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Tax policy on the British left is pure "anti-bedtime left". Bizarre idea that you can have a big social democratic welfare state without everyone contributing properly www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Tax policy on the British left is pure "anti-bedtime left". Bizarre idea that you can have a big social democratic welfare state without everyone contributing properly www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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Anyone who will lie unapologetically about mass violent attacks to push their own profile and political cause is beneath contempt.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Anyone who will lie unapologetically about mass violent attacks to push their own profile and political cause is beneath contempt.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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And because it's been so long since the politics of tax was central to voting behaviour, it's become a lot easier for people to believe that they are left-wing across the board when in fact they are primarily social liberals.
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
And because it's been so long since the politics of tax was central to voting behaviour, it's become a lot easier for people to believe that they are left-wing across the board when in fact they are primarily social liberals.
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We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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I think this is exactly right.
October 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I think this is exactly right.
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British Jews are not responsible for the crimes of the Israeli government. You however are responsible for your behaviour so maybe stop acting like an unutterable piece of shit.
October 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
British Jews are not responsible for the crimes of the Israeli government. You however are responsible for your behaviour so maybe stop acting like an unutterable piece of shit.
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very important when MP you haven't heard from for a bit hits the headlines to search for him in Nadine's big database of TORY FACTS aka her tweets
x.com/NadineDorrie...
x.com/NadineDorrie...
September 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
very important when MP you haven't heard from for a bit hits the headlines to search for him in Nadine's big database of TORY FACTS aka her tweets
x.com/NadineDorrie...
x.com/NadineDorrie...
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Those missing words in full:
August 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Those missing words in full:
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Let’s be fair to Democratic pols: it is true that there are left activists that are destructive to unity and to winning. Look at how some of the left has treated AOC. (We can call these aesthetic leftists, who care about projecting their uniqueness, not power.)
But AOC is navigating this!
But AOC is navigating this!
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let’s be fair to Democratic pols: it is true that there are left activists that are destructive to unity and to winning. Look at how some of the left has treated AOC. (We can call these aesthetic leftists, who care about projecting their uniqueness, not power.)
But AOC is navigating this!
But AOC is navigating this!
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My thoughts for @labourlist.bsky.social on the current state of play on the proscription of Palestine Action - with a nod to @bricksilk.bsky.social. labourlist.org/2025/08/pale...
'The Palestine Action ban risks being heavy-handed and counterproductive' - LabourList
Any government needs to bear in mind the Monty Python law of politics: when things are getting silly, it is time to change course.
labourlist.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My thoughts for @labourlist.bsky.social on the current state of play on the proscription of Palestine Action - with a nod to @bricksilk.bsky.social. labourlist.org/2025/08/pale...
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the truth-seeking mechanism is likes and RTs and nothing else
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
the truth-seeking mechanism is likes and RTs and nothing else
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Scenes from England
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Scenes from England
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I’m surprised I was able to read to the end of this, given how far back in my head it made my eyes roll. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ripon family 'sold up' to travel world searching for new life
Joe and Emma say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I’m surprised I was able to read to the end of this, given how far back in my head it made my eyes roll. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Get Some Help': David Lammy Mocks Reform MP For Repeating 'Conspiracy Theory' In Commons
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/get-so...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/get-so...
'Get Some Help': David Lammy Mocks Reform MP For Repeating 'Conspiracy Theory' In Commons
Sarah Pochin asked the foreign secretary a bizarre question on the war in Iran.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
'Get Some Help': David Lammy Mocks Reform MP For Repeating 'Conspiracy Theory' In Commons
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/get-so...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/get-so...
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David Lammy tells Reform MP Sarah Pochin to "get off social media, and... get some help..."
"She's swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this house."
"She's swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this house."
June 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
David Lammy tells Reform MP Sarah Pochin to "get off social media, and... get some help..."
"She's swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this house."
"She's swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this house."
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This isn’t reform, it’s a con that lets billionaires buy their way out of tax while working people get crumbs labelled as fairness.
A new loophole for the rich, dressed up as justice, while the real causes of inequality go untouched.
