Sean Codrington
@seancodrington.bsky.social
politics and anything LFC related
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Every post from the Tory conference just makes me sad. Like watching a destitute clown begging for pennies.
In place of a speech by Victoria Atkins, the shadow Defra secretary, she is holding a “rally for the countryside” in the main exhibition hall. Her Union Jack jacket is back from the dry cleaners again.
October 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Every post from the Tory conference just makes me sad. Like watching a destitute clown begging for pennies.
This is utter drivel from @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social and he should know better. The government is not “siding with the interests of migrants over local people”. It has a legal duty to house asylum seekers under international law.
'Do you realise now that we have a government prepared to employ expensive legal advice so they can act against the interests of the local people, and for the interests of migrants?' asks @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social, after the Epping ruling.
September 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is utter drivel from @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social and he should know better. The government is not “siding with the interests of migrants over local people”. It has a legal duty to house asylum seekers under international law.
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So, I think I’ve made my views pretty clear now. Despite it all here’s another one: if Labour is best placed to beat the right in your constituency in 2029, vote Labour, however much you have to hold your nose. Nothing is worth risking the nationalist right taking power.
August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So, I think I’ve made my views pretty clear now. Despite it all here’s another one: if Labour is best placed to beat the right in your constituency in 2029, vote Labour, however much you have to hold your nose. Nothing is worth risking the nationalist right taking power.
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I’ve often wondered why Nigel Farage, who as godfather of the Brexit fiasco engineered the biggest British foreign policy disaster since Suez is continually offered so much space in some newspapers and broadcast media. Serious question. Thoughts welcome.
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I’ve often wondered why Nigel Farage, who as godfather of the Brexit fiasco engineered the biggest British foreign policy disaster since Suez is continually offered so much space in some newspapers and broadcast media. Serious question. Thoughts welcome.
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Starmer has handled Trump well and been excellent on Ukraine. His government has done some good things, notably on Europe, green energy, housing and employment rights. But he has no idea about how to speak to voters and is clearly terrified of taking on the nationalist right. It's a huge problem.
August 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Starmer has handled Trump well and been excellent on Ukraine. His government has done some good things, notably on Europe, green energy, housing and employment rights. But he has no idea about how to speak to voters and is clearly terrified of taking on the nationalist right. It's a huge problem.
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Almost four years out from an election & paying *the actual fucking Taliban* to torture & murder people who risked their lives to escape them is getting the full ‘both sides’ treatment in Brexit Britain.
August 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Almost four years out from an election & paying *the actual fucking Taliban* to torture & murder people who risked their lives to escape them is getting the full ‘both sides’ treatment in Brexit Britain.
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(No shade on James here but) making any part of this the argument about practicality is to concede the argument. We should not send people back to Afghanistan because they will be tortured and executed, not because we can't hire enough planes.
I have a terrible fear (or perhaps I am resigned to the grim inevitability) that the next few years are going to be Reform saying stuff like this and then getting a very easy ride in terms of scrutiny about whether their terrible ideas are in any sense workable.
Politico: Nigel Farage today will "confirm his desire to leave the ECHR, repeal the Human Rights Act (to be replaced by a Bill of British Rights) and disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention." (1/2)
August 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
(No shade on James here but) making any part of this the argument about practicality is to concede the argument. We should not send people back to Afghanistan because they will be tortured and executed, not because we can't hire enough planes.
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@pimlicat.bsky.social - CEO of Best for Britain:
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
Farage can’t be trusted to rewrite our rights
Campaigners have warned against trusting Nigel Farage to rewrite fundamental UK freedoms after Reform UK announced their plan to strip rights from all UK citizens to reduce immigration.
www.bestforbritain.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
@pimlicat.bsky.social - CEO of Best for Britain:
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
⚠️“Stoking fears over immigration as a way to remove our basic rights is right out of the authoritarian playbook
We cannot allow the same to happen here. Rights are not something we can trust Farage to rewrite."
www.bestforbritain.org/farage_can_t...
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Remove them and take them where, you pathetic excuse of a politician.
