possibly hasn’t helped Starmer to have chosen to be guided & advised by Epstein’s pal Mandelson, Trump & Murdoch pal (& Gaza Colonial Master Designate) Blair, & the sociopathic goblin by the name of MacSweeney.
All Starmer can hope for is a retirement apartment with a sea view in Gaza.
All Starmer can hope for is a retirement apartment with a sea view in Gaza.
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It possibly hasn’t helped Starmer to have chosen to be guided & advised by Epstein’s pal Mandelson, Trump & Murdoch pal (& Gaza Colonial Master Designate) Blair, & the sociopathic goblin by the name of MacSweeney.
All Starmer can hope for is a retirement apartment with a sea view in Gaza.
All Starmer can hope for is a retirement apartment with a sea view in Gaza.
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Have a bucket handy if you read this guff from Mandelson. 🤮
What a hideous creep.
Surely there must be some penalty for being a member of (& best pals with the leader of) a child abuse grooming gang?
Does the law not apply to the upper echelons of the UK population?
Have a bucket handy if you read this guff from Mandelson. 🤮
What a hideous creep.
Surely there must be some penalty for being a member of (& best pals with the leader of) a child abuse grooming gang?
Does the law not apply to the upper echelons of the UK population?
Being US ambassador 'privilege of my life', Mandelson says, after being sacked over Epstein emails
The Foreign Office says he was fired
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Have a bucket handy if you read this guff from Mandelson. 🤮
What a hideous creep.
Surely there must be some penalty for being a member of (& best pals with the leader of) a child abuse grooming gang?
Does the law not apply to the upper echelons of the UK population?
Have a bucket handy if you read this guff from Mandelson. 🤮
What a hideous creep.
Surely there must be some penalty for being a member of (& best pals with the leader of) a child abuse grooming gang?
Does the law not apply to the upper echelons of the UK population?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here is the latest pro-right wing propaganda piece from Boris’s No.1 fan girl.
Yes Polanski is serious. Yes the Greens will win Gorton & Denton. Yes Laura is a hopeless Tory Hack!
Here is the latest pro-right wing propaganda piece from Boris’s No.1 fan girl.
Yes Polanski is serious. Yes the Greens will win Gorton & Denton. Yes Laura is a hopeless Tory Hack!
Laura Kuenssberg: Can Green leader Zack Polanski become a serious player?
The Greens' new leader has generated a lot of excitement. Can he translate the buzz into electoral success?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here is the latest pro-right wing propaganda piece from Boris’s No.1 fan girl.
Yes Polanski is serious. Yes the Greens will win Gorton & Denton. Yes Laura is a hopeless Tory Hack!
Here is the latest pro-right wing propaganda piece from Boris’s No.1 fan girl.
Yes Polanski is serious. Yes the Greens will win Gorton & Denton. Yes Laura is a hopeless Tory Hack!
An excellent analysis of the identical, parallel motives of (inevitably merging) ReformUK & Conservatives. The main motive is to attract the backing of tax dodging billionaires who put their personal greed before anything else.
The outcome will be policy offers that would make Oswald Mosley happy.
The outcome will be policy offers that would make Oswald Mosley happy.
🔴 Why Badenoch won’t move to the centre
📝 New post 👇🏻
📝 New post 👇🏻
Why Badenoch won’t move to the centre
The Tories and Reform will continue to converge...
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January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
An excellent analysis of the identical, parallel motives of (inevitably merging) ReformUK & Conservatives. The main motive is to attract the backing of tax dodging billionaires who put their personal greed before anything else.
The outcome will be policy offers that would make Oswald Mosley happy.
The outcome will be policy offers that would make Oswald Mosley happy.
Go Hannah!
Excellent pitch for the hearts, minds and consciences of those in Gorton & Denton who may have dallied with the false dawn of ReformUK .
Excellent pitch for the hearts, minds and consciences of those in Gorton & Denton who may have dallied with the false dawn of ReformUK .
The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Go Hannah!
Excellent pitch for the hearts, minds and consciences of those in Gorton & Denton who may have dallied with the false dawn of ReformUK .
Excellent pitch for the hearts, minds and consciences of those in Gorton & Denton who may have dallied with the false dawn of ReformUK .
www.desmog.com/2026/01/28/c...
What the hell is wrong with these people? They are happy to lie and lie and lie about the global
damage caused by oil to secure a few thousand pounds in their personal bank accounts. What a bunch of selfish, uncaring, dishonest low life’s!
What the hell is wrong with these people? They are happy to lie and lie and lie about the global
damage caused by oil to secure a few thousand pounds in their personal bank accounts. What a bunch of selfish, uncaring, dishonest low life’s!
Claire Coutinho Touts Anti-Net Zero Reports by Oil-Linked Authors
In the first few weeks of 2026, UK newspapers have been ablaze with sensational claims about climate policy: cutting emissions to net zero would cost up to “£9 trillion”. An electricity grid run on re...
www.desmog.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
www.desmog.com/2026/01/28/c...
What the hell is wrong with these people? They are happy to lie and lie and lie about the global
damage caused by oil to secure a few thousand pounds in their personal bank accounts. What a bunch of selfish, uncaring, dishonest low life’s!
