Cllr John Haywood
@ringwodian.bsky.social
Labour and Co-operative district councillor for Ringwood North and Ellingham on New Forest District Council. Town councillor for Ringwood North on Ringwood Town Council. Chair of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley Parish Council. Own views.
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Cllr John Haywood
@ringwodian.bsky.social
· Nov 16
As I'm getting lots of new followers, no doubt from being in starter packs, I thought I'd say hello 👋
I'm John, I'm district, town and parish councillor for a half of a market town and a verdant swathe of countryside and national park in Hampshire in southern England. 🧵
I'm John, I'm district, town and parish councillor for a half of a market town and a verdant swathe of countryside and national park in Hampshire in southern England. 🧵
I don't think it works like that, cousins.
🚨 NEW: The US Congress is set to block Ofcom from regulating American firms
The White House says it is "anathema" to the 1st Amendment
[@TheSun]
The White House says it is "anathema" to the 1st Amendment
[@TheSun]
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I don't think it works like that, cousins.
I really feel for the traditional ecology-minded Green party members. As a long-term Labour member who first joined the party in 1991 this looks like a slow-motion car crash...
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I really feel for the traditional ecology-minded Green party members. As a long-term Labour member who first joined the party in 1991 this looks like a slow-motion car crash...
Suella Braverman is married to a Jewish man and thus enriches and expands her personal experiences of antisemitism with an understanding of how her husband feels on this subject.
She's just defected to Farage's party.
Make it make sense.
She's just defected to Farage's party.
Make it make sense.
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Suella Braverman is married to a Jewish man and thus enriches and expands her personal experiences of antisemitism with an understanding of how her husband feels on this subject.
She's just defected to Farage's party.
Make it make sense.
She's just defected to Farage's party.
Make it make sense.
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As the Burnham fall-out continues, I find it amazing how many politicos seems to have real difficulty separating “this is a terrible strategic decision” and “this is not the outcome I personally wanted”.
Both options spelled trouble for Starmer. You don’t have to like the decision to see the logic
Both options spelled trouble for Starmer. You don’t have to like the decision to see the logic
January 26, 2026 at 8:43 AM
As the Burnham fall-out continues, I find it amazing how many politicos seems to have real difficulty separating “this is a terrible strategic decision” and “this is not the outcome I personally wanted”.
Both options spelled trouble for Starmer. You don’t have to like the decision to see the logic
Both options spelled trouble for Starmer. You don’t have to like the decision to see the logic
A Blairite, a Soft Leftie and a Corbynite went into a pub.
The barman said: "what will you be having, Mr. Burnham"
The barman said: "what will you be having, Mr. Burnham"
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A Blairite, a Soft Leftie and a Corbynite went into a pub.
The barman said: "what will you be having, Mr. Burnham"
The barman said: "what will you be having, Mr. Burnham"
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Nobody is more angry about Burnham not being allowed to stand than our political ‘journalists’. They have been deprived of months if not years of drama and yet more grist for the mill of their tedious little podcasts.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Nobody is more angry about Burnham not being allowed to stand than our political ‘journalists’. They have been deprived of months if not years of drama and yet more grist for the mill of their tedious little podcasts.
NEC votes to continue applying the Labour Party rule book shocker.
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
NEC votes to continue applying the Labour Party rule book shocker.
Interesting that some shout "factionalism" because the NEC has not been prepared to stay the rules for the heir apparent to their faction?
January 25, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Interesting that some shout "factionalism" because the NEC has not been prepared to stay the rules for the heir apparent to their faction?
Wonder if the media and some in the Labour Party would have got so excited about a Labour Party NEC decision if it had been Tracy Brabin requesting to stand in Denton and Gorton?
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Wonder if the media and some in the Labour Party would have got so excited about a Labour Party NEC decision if it had been Tracy Brabin requesting to stand in Denton and Gorton?
Worth remembering that, as combined authority mayor, Andy Burnham was barred by Labour Party rules from standing as a candidate in Gorton and Denton.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Worth remembering that, as combined authority mayor, Andy Burnham was barred by Labour Party rules from standing as a candidate in Gorton and Denton.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
That's why he wrote to the NEC and why this was considered by the full Officers' group (of 10) of the NEC and not a three-member selection panel.
The 10-member NEC panel that is setting up the Gorton and Denton by-election has reportedly voted 8-1 to not allow Andy Burnham's candidacy.
That split makes it likely that Lucy Powell voted against Burnham.
That split makes it likely that Lucy Powell voted against Burnham.
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The 10-member NEC panel that is setting up the Gorton and Denton by-election has reportedly voted 8-1 to not allow Andy Burnham's candidacy.
That split makes it likely that Lucy Powell voted against Burnham.
That split makes it likely that Lucy Powell voted against Burnham.
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All the speculation I've seen about Andy Burnham misses an important question: how would the life of the median citizen (or a member of the least advantaged class if you're a Rawlsian) be different if he were PM? Without this question, all we have is politics as soap opera.
January 25, 2026 at 11:07 AM
All the speculation I've seen about Andy Burnham misses an important question: how would the life of the median citizen (or a member of the least advantaged class if you're a Rawlsian) be different if he were PM? Without this question, all we have is politics as soap opera.
Hating on a reform of the UK's poluce aimed at freeing up resources to tackle lower level crime is just so Bluesky.
January 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Hating on a reform of the UK's poluce aimed at freeing up resources to tackle lower level crime is just so Bluesky.
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First cup of tea: I find this treasure every morning.
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 AM
First cup of tea: I find this treasure every morning.
There's been an awful lot of tumbleweed from the daft left about the atrocities in Iran over the past few weeks.
It makes a fascinating counterpoint to any action involving the world's only Jewish state.
It makes a fascinating counterpoint to any action involving the world's only Jewish state.
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
There's been an awful lot of tumbleweed from the daft left about the atrocities in Iran over the past few weeks.
It makes a fascinating counterpoint to any action involving the world's only Jewish state.
It makes a fascinating counterpoint to any action involving the world's only Jewish state.
There's still a glint of light at 4.45pm here in Ringwood.
It might just be by a smidge at the moment, but the days are getting longer.
Summer's on its way!!!!
It might just be by a smidge at the moment, but the days are getting longer.
Summer's on its way!!!!
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
There's still a glint of light at 4.45pm here in Ringwood.
It might just be by a smidge at the moment, but the days are getting longer.
Summer's on its way!!!!
It might just be by a smidge at the moment, but the days are getting longer.
Summer's on its way!!!!
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How it started ... How it's going
Brexiters: spectacularly wrong about everything.
January 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Brexiters: spectacularly wrong about everything.
Green councillor defects to *check notes* Reform UK... www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Another Merseyside Reform win as councillor joins from Greens
Nigel Farage's party has already announced the arrival of three Wirral councillors this morning
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Green councillor defects to *check notes* Reform UK... www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Just thought I'd post this:
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just thought I'd post this:
Alleged tax-cheat, failed Tory Chancellor and former asylum-seeker Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform UK.
Arsonists cosplaying as fire-fighters.
Arsonists cosplaying as fire-fighters.
January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Alleged tax-cheat, failed Tory Chancellor and former asylum-seeker Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform UK.
Arsonists cosplaying as fire-fighters.
Arsonists cosplaying as fire-fighters.
Expect a turbulent day in the markets tomorrow - especially FOREX and interest rates.
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation
Powell called the probe
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Expect a turbulent day in the markets tomorrow - especially FOREX and interest rates.
Moscow's latest talking point straight from Farage's mouth.
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Moscow's latest talking point straight from Farage's mouth.
I can’t believe it’s been ten years.
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I can’t believe it’s been ten years.