Martin Farley 🔰
@martinfarley.bsky.social
Lean, Green but not very mean
Well this is interesting from @yougov.co.uk
Turns out that the @greenparty.org.uk are much more effective at attracting the anti-Reform/Tory vote than Labour
If you really want to keep the far right out of power, supporting the Greens is a clearly way to do it
Turns out that the @greenparty.org.uk are much more effective at attracting the anti-Reform/Tory vote than Labour
If you really want to keep the far right out of power, supporting the Greens is a clearly way to do it
February 18, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Well this is interesting from @yougov.co.uk
Turns out that the @greenparty.org.uk are much more effective at attracting the anti-Reform/Tory vote than Labour
If you really want to keep the far right out of power, supporting the Greens is a clearly way to do it
Turns out that the @greenparty.org.uk are much more effective at attracting the anti-Reform/Tory vote than Labour
If you really want to keep the far right out of power, supporting the Greens is a clearly way to do it
All this does is highlight the fact that the Green candidate is the one to beat in Gorton and Denton
It’s Labour saying that the Greens are the front-runners
Greens should put up another one next to it saying “clearly worried about being in a distant 3rd place” with a big ⬅️
It’s Labour saying that the Greens are the front-runners
Greens should put up another one next to it saying “clearly worried about being in a distant 3rd place” with a big ⬅️
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
All this does is highlight the fact that the Green candidate is the one to beat in Gorton and Denton
It’s Labour saying that the Greens are the front-runners
Greens should put up another one next to it saying “clearly worried about being in a distant 3rd place” with a big ⬅️
It’s Labour saying that the Greens are the front-runners
Greens should put up another one next to it saying “clearly worried about being in a distant 3rd place” with a big ⬅️
When even the ultra-loyalists are turning away in despair, it suggests Labour are in even deeper trouble than we realise
Really extraordinary to see this
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/02/13/f...
Really extraordinary to see this
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/02/13/f...
Former Labour mayor quits party to sit as an Independent
A long-serving Labour councillor who served as mayor of Brighton and Hove has quit the party almost 50 years after
www.brightonandhovenews.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 AM
When even the ultra-loyalists are turning away in despair, it suggests Labour are in even deeper trouble than we realise
Really extraordinary to see this
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/02/13/f...
Really extraordinary to see this
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/02/13/f...
Starmer isn’t loathed because of some media conspiracy, but because he has abandoned Labour’s principles and the people they used to serve
Anyone who ignores that is acting in bad faith (or lives in a bubble)
Anyone who ignores that is acting in bad faith (or lives in a bubble)
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Starmer isn’t loathed because of some media conspiracy, but because he has abandoned Labour’s principles and the people they used to serve
Anyone who ignores that is acting in bad faith (or lives in a bubble)
Anyone who ignores that is acting in bad faith (or lives in a bubble)
So, occasionally I look on Threads and have noticed that it’s swimming in pro-Starmer posts (that feel more than a little coordinated)
Is this a real thing? Do I miss it here because BlueSky has a more filtered experience? Or is Threads just where Starmerites have their echo chamber?
Is this a real thing? Do I miss it here because BlueSky has a more filtered experience? Or is Threads just where Starmerites have their echo chamber?
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
So, occasionally I look on Threads and have noticed that it’s swimming in pro-Starmer posts (that feel more than a little coordinated)
Is this a real thing? Do I miss it here because BlueSky has a more filtered experience? Or is Threads just where Starmerites have their echo chamber?
Is this a real thing? Do I miss it here because BlueSky has a more filtered experience? Or is Threads just where Starmerites have their echo chamber?
Indeed. Getting tired of people pitching in for Starmer. He’s not decent, his rhetoric and actions towards minorities has been vile. Worse than May’s and Cameron’s Tories
I think one of the most annoying aspects of the slow death of Starmer's premiership is the constant refrain he is a "decent man". He is leading the most anti-immigrant and anti-LGBT government of if not my life, certainly my voting life time! It's really, really horrible! That's not "decent"!
