Tony Robertson
@socialliberaltony.bsky.social
Social Liberal, former leader of Sefton Borough Council, Parish Councils advocate, railways, cricket, cycling, trade unionist, atheist, Mansfield Town, Nottingham Forest, Isaac Hayes, soul music, smooth jazz, environmentalist, Frank Hornby Trust
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My analysis - how did No10 radicalise this cohort of loyal, centrist, careerist Labour MPs who are now all out for regime change?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change
Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My analysis - how did No10 radicalise this cohort of loyal, centrist, careerist Labour MPs who are now all out for regime change?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Tony Robertson
The last Chancellor committed to tax simplification was Lawson. Brown, whatever his other virtues, started the current obsession with using detailed tax policy as a political tool. Osborne carried that to new heights and came unstuck. Reeves will do the same.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The last Chancellor committed to tax simplification was Lawson. Brown, whatever his other virtues, started the current obsession with using detailed tax policy as a political tool. Osborne carried that to new heights and came unstuck. Reeves will do the same.