Matt
@mattdean94.bsky.social
31. Professionally tall. Gamer 🎮 Manc 🐝🇬🇧 Partaker of geeky fandom. History buff. UK and US politics nerd
Morgan McSweeney has resigned
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Morgan McSweeney has resigned
Personal prediction: McSweeney will be gone soon, probably within weeks, and Starmer will follow him after the locals
No idea who becomes Labour leader since it can’t be Andy Burnham (who would definitely have won any contest had he been able to stand)
No idea who becomes Labour leader since it can’t be Andy Burnham (who would definitely have won any contest had he been able to stand)
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Personal prediction: McSweeney will be gone soon, probably within weeks, and Starmer will follow him after the locals
No idea who becomes Labour leader since it can’t be Andy Burnham (who would definitely have won any contest had he been able to stand)
No idea who becomes Labour leader since it can’t be Andy Burnham (who would definitely have won any contest had he been able to stand)
Labour’s selection of a Greek candidate to contest the Gorton by-election really is bringing out all the racists
January 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Labour’s selection of a Greek candidate to contest the Gorton by-election really is bringing out all the racists
Austria started World War One
Germany started World War Two (or Japan for our East Asian viewers)
Who will start World War Three?
Germany started World War Two (or Japan for our East Asian viewers)
Who will start World War Three?
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Austria started World War One
Germany started World War Two (or Japan for our East Asian viewers)
Who will start World War Three?
Germany started World War Two (or Japan for our East Asian viewers)
Who will start World War Three?
Nigel Farage once recorded a message for £87 celebrating the IRA
I can’t believe this doesn’t get talked about more
I can’t believe this doesn’t get talked about more
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Nigel Farage once recorded a message for £87 celebrating the IRA
I can’t believe this doesn’t get talked about more
I can’t believe this doesn’t get talked about more
Brave of a party polling at 17% to say it wants even fewer voters
But that’s the line Kemi’s taking and it’s the line she’s sticking to
But that’s the line Kemi’s taking and it’s the line she’s sticking to
January 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Brave of a party polling at 17% to say it wants even fewer voters
But that’s the line Kemi’s taking and it’s the line she’s sticking to
But that’s the line Kemi’s taking and it’s the line she’s sticking to
Compulsory voting would end political strategies designed around getting the vote out/suppressing the other side’s, it would force the young to actually engage so the old don’t just get what they want every time, and it would mean less “I’ll show them” voting
Overall a good thing
Overall a good thing
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Compulsory voting would end political strategies designed around getting the vote out/suppressing the other side’s, it would force the young to actually engage so the old don’t just get what they want every time, and it would mean less “I’ll show them” voting
Overall a good thing
Overall a good thing
Matt Goodwin?!
Reform really are sending the dregs to parliament now - and that’s saying a lot considering who’s already among their parliamentary party
Reform really are sending the dregs to parliament now - and that’s saying a lot considering who’s already among their parliamentary party
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Matt Goodwin?!
Reform really are sending the dregs to parliament now - and that’s saying a lot considering who’s already among their parliamentary party
Reform really are sending the dregs to parliament now - and that’s saying a lot considering who’s already among their parliamentary party
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But…former Tories should?
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
But…former Tories should?
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Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
If ten rounds of lead into a nurse who treated veterans won’t galvanise the Democrats into actually fucking DOING something then nothing will
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If ten rounds of lead into a nurse who treated veterans won’t galvanise the Democrats into actually fucking DOING something then nothing will
Whatever happened to “country before party” Keir?
Or even “party before job”?
Or even “party before job”?
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Whatever happened to “country before party” Keir?
Or even “party before job”?
Or even “party before job”?