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Indeed. Getting tired of people pitching in for Starmer. He’s not decent, his rhetoric and actions towards minorities has been vile. Worse than May’s and Cameron’s Tories
This is such a bad take
The sexual abuse and trafficking of children happened, and was tolerated and covered up, because of political corruption
Abuse, especially at scale, always happens in situations where there are powerful men and an absence of accountability
The sexual abuse and trafficking of children happened, and was tolerated and covered up, because of political corruption
Abuse, especially at scale, always happens in situations where there are powerful men and an absence of accountability
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
This is such a bad take
The sexual abuse and trafficking of children happened, and was tolerated and covered up, because of political corruption
Abuse, especially at scale, always happens in situations where there are powerful men and an absence of accountability
The sexual abuse and trafficking of children happened, and was tolerated and covered up, because of political corruption
Abuse, especially at scale, always happens in situations where there are powerful men and an absence of accountability
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Half the journalists & pundits rabbiting on about Starmer's catastrophic "misjudgement" were hailing his appointment of Mandelson as "inspired" just a year ago.
This was an appalling failure of jounalism as well as of politics.
This was an appalling failure of jounalism as well as of politics.
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Half the journalists & pundits rabbiting on about Starmer's catastrophic "misjudgement" were hailing his appointment of Mandelson as "inspired" just a year ago.
This was an appalling failure of jounalism as well as of politics.
This was an appalling failure of jounalism as well as of politics.
I’m seeing a lot of this whataboutery from Labour supporters
The entire New Labour/Starmer project has been exposed as corrupt and lacking in both morality and judgment, and their response is to plead for people to look away
Shameful, really
The entire New Labour/Starmer project has been exposed as corrupt and lacking in both morality and judgment, and their response is to plead for people to look away
Shameful, really
There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I’m seeing a lot of this whataboutery from Labour supporters
The entire New Labour/Starmer project has been exposed as corrupt and lacking in both morality and judgment, and their response is to plead for people to look away
Shameful, really
The entire New Labour/Starmer project has been exposed as corrupt and lacking in both morality and judgment, and their response is to plead for people to look away
Shameful, really
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Even without Starmer Labour are fucked. Plan B was Streeting and he's as popular as crabs. They have 400+ MPs but all the newbies are Mandelson approved briefcases. One of the safest seats in the country opened up and they gave it to Luke Akehurst. They've really got *nothing*
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Even without Starmer Labour are fucked. Plan B was Streeting and he's as popular as crabs. They have 400+ MPs but all the newbies are Mandelson approved briefcases. One of the safest seats in the country opened up and they gave it to Luke Akehurst. They've really got *nothing*
Such an important thread.
Everything Mandelson has done has been immoral and unethical, but it should be illegal (some of it might be)
But all enabled by Blair, Brown, Starmer et al
Everything Mandelson has done has been immoral and unethical, but it should be illegal (some of it might be)
But all enabled by Blair, Brown, Starmer et al
Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Such an important thread.
Everything Mandelson has done has been immoral and unethical, but it should be illegal (some of it might be)
But all enabled by Blair, Brown, Starmer et al
Everything Mandelson has done has been immoral and unethical, but it should be illegal (some of it might be)
But all enabled by Blair, Brown, Starmer et al
This feels, finally, like an admission that the AI bubble is about to pop
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This feels, finally, like an admission that the AI bubble is about to pop
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A win for the Green Party at the Gorton & Denton by-election on 26th February would halt the Reform Party's momentum and send a clear message to Keir Starmer. Want to help? Chip in here:
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
Gorton and Denton by-election fighting fund - Green Party
We need to be ready if a by-election is called in an area the Green Party can win. Will you help us make another historic breakthrough?
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
A win for the Green Party at the Gorton & Denton by-election on 26th February would halt the Reform Party's momentum and send a clear message to Keir Starmer. Want to help? Chip in here:
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
The problem with these News Statesman ward-by-ward analyses is that they are based on the previous local govt elections
As anyone involved knows, the correlation between local and national elections is flimsy at best, so I’d take this with a pinch of salt
As anyone involved knows, the correlation between local and national elections is flimsy at best, so I’d take this with a pinch of salt
New post: likely ward by ward breakdowns of Gorton and Denton if it voted today.
It's reasonable to expect Labour to not top the poll anywhere. The Greens may win in the west and Reform the east, but decent Labour seconds all over could see them home.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
It's reasonable to expect Labour to not top the poll anywhere. The Greens may win in the west and Reform the east, but decent Labour seconds all over could see them home.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Can the Greens win Gorton and Denton?