What the hell is wrong with these people? They are happy to lie and lie and lie about the global
damage caused by oil to secure a few thousand pounds in their personal bank accounts. What a bunch of selfish, uncaring, dishonest low life’s!
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Camps, where detainees can be concentrated.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Camps, where detainees can be concentrated.
The Blairite Monument of eternal shame, greed, deceit & betrayal of working people is finally crumbling before our eyes.
May they all rot in their personal hell.
Presumably a beach front apartment in the Trump Gaza Resort - built upon the bones of 100,000+ murdered children, women & men. RIP.
May they all rot in their personal hell.
Presumably a beach front apartment in the Trump Gaza Resort - built upon the bones of 100,000+ murdered children, women & men. RIP.
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
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Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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January 30, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Blairite Monument of eternal shame, greed, deceit & betrayal of working people is finally crumbling before our eyes.
May they all rot in their personal hell.
Presumably a beach front apartment in the Trump Gaza Resort - built upon the bones of 100,000+ murdered children, women & men. RIP.
May they all rot in their personal hell.
Presumably a beach front apartment in the Trump Gaza Resort - built upon the bones of 100,000+ murdered children, women & men. RIP.
This abhorrent, frog faced, racist, wannabe Hitler & traitor to the UK goes even lower for Putin!
A monster in our midst. In plain sight!
I still believe that the UK population are better than the far right foreign funded media propagandists who have been campaigning for fascism for 100 years.🤞
A monster in our midst. In plain sight!
I still believe that the UK population are better than the far right foreign funded media propagandists who have been campaigning for fascism for 100 years.🤞
January 30, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This abhorrent, frog faced, racist, wannabe Hitler & traitor to the UK goes even lower for Putin!
A monster in our midst. In plain sight!
I still believe that the UK population are better than the far right foreign funded media propagandists who have been campaigning for fascism for 100 years.🤞
A monster in our midst. In plain sight!
I still believe that the UK population are better than the far right foreign funded media propagandists who have been campaigning for fascism for 100 years.🤞
Clive Lewis.
Always guaranteed to deliver a fair, reasonable, honest and well meaning analysis of the weird world of Starmer’s Labour.
Don’t worry mate, the dark ages are coming to an end very soon.
Always guaranteed to deliver a fair, reasonable, honest and well meaning analysis of the weird world of Starmer’s Labour.
Don’t worry mate, the dark ages are coming to an end very soon.
🔴Keir Starmer’s Brutal Treatment of Andy Burnham Has Destroyed All Illusions About His Premiership
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/k...
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/k...
Keir Starmer's Brutal Treatment of Andy Burnham Has Destroyed All Illusions About His Premiership
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
bylinetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Clive Lewis.
Always guaranteed to deliver a fair, reasonable, honest and well meaning analysis of the weird world of Starmer’s Labour.
Don’t worry mate, the dark ages are coming to an end very soon.
Always guaranteed to deliver a fair, reasonable, honest and well meaning analysis of the weird world of Starmer’s Labour.
Don’t worry mate, the dark ages are coming to an end very soon.
The constituency of this pathetic specimen, general turnip, and seemingly enthusiastic member of the Farage Fascist Youth Squad is (as you would expect) generously littered with half mast, tatty rags pretending to be Union Flags.
Depressing.
Depressing.
The Reform rising star who stands with ICE
Joseph Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Joseph Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
The Reform rising star who stands with ICE
Jospeh Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The constituency of this pathetic specimen, general turnip, and seemingly enthusiastic member of the Farage Fascist Youth Squad is (as you would expect) generously littered with half mast, tatty rags pretending to be Union Flags.
Depressing.
Depressing.
“Mahmood defends rollout of facial recognition to all police forces”
Tell me Labour members, why are you doing exactly the same things as Trump and ICE?
Fair question?
Tell me Labour members, why are you doing exactly the same things as Trump and ICE?
Fair question?
Facial recognition "being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
ICE Agents Film Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Facial Recognition Push
ICE and CBP are using facial recognition technology to facilitate President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. With a smartphone app, immigration officers can scan faces of people they encounter and q...
www.democracynow.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
“Mahmood defends rollout of facial recognition to all police forces”
Tell me Labour members, why are you doing exactly the same things as Trump and ICE?
Fair question?
Tell me Labour members, why are you doing exactly the same things as Trump and ICE?
Fair question?
Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Blairites turn out to be Tories in …er .. Tories clothing. They are all paid lobbyists for any & every right wing capitalist nut-job cause. Just like the Tories.
I despise them.
Blairites turn out to be Tories in …er .. Tories clothing. They are all paid lobbyists for any & every right wing capitalist nut-job cause. Just like the Tories.
I despise them.
Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k
Jim Murphy's company Arden Strategies apologises for
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Blairites turn out to be Tories in …er .. Tories clothing. They are all paid lobbyists for any & every right wing capitalist nut-job cause. Just like the Tories.
I despise them.
Blairites turn out to be Tories in …er .. Tories clothing. They are all paid lobbyists for any & every right wing capitalist nut-job cause. Just like the Tories.
I despise them.
