@thechalkman.bsky.social
Love The Arsenal, music, movies and my dog.
The voices in my head keep telling me I’m fine.
I hate the ones that you adore.
The voices in my head keep telling me I’m fine.
I hate the ones that you adore.
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Quite striking how the argument the Green Party have been making for some time now - and getting called all sorts of silly names for by the Labour Government - is the most popular position with the British public.
Funny the things you can just say when you've not been bought and paid for....
Funny the things you can just say when you've not been bought and paid for....
Strikingly even current conservative voters are most likely to say it’s best for UK national security to align with the EU - along with majorities of Lib Dem, Labour and Green voters while Reform voters are more likely to say it’s safer with the Commonwealth/CANZUK or the US
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Quite striking how the argument the Green Party have been making for some time now - and getting called all sorts of silly names for by the Labour Government - is the most popular position with the British public.
Funny the things you can just say when you've not been bought and paid for....
Funny the things you can just say when you've not been bought and paid for....
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The caretaker PM is running scared and resorting to more smears because he knows the game is up.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Politics UK: ‘NEW: Keir Starmer will attack the Greens and Reform at the Munich Security Conference tomorrow for being "soft on Russia and weak on NATO"
"[They are] determined to sacrifice the longstanding relationships that we want and need to build, on the altar of their ideology"1/
"[They are] determined to sacrifice the longstanding relationships that we want and need to build, on the altar of their ideology"1/
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The caretaker PM is running scared and resorting to more smears because he knows the game is up.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
Labour is sinking in Gorton and Denton and it’s left to the Greens to challenge the far right threat of Reform.
Island of strangers? No. An Island of hope and unity.
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Odd timing to try to spin this when the day before you released dozens of messages with the bloke, many of which were signed off with a kiss.
I definitely don't sign off my text messages with a X if I'm not (at least) close friends with someone ...
I definitely don't sign off my text messages with a X if I'm not (at least) close friends with someone ...
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Odd timing to try to spin this when the day before you released dozens of messages with the bloke, many of which were signed off with a kiss.
I definitely don't sign off my text messages with a X if I'm not (at least) close friends with someone ...
I definitely don't sign off my text messages with a X if I'm not (at least) close friends with someone ...
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As Starmer implodes, which commentators are on TV explaining why it's all fallen apart?
The same pundits who cheered him on the first place and thought he'd be a brilliant prime minister.
Shameless all round!
The same pundits who cheered him on the first place and thought he'd be a brilliant prime minister.
Shameless all round!
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
As Starmer implodes, which commentators are on TV explaining why it's all fallen apart?
The same pundits who cheered him on the first place and thought he'd be a brilliant prime minister.
Shameless all round!
The same pundits who cheered him on the first place and thought he'd be a brilliant prime minister.
Shameless all round!
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In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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Under my leadership of the Labour Party, Peter Mandelson had no role, no influence and no part to play, because I do not trust the man and I do not believe the man.
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Under my leadership of the Labour Party, Peter Mandelson had no role, no influence and no part to play, because I do not trust the man and I do not believe the man.
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Is Mandelson's real sin that he gave confidential information to Epstein? Or that he got caught doing what so many do? Why do Ministers sell access to business people for huge 'donations'?
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Is Mandelson's real sin that he gave confidential information to Epstein? Or that he got caught doing what so many do? Why do Ministers sell access to business people for huge 'donations'?
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Streeting: "What Mandelson did was completely wrong, totally outrageous"
The govt knew Mandelson had stayed at Epsteins house after Epsteins conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor & still appointed him. So I guess you didn't think that was wrong & outrageous.
The govt knew Mandelson had stayed at Epsteins house after Epsteins conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor & still appointed him. So I guess you didn't think that was wrong & outrageous.
February 4, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Streeting: "What Mandelson did was completely wrong, totally outrageous"
The govt knew Mandelson had stayed at Epsteins house after Epsteins conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor & still appointed him. So I guess you didn't think that was wrong & outrageous.
The govt knew Mandelson had stayed at Epsteins house after Epsteins conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor & still appointed him. So I guess you didn't think that was wrong & outrageous.
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Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
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Last time Arsenal bought a Dixon from Stoke that worked out pretty well.
(Just the 619 appearances, four league titles and a bunch of cups).
(Just the 619 appearances, four league titles and a bunch of cups).
🚨 Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign 18-year-old defender Jaden Dixon from Stoke City.
#AFC feel #ENG U19 int'l strengthens academy & should increase in value as he develops. Initial outlay of around £500k.
For @theathleticfc.bsky.social ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
#AFC feel #ENG U19 int'l strengthens academy & should increase in value as he develops. Initial outlay of around £500k.
For @theathleticfc.bsky.social ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
Arsenal agree deal to sign defender Dixon from Stoke
Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign 18-year-old defender Jaden Dixon from Stoke City.Dixon, who can play across the backline, joined Stoke from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2023. He made six firs...
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Last time Arsenal bought a Dixon from Stoke that worked out pretty well.
(Just the 619 appearances, four league titles and a bunch of cups).
(Just the 619 appearances, four league titles and a bunch of cups).
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February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Questions about Mandelson, his heinous crimes and how much Starmer knew.
Dan Norris, elected as Lab MP, arrested - 2 counts of rape.
Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 4 years.
I wonder why Labour have made 3 attack videos about me in the last 24 hours?
They're done. Finished. Toast.
Dan Norris, elected as Lab MP, arrested - 2 counts of rape.
Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 4 years.
I wonder why Labour have made 3 attack videos about me in the last 24 hours?
They're done. Finished. Toast.
February 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Questions about Mandelson, his heinous crimes and how much Starmer knew.
Dan Norris, elected as Lab MP, arrested - 2 counts of rape.
Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 4 years.
I wonder why Labour have made 3 attack videos about me in the last 24 hours?
They're done. Finished. Toast.
Dan Norris, elected as Lab MP, arrested - 2 counts of rape.
Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 4 years.
I wonder why Labour have made 3 attack videos about me in the last 24 hours?
They're done. Finished. Toast.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party now has over 190,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections... the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today!
The Green Party now has over 190,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections... the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today!
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party now has over 190,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections... the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today!
The Green Party now has over 190,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections... the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today!
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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We seem to have normalised the Premier League's inability to conclude the Manchester City case. The years this thing has taken is pathetic. The longer it has taken the more people have forgotten the magnitude of the alleged offences. Time passing has had a kind of watering down affect on allegations
January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
We seem to have normalised the Premier League's inability to conclude the Manchester City case. The years this thing has taken is pathetic. The longer it has taken the more people have forgotten the magnitude of the alleged offences. Time passing has had a kind of watering down affect on allegations
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Not sure why John has made up that I have a "first preference."
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
Zack Polanski thinks he can dictate who should be Labour leader www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Not sure why John has made up that I have a "first preference."
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
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In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
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Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Trump started it.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.