August 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Remove them and take them where, you pathetic excuse of a politician.
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Lately, Reform UK have claimed that their hostility to migrants stems from an overwhelming desire to keep women safe.
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
August 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lately, Reform UK have claimed that their hostility to migrants stems from an overwhelming desire to keep women safe.
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
But have they been equally concerned when the threat to women comes from someone they see as on "their side"?
I took a quick peek at their recent record. ~AA
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It's pretty much textbook. Stephen Miller's been waiting his whole life to do this.
In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
Escalating to escalate.
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
June 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's pretty much textbook. Stephen Miller's been waiting his whole life to do this.
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This is a clear cut coordination policy intended to force independent institutions into loyalty with the regime. It is obviously the behaviour of an authoritarian state and anyone who claims otherwise needs their fucking head examined www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration halts Harvard’s ability to enroll international students
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem posts copy of department’s letter to university on X
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This is a clear cut coordination policy intended to force independent institutions into loyalty with the regime. It is obviously the behaviour of an authoritarian state and anyone who claims otherwise needs their fucking head examined www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Netenyahu really is a sickening moral crater of a man. A machine that burns out murderous policy and despicable slander. Pure fucking poison.
May 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Netenyahu really is a sickening moral crater of a man. A machine that burns out murderous policy and despicable slander. Pure fucking poison.
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Outstanding from Lammy. Impossible to tolerate the moral oblivion into which Netanyahu has dragged Israel.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy suspends UK-Israel trade negotiations and summons the Israeli ambassador over IDF actions in Gaza, which he says are "incompatible with the principles that underpin our bilateral relations" and an "affront to the values of the British people."
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Outstanding from Lammy. Impossible to tolerate the moral oblivion into which Netanyahu has dragged Israel.
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Because they're terrified of accusations they're betraying Brexit. It's the same in so many areas. They're hiding their successes and yelling about their weaknesses.
It is remarkable how little effort Starmer has put into making the case for his renegotiation. No “Bloomberg” speech, no policy papers. An interview three days before deal day is the first outing of substance. If his pro-EU coalition gives him no credit for it, it’s because hes asked for none.
Keir Starmer: Why I love Eurovision — and my EU trade deal
The Prime Minister has proposed a deal which will bring the UK closer to the EU than it has been since Brexit — and thinks the British public will back him up. Read the interview ⬇️
The Prime Minister has proposed a deal which will bring the UK closer to the EU than it has been since Brexit — and thinks the British public will back him up. Read the interview ⬇️
May 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Because they're terrified of accusations they're betraying Brexit. It's the same in so many areas. They're hiding their successes and yelling about their weaknesses.
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Maybe "their voters" are not aging homeowning social conservatives who happened to work in manufacturing 30 years ago?
Keir Starmer's net favourability rating has dropped 12pts in a month to -46, his lowest level ever, including a 34pt drop among Labour voters
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
May 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Maybe "their voters" are not aging homeowning social conservatives who happened to work in manufacturing 30 years ago?
One of the worst consequences of the local election results, I fear, will be Labour choosing to fight Reform by shifting further right on culture war issues. In reality, their unpopularity stems from decisions like the Winter Fuel and PIP cuts
May 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
One of the worst consequences of the local election results, I fear, will be Labour choosing to fight Reform by shifting further right on culture war issues. In reality, their unpopularity stems from decisions like the Winter Fuel and PIP cuts
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What do May’s local elections tell us about the future of UK politics?📊
@fabiancooperc.bsky.social has provided a useful guide which breaks down the key battlegrounds, leadership challenges, and emerging players in the 2025 Mayoral and Local Elections.
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@fabiancooperc.bsky.social has provided a useful guide which breaks down the key battlegrounds, leadership challenges, and emerging players in the 2025 Mayoral and Local Elections.
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Inflect’s guide to the Mayoral and Local Elections - Inflect
An insightful guide to the 2025 local elections, spotlighting key races, party dynamics, and what they reveal about the future of UK politics.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What do May’s local elections tell us about the future of UK politics?📊
@fabiancooperc.bsky.social has provided a useful guide which breaks down the key battlegrounds, leadership challenges, and emerging players in the 2025 Mayoral and Local Elections.
