@gilcky.bsky.social
Reformed 🔵 Tory. Pailmerk by birth...Fifer by default...independence extremist..No 🔴Tory’s please…your party is full of charlatans …🏴🇪🇺🏉
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Mandelsons good friend wants Mandelsons ex boss to resign
but won't consider resigning himself 😎
but won't consider resigning himself 😎
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Mandelsons good friend wants Mandelsons ex boss to resign
but won't consider resigning himself 😎
but won't consider resigning himself 😎
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Who'll be gone first - Starmer or his Scottish branch office manager?
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Who'll be gone first - Starmer or his Scottish branch office manager?
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Spending on schools across Scotland has increased by more than £1 billion but in a media vacuum talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/09/s...
Spending on schools across Scotland has increased by more than £1 billion but in a media vacuum
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Above the complete media coverage of a major Scottish Government announcement on school funding, 16 hours after it was first posted. They have n…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Spending on schools across Scotland has increased by more than £1 billion but in a media vacuum talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/09/s...
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Labour have their knives out.
Get away from the Labour Chaos and ensure you place #bothvotessnp
#snp #endwestminster #endtheunion #independence
Get away from the Labour Chaos and ensure you place #bothvotessnp
#snp #endwestminster #endtheunion #independence
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Labour have their knives out.
Get away from the Labour Chaos and ensure you place #bothvotessnp
#snp #endwestminster #endtheunion #independence
Get away from the Labour Chaos and ensure you place #bothvotessnp
#snp #endwestminster #endtheunion #independence
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February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Before working for Reynolds, McSweeney’s “fixer” Megan McCann was on the staff of Labour MP Oliver Ryan.
Another McSweeney-Mandelson “pick”, Ryan received £10,000 from Labour Together.
McSweeney concealed over £730,000 in donations to Labour Together.
Another McSweeney-Mandelson “pick”, Ryan received £10,000 from Labour Together.
McSweeney concealed over £730,000 in donations to Labour Together.
February 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Before working for Reynolds, McSweeney’s “fixer” Megan McCann was on the staff of Labour MP Oliver Ryan.
Another McSweeney-Mandelson “pick”, Ryan received £10,000 from Labour Together.
McSweeney concealed over £730,000 in donations to Labour Together.
Another McSweeney-Mandelson “pick”, Ryan received £10,000 from Labour Together.
McSweeney concealed over £730,000 in donations to Labour Together.
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🇬🇧 Anas Sarwar will shortly be leaving politics to pursue other career opportunities 🇬🇧
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February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🇬🇧 Anas Sarwar will shortly be leaving politics to pursue other career opportunities 🇬🇧
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The first link in McSweeney’s inner circle is Matt Doyle.
In December, Starmer was criticised for offering Doyle a peerage even though he had previously campaigned for Sean Morton, a Scottish Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences.
No. 10 defended the decision.
In December, Starmer was criticised for offering Doyle a peerage even though he had previously campaigned for Sean Morton, a Scottish Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences.
No. 10 defended the decision.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The first link in McSweeney’s inner circle is Matt Doyle.
In December, Starmer was criticised for offering Doyle a peerage even though he had previously campaigned for Sean Morton, a Scottish Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences.
No. 10 defended the decision.
In December, Starmer was criticised for offering Doyle a peerage even though he had previously campaigned for Sean Morton, a Scottish Labour councillor convicted of child sex offences.
No. 10 defended the decision.
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Sean Morton, the Labour councillor for Fochabers and Lhanbryde, was charged in 2016. Then, he was convicted in 2018 of a string of crimes that included possession of indecent pictures of ten year-old girls.
In 2017, he stood for re-election as councillor. Doyle supported him.
In 2017, he stood for re-election as councillor. Doyle supported him.
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Sean Morton, the Labour councillor for Fochabers and Lhanbryde, was charged in 2016. Then, he was convicted in 2018 of a string of crimes that included possession of indecent pictures of ten year-old girls.
In 2017, he stood for re-election as councillor. Doyle supported him.
In 2017, he stood for re-election as councillor. Doyle supported him.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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I know it’s a very busy day but this story *really* matters
Josh Simons says he hired ‘a PR company’ to investigate a ‘suspected illegal hack’
But if you’re worried about a hack, why pay £30k to a PR firm?
A lot about this story isn’t right. And a cabinet office minister is at the centre of it
Josh Simons says he hired ‘a PR company’ to investigate a ‘suspected illegal hack’
But if you’re worried about a hack, why pay £30k to a PR firm?
A lot about this story isn’t right. And a cabinet office minister is at the centre of it
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I know it’s a very busy day but this story *really* matters
Josh Simons says he hired ‘a PR company’ to investigate a ‘suspected illegal hack’
But if you’re worried about a hack, why pay £30k to a PR firm?
A lot about this story isn’t right. And a cabinet office minister is at the centre of it
Josh Simons says he hired ‘a PR company’ to investigate a ‘suspected illegal hack’
But if you’re worried about a hack, why pay £30k to a PR firm?
A lot about this story isn’t right. And a cabinet office minister is at the centre of it
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'They want £40bn to rebuild Parliament? Just let the damn place rot'
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic it isn’t worth saving. The entire system of British government needs dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic it isn’t worth saving. The entire system of British government needs dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
'The politician worth trusting does not yet exist'
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic that it isn’t worth saving, argues our Writer at Large
www.heraldscotland.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
'They want £40bn to rebuild Parliament? Just let the damn place rot'
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic it isn’t worth saving. The entire system of British government needs dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic it isn’t worth saving. The entire system of British government needs dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Oh for sure man.