Gorton voters may support the party, but winning over Denton will be harder
www.newstatesman.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The problem with these News Statesman ward-by-ward analyses is that they are based on the previous local govt elections
As anyone involved knows, the correlation between local and national elections is flimsy at best, so I’d take this with a pinch of salt
As anyone involved knows, the correlation between local and national elections is flimsy at best, so I’d take this with a pinch of salt
So a wealthy Labour supporter leaked a fake opinion poll based on the voting preferences of just 51 people
Clearly in a desperate attempt to make Labour relevant
Please show this to everyone calling on people to vote tactically for Labour in Gorton and Denton
Clearly in a desperate attempt to make Labour relevant
Please show this to everyone calling on people to vote tactically for Labour in Gorton and Denton
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
So a wealthy Labour supporter leaked a fake opinion poll based on the voting preferences of just 51 people
Clearly in a desperate attempt to make Labour relevant
Please show this to everyone calling on people to vote tactically for Labour in Gorton and Denton
Clearly in a desperate attempt to make Labour relevant
Please show this to everyone calling on people to vote tactically for Labour in Gorton and Denton
Reform have a grifter, Greens have a grafter
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
Long but entertaining thread that pops the govts “AI will solve everything” bubble
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Long but entertaining thread that pops the govts “AI will solve everything” bubble
I’ve just donated to the by-election fund for Gorton and Denton
The @greenparty.org.uk doesn’t have big donors , so our success depends on lots of us donating small amounts.
If you want to see a Green breakthrough here, please donate what you can. It will make a huge difference
The @greenparty.org.uk doesn’t have big donors , so our success depends on lots of us donating small amounts.
If you want to see a Green breakthrough here, please donate what you can. It will make a huge difference
January 26, 2026 at 8:14 AM
I’ve just donated to the by-election fund for Gorton and Denton
The @greenparty.org.uk doesn’t have big donors , so our success depends on lots of us donating small amounts.
If you want to see a Green breakthrough here, please donate what you can. It will make a huge difference
The @greenparty.org.uk doesn’t have big donors , so our success depends on lots of us donating small amounts.
If you want to see a Green breakthrough here, please donate what you can. It will make a huge difference
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Post war western Europe is simply the best society that this species has ever managed to create. Never forget it. Defend it for all we're worth.
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Post war western Europe is simply the best society that this species has ever managed to create. Never forget it. Defend it for all we're worth.
This explains so many of the current problems and challenges in western societies
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 AM
This explains so many of the current problems and challenges in western societies
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
Reform will increasingly lose seats as a result of tactical voting. About 25% of voters really want a Reform government, but about 50% of people really don't!
Great to see the @greenparty.org.uk benefitting here from a first ever gain from Reform
Great to see the @greenparty.org.uk benefitting here from a first ever gain from Reform
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Reform will increasingly lose seats as a result of tactical voting. About 25% of voters really want a Reform government, but about 50% of people really don't!
Great to see the @greenparty.org.uk benefitting here from a first ever gain from Reform
Great to see the @greenparty.org.uk benefitting here from a first ever gain from Reform
Extraordinary polling from @yougov.co.uk today, showing the @greenparty.org.uk in first place across all working age people
🟢Grn - 20.5%
🔴Lab - 20.3%
⚫Ref - 20.1%
🔵Con - 15.5%
baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
🟢Grn - 20.5%
🔴Lab - 20.3%
⚫Ref - 20.1%
🔵Con - 15.5%
baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
January 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Extraordinary polling from @yougov.co.uk today, showing the @greenparty.org.uk in first place across all working age people
🟢Grn - 20.5%
🔴Lab - 20.3%
⚫Ref - 20.1%
🔵Con - 15.5%
baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
🟢Grn - 20.5%
🔴Lab - 20.3%
⚫Ref - 20.1%
🔵Con - 15.5%
baffling why 60% of pensioners are supporting Con/Ref who will slash public spending that mainly goes to pensioners
This is why a crash/price fall in stocks, house prices, crypto or AI will adversely impact the wider economy
Overvalued assets are driving the consumer economy. This is unsustainable and certain to be corrected
Neoliberalism is inherently unstable and another crash looks very likely imho
Overvalued assets are driving the consumer economy. This is unsustainable and certain to be corrected
Neoliberalism is inherently unstable and another crash looks very likely imho
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 AM
This is why a crash/price fall in stocks, house prices, crypto or AI will adversely impact the wider economy
Overvalued assets are driving the consumer economy. This is unsustainable and certain to be corrected
Neoliberalism is inherently unstable and another crash looks very likely imho
Overvalued assets are driving the consumer economy. This is unsustainable and certain to be corrected
Neoliberalism is inherently unstable and another crash looks very likely imho