Update on Craig Holmes, candidate in the Skelton East by-election.

Seems Reform UK candidates don’t see what’s wrong with urinating on random peoples’ property.

“The bus driver told me to do it” isn’t really the level of decision making you want in a councillor.

📈 Thinking of running competitions online? Great idea — but in the 🇬🇧 you have to know the rules.

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Everyone characterises this as stolid Starmer chasing Reform. I think it’s more interesting. Starmer recognises the end of globalisation. Immigration & capital flows are of the same genus - they support global players but gradually hollow out domestic societies. While immigration does create …

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Liz Truss crashed the economy. Pass it on.

It's been a terrible week. A terrible, terrible week. The worst people on earth are full of energy and vigour, the best are defined by anxiety and self-doubt. Here are three simple rules to surviving the next four years, because by God we'll need them iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-b...

Liz Truss threatens to sue Keir Starmer unless he "ceases and desists" from alleging she crashed the economy.

In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown

Left: Helen Whately, "We handed over to Labour much lower debt than we had inherited"

Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"

The stats here are pretty interesting:

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(Yes, that petition)

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Absolutely crazy though

I like it here, feels so much more friendly and some actual decent content too! 🦋

About time.

Colin from Portsmouth rings in to LBC and gives James O'Brien a piece of his mind. youtu.be/LA3IfgSEkNg

This is what I'll be submitting for Britain's Best Political Cartoon this year, next month infact, down in London. Delighted to feature @carolvorderman.bsky.social 😀