Terry Weldon
@terryweldon.bsky.social
S African/British LibDem councillor (Waverley, Surrey)
Gay, married, practicing Catholic
2 daughters, 4 grandchildren
Living "with & beyond" a rare cancer (GIST);
Interested in queer religion, politics (SA, UK, USA); obsessive poll watcher
Gay, married, practicing Catholic
2 daughters, 4 grandchildren
Living "with & beyond" a rare cancer (GIST);
Interested in queer religion, politics (SA, UK, USA); obsessive poll watcher
Reform announding that for Remembrance Sunday, "campaigning will be suspended"
- apart from placing party logo on wreaths.
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- apart from placing party logo on wreaths.
<img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:d7d4yllrxyzboys62gdefmpn/bafkreibkoqvvtxs5cdvuj7o4s6qntj2dr2cmdyvjmunl2h6hqfhcsgkd5i@jpeg"/>
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reform announding that for Remembrance Sunday, "campaigning will be suspended"
- apart from placing party logo on wreaths.
<img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:d7d4yllrxyzboys62gdefmpn/bafkreibkoqvvtxs5cdvuj7o4s6qntj2dr2cmdyvjmunl2h6hqfhcsgkd5i@jpeg"/>
- apart from placing party logo on wreaths.
<img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:d7d4yllrxyzboys62gdefmpn/bafkreibkoqvvtxs5cdvuj7o4s6qntj2dr2cmdyvjmunl2h6hqfhcsgkd5i@jpeg"/>
The myth that this is UKIP, not Reform:
When Farage left UKIP to form Brexit, so did virtually all his MEPs and councillors. In effect, UKIP became Brexit.
When Brexit became Reform, that was just a change of name at companies house.
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
When Farage left UKIP to form Brexit, so did virtually all his MEPs and councillors. In effect, UKIP became Brexit.
When Brexit became Reform, that was just a change of name at companies house.
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
September 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The myth that this is UKIP, not Reform:
When Farage left UKIP to form Brexit, so did virtually all his MEPs and councillors. In effect, UKIP became Brexit.
When Brexit became Reform, that was just a change of name at companies house.
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
When Farage left UKIP to form Brexit, so did virtually all his MEPs and councillors. In effect, UKIP became Brexit.
When Brexit became Reform, that was just a change of name at companies house.
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
Richard Tice, claiming that parents are abusing the SEND provision for getting children to school.
Does he have any idea how difficult it is to get kids onto a SEND program of any kind (not specifically taxis).
Reality is that far to many parents who really need the support just can't get it.
Does he have any idea how difficult it is to get kids onto a SEND program of any kind (not specifically taxis).
Reality is that far to many parents who really need the support just can't get it.
September 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Richard Tice, claiming that parents are abusing the SEND provision for getting children to school.
Does he have any idea how difficult it is to get kids onto a SEND program of any kind (not specifically taxis).
Reality is that far to many parents who really need the support just can't get it.
Does he have any idea how difficult it is to get kids onto a SEND program of any kind (not specifically taxis).
Reality is that far to many parents who really need the support just can't get it.
Far from being "broken" as Farage lies to us, there is much in this country that is going really well.
In this chart, eg, each of these indicators has improved by more than half. Right wing agitators don't want you to know that.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
In this chart, eg, each of these indicators has improved by more than half. Right wing agitators don't want you to know that.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
September 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Far from being "broken" as Farage lies to us, there is much in this country that is going really well.
In this chart, eg, each of these indicators has improved by more than half. Right wing agitators don't want you to know that.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
In this chart, eg, each of these indicators has improved by more than half. Right wing agitators don't want you to know that.
www.thetimes.com/article/63b7...
Untimely suicide - tomorrow!
August 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Untimely suicide - tomorrow!
No need for comment.
July 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
No need for comment.
The smoothed graph on the Wikipedia poll of polls page shows that Reform now past its peak; both Labour and CONs begining to show some recovery.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
July 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The smoothed graph on the Wikipedia poll of polls page shows that Reform now past its peak; both Labour and CONs begining to show some recovery.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
Republicans in Congress faced with a major dilemma:
Vote AGAINST the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Trump and a primary contest.
Vote FOR the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Musk (and his money) and a primary contest.
Decisions, decisions1
Vote AGAINST the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Trump and a primary contest.
Vote FOR the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Musk (and his money) and a primary contest.