Andy Burnham *has* applied to be the Labour candidate in the Denton by-election
No other candidate could win it for Labour, I think. But it does open the door to a mayoral vacancy that Labour might not win again
No other candidate could win it for Labour, I think. But it does open the door to a mayoral vacancy that Labour might not win again
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Andy Burnham *has* applied to be the Labour candidate in the Denton by-election
No other candidate could win it for Labour, I think. But it does open the door to a mayoral vacancy that Labour might not win again
No other candidate could win it for Labour, I think. But it does open the door to a mayoral vacancy that Labour might not win again
Labour need to be hammering Farage’s connections to Trump. I suspect his insult about UK troops will be the thing that finally flips Reform voters to not liking him
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Labour need to be hammering Farage’s connections to Trump. I suspect his insult about UK troops will be the thing that finally flips Reform voters to not liking him
Andy Burnham is the only candidate who could possibly win the seat for Labour. It would still be far from a sure thing with Labour doing so badly in the polls, but Burnham is still very popular here in Manchester and *could* do it. No one else has a prayer
Keir Starmer allies have told PolHome that Andy Burnham won't be allowed to stand as Labour's candidate in the by-election in a newly vacated Greater Manchester seat
Sources have suggested to Sienna Rodgers that the party NEC could draw up a list of female candidates only, or an all-BAME shortlist
Sources have suggested to Sienna Rodgers that the party NEC could draw up a list of female candidates only, or an all-BAME shortlist
Starmer Allies Say Burnham Will Not Be Allowed To Stand For Manchester Seat
Allies of Keir Starmer have told PoliticsHome that Andy Burnham will not be allowed to stand as the Labour candidate in the upcoming by-election in...
www.politicshome.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Andy Burnham is the only candidate who could possibly win the seat for Labour. It would still be far from a sure thing with Labour doing so badly in the polls, but Burnham is still very popular here in Manchester and *could* do it. No one else has a prayer
Rewatching Years and Years and realising it could, in fact, be worse. Trump hasn’t actually nuked China yet
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Rewatching Years and Years and realising it could, in fact, be worse. Trump hasn’t actually nuked China yet
God I miss President Bartlett
a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech that says " decisions are made by those who show up "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech that says " decisions are made by those who show up "
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
God I miss President Bartlett
Not of course a problem limited to Martin or to series with a plethora of POV characters. It’s been 13 years since the last Gentleman Bastards book, and that has - at most - 4 POV characters and is mostly confined to just 1
Not entirely sure what’s taking Lynch so long on that one
Not entirely sure what’s taking Lynch so long on that one
I sort of feel sorry for Martin, who talked a huge game about fantasy and other people’s world-building, but who has embarked on what is visibly a project too ambitious for anyone to actually ever finish.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Not of course a problem limited to Martin or to series with a plethora of POV characters. It’s been 13 years since the last Gentleman Bastards book, and that has - at most - 4 POV characters and is mostly confined to just 1
Not entirely sure what’s taking Lynch so long on that one
Not entirely sure what’s taking Lynch so long on that one
“You didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize so I’m invading a NATO ally” is just the sort of shit-for-brains thinking some of us always knew Trump was capable of
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“You didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize so I’m invading a NATO ally” is just the sort of shit-for-brains thinking some of us always knew Trump was capable of
“Brexit will be fine, we can rely on the US”
How’s that working out?
How’s that working out?
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“Brexit will be fine, we can rely on the US”
How’s that working out?
How’s that working out?
How long until Kemi Badenoch has fewer than 100 MPs left?
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
How long until Kemi Badenoch has fewer than 100 MPs left?
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These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
These so-called "patriotic" 🇬🇧newspapers who brought you Brexit were never really patriotic at all.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
They are driven by a disdain for Britain's European neighbours, and a fawning obsession with America.
They do not really want 🇬🇧 to be sovereign. They're content being a 🇺🇸vassal.
Honestly one of the things I find most offensive about Trump is that he plainly has no idea how to use a comma
The U.S Government is now threatening fellow NATO members with 10% tariffs, rising to 25% on 1st June, if we don’t hand Greenland to the mad Emperor in the White House.
I wonder if most Americans even know this is happening?
Under no circumstances should we cave to this economic warfare.
I wonder if most Americans even know this is happening?
Under no circumstances should we cave to this economic warfare.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Honestly one of the things I find most offensive about Trump is that he plainly has no idea how to use a comma