A new loophole for the rich, dressed up as justice, while the real causes of inequality go untouched.
June 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This isn’t reform, it’s a con that lets billionaires buy their way out of tax while working people get crumbs labelled as fairness.
A new loophole for the rich, dressed up as justice, while the real causes of inequality go untouched.
A new loophole for the rich, dressed up as justice, while the real causes of inequality go untouched.
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Could everyone stop with the Iraq War analogies?
This is a different kind of crisis with distinct risks and strategic blunders from the US and its Iranian adversaries. Remaining analytically stuck in the world of 2003 is a sign of intellectual laziness.
This is a different kind of crisis with distinct risks and strategic blunders from the US and its Iranian adversaries. Remaining analytically stuck in the world of 2003 is a sign of intellectual laziness.
June 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Could everyone stop with the Iraq War analogies?
This is a different kind of crisis with distinct risks and strategic blunders from the US and its Iranian adversaries. Remaining analytically stuck in the world of 2003 is a sign of intellectual laziness.
This is a different kind of crisis with distinct risks and strategic blunders from the US and its Iranian adversaries. Remaining analytically stuck in the world of 2003 is a sign of intellectual laziness.
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Assisted dying, House of Commons
Labour 224-160 [15 did not vote]
(56%-40%)
LibDems 56-15 [2]
(76%-21%)
Conservatives 20-92 [5]
(17%-79%)
Green 4-0
(100-0%)
Reform 2-3
(40%-60%)
SNP 0-0 [9]
PC 3-1
(75%/25%)
N.Ireland
SDLP 1-0 [1]
DUP 0-5
UUP 0-1
TUV 0-1
APNI 0-1
SF 0-0 [7]
Labour 224-160 [15 did not vote]
(56%-40%)
LibDems 56-15 [2]
(76%-21%)
Conservatives 20-92 [5]
(17%-79%)
Green 4-0
(100-0%)
Reform 2-3
(40%-60%)
SNP 0-0 [9]
PC 3-1
(75%/25%)
N.Ireland
SDLP 1-0 [1]
DUP 0-5
UUP 0-1
TUV 0-1
APNI 0-1
SF 0-0 [7]
June 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Assisted dying, House of Commons
Labour 224-160 [15 did not vote]
(56%-40%)
LibDems 56-15 [2]
(76%-21%)
Conservatives 20-92 [5]
(17%-79%)
Green 4-0
(100-0%)
Reform 2-3
(40%-60%)
SNP 0-0 [9]
PC 3-1
(75%/25%)
N.Ireland
SDLP 1-0 [1]
DUP 0-5
UUP 0-1
TUV 0-1
APNI 0-1
SF 0-0 [7]
Labour 224-160 [15 did not vote]
(56%-40%)
LibDems 56-15 [2]
(76%-21%)
Conservatives 20-92 [5]
(17%-79%)
Green 4-0
(100-0%)
Reform 2-3
(40%-60%)
SNP 0-0 [9]
PC 3-1
(75%/25%)
N.Ireland
SDLP 1-0 [1]
DUP 0-5
UUP 0-1
TUV 0-1
APNI 0-1
SF 0-0 [7]
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I've made this point multiple times before but if Bluesky wants to grow, the things they need aren't opinion pundits but accounts that publish new information. That's breaking news reporters, politicians and stuff like official organization accounts that publish official statements.
June 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've made this point multiple times before but if Bluesky wants to grow, the things they need aren't opinion pundits but accounts that publish new information. That's breaking news reporters, politicians and stuff like official organization accounts that publish official statements.
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Something I’ve thought for a while: barring Liz Truss from standing as a Tory candidate in future elections would make for a pretty strong ‘Clause IV moment’
June 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Something I’ve thought for a while: barring Liz Truss from standing as a Tory candidate in future elections would make for a pretty strong ‘Clause IV moment’
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Sorry, but anyone who thinks it’s silly to say Britain needs to be way more war-ready is just oblivious to the times we live in.
June 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Sorry, but anyone who thinks it’s silly to say Britain needs to be way more war-ready is just oblivious to the times we live in.