Decisions, decisions1
July 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Republicans in Congress faced with a major dilemma:
Vote AGAINST the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Trump and a primary contest.
Vote FOR the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Musk (and his money) and a primary contest.
Decisions, decisions1
Vote AGAINST the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Trump and a primary contest.
Vote FOR the big beautiful budget bill, and incur the wrath of Musk (and his money) and a primary contest.
Decisions, decisions1
Opinion polls and changes in voting intention. (Table adapted from @markpackuk.bsky.social to show only those released over past week).
Reform are down in 5 out of 7. Looks like their surge has stalled, if not yet reversed.
Reform are down in 5 out of 7. Looks like their surge has stalled, if not yet reversed.
June 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Opinion polls and changes in voting intention. (Table adapted from @markpackuk.bsky.social to show only those released over past week).
Reform are down in 5 out of 7. Looks like their surge has stalled, if not yet reversed.
Reform are down in 5 out of 7. Looks like their surge has stalled, if not yet reversed.
No surprise.
Farage has never yet been able to keep a team together for any lenght of time. In the EU, he had teams over two different terms fall apart with resignations, expulsions.
In Thurrock, the only council ever UKIP controlled (briefly) that didn't end well.
Expect more resignations.
Farage has never yet been able to keep a team together for any lenght of time. In the EU, he had teams over two different terms fall apart with resignations, expulsions.
In Thurrock, the only council ever UKIP controlled (briefly) that didn't end well.
Expect more resignations.
June 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
No surprise.
Farage has never yet been able to keep a team together for any lenght of time. In the EU, he had teams over two different terms fall apart with resignations, expulsions.
In Thurrock, the only council ever UKIP controlled (briefly) that didn't end well.
Expect more resignations.
Farage has never yet been able to keep a team together for any lenght of time. In the EU, he had teams over two different terms fall apart with resignations, expulsions.
In Thurrock, the only council ever UKIP controlled (briefly) that didn't end well.
Expect more resignations.
A call to all the world.
May 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A call to all the world.
I've never come across these and I'm not a great crisp eater - but a simple look at the packaging tells me the marketing strategy puts the product up against crisps, not conventional poppadoms.
Thats also where I'd expect to see them shelved - with the snacks.
Thats also where I'd expect to see them shelved - with the snacks.
May 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I've never come across these and I'm not a great crisp eater - but a simple look at the packaging tells me the marketing strategy puts the product up against crisps, not conventional poppadoms.
Thats also where I'd expect to see them shelved - with the snacks.
Thats also where I'd expect to see them shelved - with the snacks.
"Free speech" has its limits. Ddes not include freedom to commit libel e.g., or incitement to violence.
May 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Free speech" has its limits. Ddes not include freedom to commit libel e.g., or incitement to violence.
Party leader net approval ratings.
Ed Davey continues with the "least unfavourable".
Ed Davey continues with the "least unfavourable".
May 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Party leader net approval ratings.
Ed Davey continues with the "least unfavourable".
Ed Davey continues with the "least unfavourable".
That headline deserves to be in The Onion, not the Torygraph.
Does anyone need to go on five holidays?
Does anyone need to go on five holidays?
May 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
That headline deserves to be in The Onion, not the Torygraph.
Does anyone need to go on five holidays?
Does anyone need to go on five holidays?
Once again, Ed Davey is the least unfavourable politician in Ipsos ratings:
Worst net favourability ratings (current politicians):
Reeves -37
Badenoch -32
Starmer -31
Milliband -26
Rayner -24
Jenrick -22
Least unfavourable
Davey -7
Worst net favourability ratings (current politicians):
Reeves -37
Badenoch -32
Starmer -31
Milliband -26
Rayner -24
Jenrick -22
Least unfavourable
Davey -7
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Once again, Ed Davey is the least unfavourable politician in Ipsos ratings:
Worst net favourability ratings (current politicians):
Reeves -37
Badenoch -32
Starmer -31
Milliband -26
Rayner -24
Jenrick -22
Least unfavourable
Davey -7
Worst net favourability ratings (current politicians):
Reeves -37
Badenoch -32
Starmer -31
Milliband -26
Rayner -24
Jenrick -22
Least unfavourable
Davey -7
Immigration reality: net migration is falling, quite substantially.
An important counter to Reform lies.
An important counter to Reform lies.
May 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Immigration reality: net migration is falling, quite substantially.
An important counter to Reform lies.
An important counter to Reform lies.