I wonder whether those consultants are ReformUK donors, by any chance? 🤔

Alternatve view is that she is trying to bridge the gap between decent people, genuinely concerned by increasing immigration, legal and otherwise, and those out and out racists doing the bidding of populist, fascist influences. I thought she was excellent today.

But how can you control prices in a free market economy, with multiple suppliers negotiating their own terms with the supermarkets, especially when manufacturers are at the mercy of fluctuating commodity prices?

Don't blame the councils, blame years of government underfunding and soaring social care costs, much of it lost in profits to private providers. 😡

Don't suppose he needs to worry about awkward conversations with Trump if he ever becomes Prime Minister. (You wouldn't rule it out!) Trump will either be in jail or dead, whichever occurs first...

One thing I learned about them is that they have no budget for campaigning so it's not really surprising that we don't know what they stand for. I guess most people just vote for their preferred political party.

But what solutions are there to stop price gouging by private companies? Isn't that what competition is supposed to deal with? Or are we heading back to 1970s price controls?

Really? Is he liked by voters? Agree he's a good communicator but, personally, I find that he comes across as insincere. I'm not sure about his approach to privatisation in the NHS either. I just can't see him looking as easy on the world stage as Starmer does.

And would anybody be surprised to find a ReformUK donor on the board of that Company?

Exactly. This all makes Starmer look like the best possible possible choice as Prime Minister on the world stage right now, and Labour would be mad to change him. Get Burnham into Parliament and the game changes...

Exactly. Tactical voting and inter-party cooperation will be hugely important next time. Only the LibDems can beat the right-wing parties in my constituency. Hopefully, Tories and ReformUK will cancel each other out.

The way things are looking at the moment, the only way to stop a future ReformUK government is either to force new leadership and a new direction onto Labour, or sideline them and rally behind the combined forces of LibDems and Greens in England and Wales.

I think it's also fair to say that the families of all those who died on January 6th weren't too happy about Trump's incitement to riot...

Time to give up!

I recently went on a walk round a local village where they have a thriving population of swifts in the older social housing, dozens of house martins down the road in the new builds and loads of swallows dotted about all the farm buildings at the edge of the village. Fascinating to see the contrast!

I've been working with our local wildlife group, initially with a few swift boxes, but now they are aspiring to start our own 'Swift Street' project in the neighbourhood next year! 🤞

Where does the Green Party stand on unilateral nuclear disarmament for the UK?

What would the Green Party do to curb disinformation and deliberate lying in the media?

What would the Green Party do about obscene amounts of wealth held in offshore accounts?