Jamie Driscoll
@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
Former North of Tyne Mayor. Socialist, Dad. @majorityuk
Prisoner releases have been made a political football. We need politicians who want to fix it, not make it a political football. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The current culture wars over prisoner releases is hiding the real issue
We don’t need more people in prison - we need to get prisoners back on their feet, argues Jamie Driscoll as the political discourse goes south
www.thecanary.co
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Prisoner releases have been made a political football. We need politicians who want to fix it, not make it a political football. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
"Majority legends! ✊🏼
Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week.
First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo.
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Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week.
First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Majority legends! ✊🏼
Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week.
First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo.
1/3
Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week.
First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo.
1/3
My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning on community issues shows that Reform have no answers.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The Caerphilly by-election shows Reform is beatable - and Labour is finished
The Caerphilly by-election has exposed the fact that it is the Labour Party now splitting the vote - and they should stand down
www.thecanary.co
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning on community issues shows that Reform have no answers.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning is a key element that shows Reform have no answers.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The Caerphilly by-election shows Reform is beatable - and Labour is finished
The Caerphilly by-election has exposed the fact that it is the Labour Party now splitting the vote - and they should stand down
www.thecanary.co
October 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning is a key element that shows Reform have no answers.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
I would like to coin the phrase ‘fake crusader’. The fake crusader is someone who shouts angrily at an injustice for just long enough to get attention and feel self-righteous. Despite having no track record of actually doing anything about it.
Far-right fascist protesters are 'fake crusaders' cosplaying people who care about women and children
The far right don't actually care about women and girls - but are playing up their faux outrage to justify their racism.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The far right don't actually care about women and girls - but are playing up their faux outrage to justify their racism.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Far-right fascist protesters are 'fake crusaders' cosplaying people who care about women and children
Far right fascist protesters don't actually care about women and girls - but are playing up their faux outrage to justify their racism.
www.thecanary.co
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I would like to coin the phrase ‘fake crusader’. The fake crusader is someone who shouts angrily at an injustice for just long enough to get attention and feel self-righteous. Despite having no track record of actually doing anything about it.
British people want leaders they can be proud of. Patriotism would be taking water back into public ownership. It would cost nothing. Simply enforce the fines. Share prices would drop to zero. And the government would look like it has a backbone.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
For competent leaders with integrity, it's no use looking at the major political parties in the UK
Major political parties haven't got a hope or a clue, writes Majority's Jamie Driscoll as he skewers establishment politics
www.thecanary.co
October 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
British people want leaders they can be proud of. Patriotism would be taking water back into public ownership. It would cost nothing. Simply enforce the fines. Share prices would drop to zero. And the government would look like it has a backbone.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
When 150 far-right tried to march through Newcastle yesterday, 3000 Geordies stopped them. I’m proud of our city and its people.
My article is a first-hand account of the day.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
My article is a first-hand account of the day.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Geordies weren't letting far-right fascists spout hate in their city this weekend
A far-right rogues gallery of racists came to Newcastle on Saturday 27 September - and yes, racists is the correct term. Or fascists...
www.thecanary.co
September 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When 150 far-right tried to march through Newcastle yesterday, 3000 Geordies stopped them. I’m proud of our city and its people.
My article is a first-hand account of the day.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
My article is a first-hand account of the day.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
Today Newcastle stood united. ✊🏼
The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up.
Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing!
#TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran
The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up.
Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing!
#TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran
September 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today Newcastle stood united. ✊🏼
The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up.
Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing!
#TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran
The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up.
Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing!
#TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran
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📣TOMORROW📣
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals.
They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals.
They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📣TOMORROW📣
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals.
They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals.
They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!
Anyone who supports ID cards on the grounds that “if you’ve got nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about” should be banned from having curtains.
Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto
Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto
September 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Anyone who supports ID cards on the grounds that “if you’ve got nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about” should be banned from having curtains.
Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto
Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto
People want a new kind of politics. @majorityuk.bsky.social's packed conference shows it’s already happening. It’s about time Britain was run in the interests of its people. Not billionaires.
My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.
My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.
The Majority conference in Newcastle showed there is hope for the future
A mix of inspirational speeches, interviews, table discussions, and lots of practical training made up the Majority conference
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
A mix of inspirational speeches, interviews, table discussions, and lots of practical training made up the Majority conference
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The Majority conference in Newcastle showed there is hope for the future
A mix of inspirational speeches, interviews, table discussions, and lots of practical training made up the Majority conference
www.thecanary.co
September 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
People want a new kind of politics. @majorityuk.bsky.social's packed conference shows it’s already happening. It’s about time Britain was run in the interests of its people. Not billionaires.
My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.
My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
Great to have @zarahsultana.bsky.social at the Majority annual conference yesterday.
Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face.
We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities.
Join us 👇🏼
#wearethemajority
Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face.
We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities.
Join us 👇🏼
#wearethemajority
September 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Great to have @zarahsultana.bsky.social at the Majority annual conference yesterday.
Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face.
We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities.
Join us 👇🏼
#wearethemajority
Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face.
We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities.
Join us 👇🏼
#wearethemajority
Well done Zack!
Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for winning the Green party leadership with a stunning 84.6% of the vote.
There is a real appetite for genuine change in this country, and a broad progressive coalition will bring it.
We look forward to working with Zack and the Greens in the future!
There is a real appetite for genuine change in this country, and a broad progressive coalition will bring it.
We look forward to working with Zack and the Greens in the future!
September 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Well done Zack!
Left-wing and right-wing are blunt terms. We need to get beyond them and talk about evidence, or we descend into tribalism. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
Flags aren't left or right wing - yet suddenly, they are
Tribalism says my side is good, your side is bad, and evidence is irrelevant. Flags shouldn't be left or right wing - but suddenly they are.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Tribalism says my side is good, your side is bad, and evidence is irrelevant. Flags shouldn't be left or right wing - but suddenly they are.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Flags aren't left or right wing - yet suddenly, they are
Tribalism says my side is good, your side is bad, and evidence is irrelevant. Flags shouldn't be left or right wing - but suddenly they are.
www.thecanary.co
September 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Left-wing and right-wing are blunt terms. We need to get beyond them and talk about evidence, or we descend into tribalism. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances
Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances
Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
www.thecanary.co
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances
Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Join us on Saturday 6th September at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum for our Annual Conference.
Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party.
Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼
Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party.
Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼
August 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Join us on Saturday 6th September at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum for our Annual Conference.
Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party.
Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼
Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party.
Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼
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Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle
Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle
Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering
www.thecanary.co
August 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle
Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking
The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking
The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves...
www.thecanary.co
August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking
The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
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Homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after evicting four tenants from a property she owns, before hiking the rent by £700 a few weeks later.
What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent increase claims
It comes after she increased rent on a house she owns within weeks of the previous tenants' contracts ending.
www.bbc.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after evicting four tenants from a property she owns, before hiking the rent by £700 a few weeks later.
What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is not just about left-right ideology. It's about making sure Britain is run in the interests of those who do the work, including those doing unpaid work, those unable to work or those retired from a lifetime of work.
Great to see @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social announce plans for a national party built from the grassroots! Let’s show what we can do in the North East by building a progressive alliance to win #Newcastle council in 2026!
#WeAreTheMajority
#WeAreTheMajority
July 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is not just about left-right ideology. It's about making sure Britain is run in the interests of those who do the work, including those doing unpaid work, those unable to work or those retired from a lifetime of work.
What is British culture? How should progressives talk about it? And wasn’t it shaped by immigration?
My latest article.
My latest article.
'We' didn't build British culture. We inherited it from immigrants & we need to remember that.
When we talk about British culture, let’s avoid the balance sheet approach. Let’s instead celebrate the good, but not repeat the bad, says ex-Labour Mayor Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
When we talk about British culture, let’s avoid the balance sheet approach. Let’s instead celebrate the good, but not repeat the bad, says ex-Labour Mayor Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
'We' didn't build British culture. We inherited it from immigrants - and we need to remember that.
When we talk about British culture, let’s avoid the balance sheet approach. Let’s instead celebrate the good, and never to repeat the bad
www.thecanary.co
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What is British culture? How should progressives talk about it? And wasn’t it shaped by immigration?
My latest article.
My latest article.
Reposted by Jamie Driscoll
We’ve had hundreds of new members join in the last couple of weeks! 🔥
Tonight we met some of them to:
🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections
😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity
Tonight we met some of them to:
🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections
😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We’ve had hundreds of new members join in the last couple of weeks! 🔥
Tonight we met some of them to:
🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections
😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity
Tonight we met some of them to:
🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections
😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity
You can join @majorityuk.bsky.social today. MajorityUK.org/join
Is the British left making a comeback?
We never went away. We just got battle hardened and better organised.
Join us and let’s put politics back in the service of our communities. ✊🏽
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
We never went away. We just got battle hardened and better organised.
Join us and let’s put politics back in the service of our communities. ✊🏽
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Signs of new life: is the British left making a comeback?
Talk of a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn is just the latest example of a growing clamour for leftwing alliances
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
You can join @majorityuk.bsky.social today. MajorityUK.org/join
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“The establishment have their billionaire newspapers and GB News.
The 99% have mass movements.
While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.”
@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The 99% have mass movements.
While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.”
@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
We need to replace our broken system with grassroots democracy. A new left party will help.
Former Metro Mayor Jamie Driscoll is involved in the Corbyn/Sultana new left party - and here, he gives us the latest updates
www.thecanary.co
July 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“The establishment have their billionaire newspapers and GB News.
The 99% have mass movements.
While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.”
@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The 99% have mass movements.
While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.”
@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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While many politicians are clowns, 🤡 comedian Steve Coogan is a serious political voice.
In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.
In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.
July 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
While many politicians are clowns, 🤡 comedian Steve Coogan is a serious political voice.
In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.
In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.