Dale Bennett
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McFadden tells MPs review of Waspi women case has not led to rethink of decision not to pay compensation - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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This may be, quite genuinely, the worst bit of electoral polling ive seen. Proper malpractice
Tables are up now. The number of respondents for the headline voting intention, once don't knows and won't votes are removed, is 51.
<Meaningful stare>
<Meaningful stare>
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 AM
This may be, quite genuinely, the worst bit of electoral polling ive seen. Proper malpractice
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This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act
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This confirms my feeling…that Find Out Now are not a good actor. Why would you release a poll with a sample size of 143? What’s the point of it? (A boost for Labour, tho, in that I assume they will plaster this all over their ads in the home it “becomes” true.
Sample size of 143, one month from the election, with no Labour or Green candidates selected
January 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This confirms my feeling…that Find Out Now are not a good actor. Why would you release a poll with a sample size of 143? What’s the point of it? (A boost for Labour, tho, in that I assume they will plaster this all over their ads in the home it “becomes” true.
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Graduates aren't saying uni bills should be footed by people who didn't go.
They're saying the current system is insane. People saddled with debt they'll never pay back and money wasted on interest, which could be spent to boost the "growth" this gov wants so badly.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
They're saying the current system is insane. People saddled with debt they'll never pay back and money wasted on interest, which could be spent to boost the "growth" this gov wants so badly.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves tells LBC student loan system is 'fair' amid fury as graduates rack up thousands of pounds of debt interest | LBC
5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and July 2023 are on a Plan 2 repayment plan, which sees interest at RPI inflation - plus up to three per centage points depending on earnin...
www.lbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Graduates aren't saying uni bills should be footed by people who didn't go.
They're saying the current system is insane. People saddled with debt they'll never pay back and money wasted on interest, which could be spent to boost the "growth" this gov wants so badly.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
They're saying the current system is insane. People saddled with debt they'll never pay back and money wasted on interest, which could be spent to boost the "growth" this gov wants so badly.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
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Americans voted to bring back measles.
Wasn’t front of mind for most voters, sure, but the pro-measles contingent was a key part of the Trump 2024 coalition, with RFK Jr. and “MAHA” possibly the margin of victory in a close race.
Vaccines were on the ballot. The plurality was anti- or didn’t care.
Wasn’t front of mind for most voters, sure, but the pro-measles contingent was a key part of the Trump 2024 coalition, with RFK Jr. and “MAHA” possibly the margin of victory in a close race.
Vaccines were on the ballot. The plurality was anti- or didn’t care.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Americans voted to bring back measles.
Wasn’t front of mind for most voters, sure, but the pro-measles contingent was a key part of the Trump 2024 coalition, with RFK Jr. and “MAHA” possibly the margin of victory in a close race.
Vaccines were on the ballot. The plurality was anti- or didn’t care.
Wasn’t front of mind for most voters, sure, but the pro-measles contingent was a key part of the Trump 2024 coalition, with RFK Jr. and “MAHA” possibly the margin of victory in a close race.
Vaccines were on the ballot. The plurality was anti- or didn’t care.
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Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.
People and Place. People and Place. People and Place.
Make or break year for the Govt. If it’s serious about the cost of living as it’s No.1 issue, this is partly what it needs to sort out…
Make or break year for the Govt. If it’s serious about the cost of living as it’s No.1 issue, this is partly what it needs to sort out…
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 AM
People and Place. People and Place. People and Place.
Make or break year for the Govt. If it’s serious about the cost of living as it’s No.1 issue, this is partly what it needs to sort out…
Make or break year for the Govt. If it’s serious about the cost of living as it’s No.1 issue, this is partly what it needs to sort out…
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This is not a sign of Labour being pro-Reform, it’s how bloc politics in FPTP works. The other bloc winning is bad. A different party in your bloc winning is worse. Don’t like that dynamic? Implement proportional representation so in-bloc have parties have less incentive to attack each other.
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 AM
This is not a sign of Labour being pro-Reform, it’s how bloc politics in FPTP works. The other bloc winning is bad. A different party in your bloc winning is worse. Don’t like that dynamic? Implement proportional representation so in-bloc have parties have less incentive to attack each other.
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My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM
My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
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Weiss is about a year behind The Washington Post, if you're curious where this is headed.
This does not sound good: "Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News." By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Weiss is about a year behind The Washington Post, if you're curious where this is headed.
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How far we have fallen that a party puts forward as a serious by-election candidate a man who will not disown his previous remarks that UK-born Black and Asian Brits are not necessarily British
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
January 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
How far we have fallen that a party puts forward as a serious by-election candidate a man who will not disown his previous remarks that UK-born Black and Asian Brits are not necessarily British
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
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Hope Montie goes canvassing for him
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hope Montie goes canvassing for him
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A commitment to confronting Empire by *checks notes* removing our capability to do so.
Right
Right
The answer is “no”.
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A commitment to confronting Empire by *checks notes* removing our capability to do so.
Right
Right
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this made me do such a loud "urrggrgh" sound that the two women next to me in this cafe fully turned round to make sure I was okay
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
this made me do such a loud "urrggrgh" sound that the two women next to me in this cafe fully turned round to make sure I was okay
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"Who left the gate open at the c**t farm?"
The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"Who left the gate open at the c**t farm?"
The convergence is upon us!
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (+1)
LAB: 21% (+2)
CON: 17% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 14% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 25-26 Jan.
Changes w/ 18-19 Jan.
RFM: 25% (+1)
LAB: 21% (+2)
CON: 17% (-1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 14% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 25-26 Jan.
Changes w/ 18-19 Jan.
January 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The convergence is upon us!
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Surely there’s a Labour attack in this?
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Surely there’s a Labour attack in this?
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Tory defections were useful to Reform at the start but are now a real risk. There is little sense in packing the party full of the very politicians the electorate overwhelmingly voted out. You can’t pitch to fix the country whilst hiring the Home Secretary and cabinet who broke it.
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Tory defections were useful to Reform at the start but are now a real risk. There is little sense in packing the party full of the very politicians the electorate overwhelmingly voted out. You can’t pitch to fix the country whilst hiring the Home Secretary and cabinet who broke it.
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Responding to Suella Braverman’s resignation by mentioning her mental health is such an unbelievably stupid move by the Conservatives that I can only assume it was insisted on by Badenoch’s office despite the agonised pleading of the Party’s media unit.
not sure this is the classiest response from the Tories to the latest defection to Reform UK
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Responding to Suella Braverman’s resignation by mentioning her mental health is such an unbelievably stupid move by the Conservatives that I can only assume it was insisted on by Badenoch’s office despite the agonised pleading of the Party’s media unit.