Alan Helliwell
@alan160755.bsky.social
99% genetically northern English, 100% global citizen.
Blue Labour are on a roll! They can’t stop rolling until they have reached the bottom of the hill of doom. When they arrive they will rot away whilst still claiming they are on the winning side.
I'm no political strategist but has anyone in Labour considered *not* alienating any huge chunk of their base? I just feel like they tried alienating the left and the centre left and the public sector workers and the academics, and none of those things worked great, so maybe give my idea a whirl?
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Blue Labour are on a roll! They can’t stop rolling until they have reached the bottom of the hill of doom. When they arrive they will rot away whilst still claiming they are on the winning side.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...
It’s outrageous that we can't kick out Lords. Sign now to demand an elected second chamber
It takes 30 seconds
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...
@mrrickygervais.bsky.social
Comedy god?
Your trophy has been stolen by some bell-end called Peter Thiel who is convinced he is god.
Narcissism. Gets you in the end.
Mind you, Thiel doesn’t do jokes.
Order restored.
Comedy god?
Your trophy has been stolen by some bell-end called Peter Thiel who is convinced he is god.
Narcissism. Gets you in the end.
Mind you, Thiel doesn’t do jokes.
Order restored.
February 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
@mrrickygervais.bsky.social
Comedy god?
Your trophy has been stolen by some bell-end called Peter Thiel who is convinced he is god.
Narcissism. Gets you in the end.
Mind you, Thiel doesn’t do jokes.
Order restored.
Comedy god?
Your trophy has been stolen by some bell-end called Peter Thiel who is convinced he is god.
Narcissism. Gets you in the end.
Mind you, Thiel doesn’t do jokes.
Order restored.
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Absolutely incredible report from Nottinghamshire and the antics of a ReformUK Councillor by the name of Bert Bingham. The man is a dangerous conspiracy driven moron of epic proportion.
Don’t vote ReformUK! They are dangerous lunatics!
Absolutely incredible report from Nottinghamshire and the antics of a ReformUK Councillor by the name of Bert Bingham. The man is a dangerous conspiracy driven moron of epic proportion.
Don’t vote ReformUK! They are dangerous lunatics!
Reform UK Ltd cancels net zero in Nottinghamshire
The Reform UK led council in Nottinghamshire is turning its back on climate action and is threatening to funnel funding away from net zero
centralbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Absolutely incredible report from Nottinghamshire and the antics of a ReformUK Councillor by the name of Bert Bingham. The man is a dangerous conspiracy driven moron of epic proportion.
Don’t vote ReformUK! They are dangerous lunatics!
Absolutely incredible report from Nottinghamshire and the antics of a ReformUK Councillor by the name of Bert Bingham. The man is a dangerous conspiracy driven moron of epic proportion.
Don’t vote ReformUK! They are dangerous lunatics!
sussexbylines.co.uk/news/how-dar...
A powerful letter and a shameful account of the disgraceful failure of the Starmer project.
A powerful letter and a shameful account of the disgraceful failure of the Starmer project.
Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?
A letter to Keir Starmer from a Harrods abuse survivor
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
sussexbylines.co.uk/news/how-dar...
A powerful letter and a shameful account of the disgraceful failure of the Starmer project.
A powerful letter and a shameful account of the disgraceful failure of the Starmer project.
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"When No.10 says the prime minister has full confidence in Morgan McSweeney, we know of course it’s actually Morgan McSweeney declaring the prime minister has full confidence in Morgan McSweeney.
The trouble is, he probably does: because Morgan McSweeney has advised him accordingly"
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The trouble is, he probably does: because Morgan McSweeney has advised him accordingly"
👇😂
Pecksniff: McSweeney’s downfall would bring seismic changes to British politics
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"When No.10 says the prime minister has full confidence in Morgan McSweeney, we know of course it’s actually Morgan McSweeney declaring the prime minister has full confidence in Morgan McSweeney.
The trouble is, he probably does: because Morgan McSweeney has advised him accordingly"
👇😂
The trouble is, he probably does: because Morgan McSweeney has advised him accordingly"
👇😂
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How is it any surprise that “even Tories” thought Mandelson was a good appointment?
There’s no difference between their supine “suck up to Trump at the expense of any moral red lines” policy & that of the government. #r4today
There’s no difference between their supine “suck up to Trump at the expense of any moral red lines” policy & that of the government. #r4today
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
How is it any surprise that “even Tories” thought Mandelson was a good appointment?
There’s no difference between their supine “suck up to Trump at the expense of any moral red lines” policy & that of the government. #r4today
There’s no difference between their supine “suck up to Trump at the expense of any moral red lines” policy & that of the government. #r4today
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"Whatever they say now, those centre right politicians and their media hacks knew Mandelson was shady and still sided with him to bring down an honest, decent man."
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
"Whatever they say now, those centre right politicians and their media hacks knew Mandelson was shady and still sided with him to bring down an honest, decent man."
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
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Starmer — a prosecutor with a huge majority, coming in after years of sleaze and mendacity — could have weaponised the corruption of his opponents to incredible advantage. Instead he will be ruined by the living avatar of corruption in his own party. To not see that coming is a serious skill issue.
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Starmer — a prosecutor with a huge majority, coming in after years of sleaze and mendacity — could have weaponised the corruption of his opponents to incredible advantage. Instead he will be ruined by the living avatar of corruption in his own party. To not see that coming is a serious skill issue.
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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Keir Starmer: I'm sorry. I had no reason not to trust Peter Mandelson.
It's not like Peter Mandelson has a long history of REPEATEDLY lying to prime ministers, which Starmer has JOKED ABOUT! 👀👀👀
It's not like Peter Mandelson has a long history of REPEATEDLY lying to prime ministers, which Starmer has JOKED ABOUT! 👀👀👀
Keir Starmer APOLOGISES to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Keir Starmer: I'm sorry. I had no reason not to trust Peter Mandelson.
It's not like Peter Mandelson has a long history of REPEATEDLY lying to prime ministers, which Starmer has JOKED ABOUT! 👀👀👀
It's not like Peter Mandelson has a long history of REPEATEDLY lying to prime ministers, which Starmer has JOKED ABOUT! 👀👀👀
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Reposted by Alan Helliwell
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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.