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Oh for sure man.
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An absolute fucking rat, be class when they end up with less seats than the DUP with him as leader
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
An absolute fucking rat, be class when they end up with less seats than the DUP with him as leader
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There’s always a photo.
Did he forget?
Did he forget?
And @anassarwar.bsky.social he sucked up to Mandelson when it suited him
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
There’s always a photo.
Did he forget?
Did he forget?
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👌
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Great thread!
Morgan McSweeney is gone, for now.
But an MP who served on Labour’s frontbench has passed me details of an unknown and unelected group who “rule with a rod of iron” and are fighting to retain control of the party.
These are the names of McSweeney’s “inner circle”: 🧵
But an MP who served on Labour’s frontbench has passed me details of an unknown and unelected group who “rule with a rod of iron” and are fighting to retain control of the party.
These are the names of McSweeney’s “inner circle”: 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Great thread!
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Labour drift out to 12/1. Starmer and Reeves have managed to obliterate a 13,400 majority.
Gorton & Denton by-election winner - best prices
Greens 8/11 ⬆️
Refash UK Ltd 15/8 ↔️
Labour 12/1 ⬇️
Advance UK 250/1 ⬇️
LD 750/1 ⬇️
Conservatives 1000/1 ↔️
Gorton & Denton by-election winner - best prices
Greens 8/11 ⬆️
Refash UK Ltd 15/8 ↔️
Labour 12/1 ⬇️
Advance UK 250/1 ⬇️
LD 750/1 ⬇️
Conservatives 1000/1 ↔️
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Labour drift out to 12/1. Starmer and Reeves have managed to obliterate a 13,400 majority.
Gorton & Denton by-election winner - best prices
Greens 8/11 ⬆️
Refash UK Ltd 15/8 ↔️
Labour 12/1 ⬇️
Advance UK 250/1 ⬇️
LD 750/1 ⬇️
Conservatives 1000/1 ↔️
Gorton & Denton by-election winner - best prices
Greens 8/11 ⬆️
Refash UK Ltd 15/8 ↔️
Labour 12/1 ⬇️
Advance UK 250/1 ⬇️
LD 750/1 ⬇️
Conservatives 1000/1 ↔️
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"Better Together" 🤢
Just say "unionist" instead.
I'll never, ever vote labour again.
Just say "unionist" instead.
I'll never, ever vote labour again.
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"Better Together" 🤢
Just say "unionist" instead.
I'll never, ever vote labour again.
Just say "unionist" instead.
I'll never, ever vote labour again.
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Made himself look even more of an eejit than usual… thinking he’d be the big man and lead the charge… not a soul followed, total riddie!! 🤣🤣🤣
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Made himself look even more of an eejit than usual… thinking he’d be the big man and lead the charge… not a soul followed, total riddie!! 🤣🤣🤣
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If everyone apart from the person who appointed them all leaves then that will sort it.
EXCL: Chris Wormald, the most senior civil servant in Downing Street, is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shakeup of Keir Starmer’s operation after dramatic day - @kiranstacey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days
Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If everyone apart from the person who appointed them all leaves then that will sort it.
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Since 2020, families have paid the price for Westminster’s decisions.
⬆️ Energy +68%
⬆️ Milk +46%
⬆️ Butter +53%
⬆️ Eggs +57%
📈 Food costs +38%
That’s the real cost. Scotland deserves better, and we’ll keep fighting for it.
#VoteSNP #AlwaysOnScotlandsSide #VoteStefan #FifeNorthEast #FitToServe
⬆️ Energy +68%
⬆️ Milk +46%
⬆️ Butter +53%
⬆️ Eggs +57%
📈 Food costs +38%
That’s the real cost. Scotland deserves better, and we’ll keep fighting for it.
#VoteSNP #AlwaysOnScotlandsSide #VoteStefan #FifeNorthEast #FitToServe
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Since 2020, families have paid the price for Westminster’s decisions.
⬆️ Energy +68%
⬆️ Milk +46%
⬆️ Butter +53%
⬆️ Eggs +57%
📈 Food costs +38%
That’s the real cost. Scotland deserves better, and we’ll keep fighting for it.
#VoteSNP #AlwaysOnScotlandsSide #VoteStefan #FifeNorthEast #FitToServe
⬆️ Energy +68%
⬆️ Milk +46%
⬆️ Butter +53%
⬆️ Eggs +57%
📈 Food costs +38%
That’s the real cost. Scotland deserves better, and we’ll keep fighting for it.
#VoteSNP #AlwaysOnScotlandsSide #VoteStefan #FifeNorthEast #FitToServe
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David Chinn is the eldest son of life-long Israel lobbyist Trevor.
Trevor Chinn was a co-director and major funder of Morgan McSweeney’s Labour Together Limited. When McSweeney was found to have concealed over £730,000 in donations to LT, he said it was “to protect Trevor”.
Trevor Chinn was a co-director and major funder of Morgan McSweeney’s Labour Together Limited. When McSweeney was found to have concealed over £730,000 in donations to LT, he said it was “to protect Trevor”.
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
David Chinn is the eldest son of life-long Israel lobbyist Trevor.
Trevor Chinn was a co-director and major funder of Morgan McSweeney’s Labour Together Limited. When McSweeney was found to have concealed over £730,000 in donations to LT, he said it was “to protect Trevor”.
Trevor Chinn was a co-director and major funder of Morgan McSweeney’s Labour Together Limited. When McSweeney was found to have concealed over £730,000 in donations to LT, he said it was “to protect Trevor”.