Find out more🔗https://bit.ly/3S5Mpri
@fabiancooperc.bsky.social has provided a useful guide which breaks down the key battlegrounds, leadership challenges, and emerging players in the 2025 Mayoral and Local Elections.
Find out more🔗https://bit.ly/3S5Mpri
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The government borrowed £151 billion last financial year. Which was £14.6 billion more than the OBR estimate *last month*.
And yet their forecasts for five years time are being used as the entire basis for public policy decision making.
And yet their forecasts for five years time are being used as the entire basis for public policy decision making.
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The government borrowed £151 billion last financial year. Which was £14.6 billion more than the OBR estimate *last month*.
And yet their forecasts for five years time are being used as the entire basis for public policy decision making.
And yet their forecasts for five years time are being used as the entire basis for public policy decision making.
This is a good point that’s often overlooked. Vance et al are completely ignorant to the fact that Europe’s overreliance on the US has been engineered by American policymakers for strategic and economic reasons (not least to ensure Europe continues buying US-made arms over European alternatives)
I remain convinced that if Europe were to move in the direction of greater security independence, JD Vance and his crowd would be outraged at the reality of what that looks like, and will shift to complaining about the loss of US dominance and looking for people to blame for it.
De Gaulle “loved the United States of America,” Vance said, “but [he] recognised what I certainly recognise, that it’s not in Europe’s interest, and it’s not in America’s interest, for Europe to be a permanent security vassal of the United States.”
www.politico.eu/article/jd-v...
www.politico.eu/article/jd-v...
April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is a good point that’s often overlooked. Vance et al are completely ignorant to the fact that Europe’s overreliance on the US has been engineered by American policymakers for strategic and economic reasons (not least to ensure Europe continues buying US-made arms over European alternatives)
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
and yet they come to Europe and lecture everyone on free speech
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As of today, it is cheaper to import a fully-built computer than it is to import the parts and build it in the U.S.
Just an incredible strategy to bring assembly lines back to the U.S.
Just an incredible strategy to bring assembly lines back to the U.S.
April 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As of today, it is cheaper to import a fully-built computer than it is to import the parts and build it in the U.S.
Just an incredible strategy to bring assembly lines back to the U.S.
Just an incredible strategy to bring assembly lines back to the U.S.
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Reform UK is quietly reshaping the local political map. 📍
Polling suggests they’d beat the Conservatives in council seats— and could soon control key devolved powers across England.
🔎 Read more from Jonathan Connolly on what this shift means for the UK: www.inflect.co.uk/is-britain-r...
Polling suggests they’d beat the Conservatives in council seats— and could soon control key devolved powers across England.
🔎 Read more from Jonathan Connolly on what this shift means for the UK: www.inflect.co.uk/is-britain-r...
Is Britain Ready for Reform to Govern? - Inflect
As Reform UK rises in local polls, control of key regions - and billions in public-private investment - could soon be firmly in their hands.
www.inflect.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Reform UK is quietly reshaping the local political map. 📍
Polling suggests they’d beat the Conservatives in council seats— and could soon control key devolved powers across England.
🔎 Read more from Jonathan Connolly on what this shift means for the UK: www.inflect.co.uk/is-britain-r...
Polling suggests they’d beat the Conservatives in council seats— and could soon control key devolved powers across England.
🔎 Read more from Jonathan Connolly on what this shift means for the UK: www.inflect.co.uk/is-britain-r...
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Trump has largely caved in the face of market pressure. That’s bad for his authority, though it would have been even worse if it had gone on much longer. Nonetheless the trade war between the two biggest global economies, worth 50% of global GDP, represents systemic risk to world economic stability.
April 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump has largely caved in the face of market pressure. That’s bad for his authority, though it would have been even worse if it had gone on much longer. Nonetheless the trade war between the two biggest global economies, worth 50% of global GDP, represents systemic risk to world economic stability.