Tristan Grayford
@tristangrayford.scot
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Co-founder @endconversiontherapy.scot
Treasurer @ourrepublic.scot
Serial political policy author
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Views entirely my own
Co-founder @endconversiontherapy.scot
Treasurer @ourrepublic.scot
Serial political policy author
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Congratulations to the Labour Party for becoming so dedicated to cruelty that you've alienated... the Church of England
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Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Congratulations to the Labour Party for becoming so dedicated to cruelty that you've alienated... the Church of England
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
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Labour now falling so deep into the anti-immigration hole that they're telling bare-faced lies we'd sooner associate with Reform or the Tories.
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Labour now falling so deep into the anti-immigration hole that they're telling bare-faced lies we'd sooner associate with Reform or the Tories.
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I think the conventional wisdom that switching to PR, even explicitly to block Reform, would delegitimise the system is completely wrong. You would get buy-in from every other party, bar maybe the Tories, and it's historically the main reason electoral reform happens. www.jstor.org/stable/2585577
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I think the conventional wisdom that switching to PR, even explicitly to block Reform, would delegitimise the system is completely wrong. You would get buy-in from every other party, bar maybe the Tories, and it's historically the main reason electoral reform happens. www.jstor.org/stable/2585577
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Only 20% *of 2024 Labour voters* in Scotland approve of Keir Starmer's Government just over a year into office.
Only 20% *of 2024 Labour voters* in Scotland approve of Keir Starmer's Government just over a year into office.
Latest government approval ratings in Scotland, November 2025
Scottish Government
Approve: 25%
Disapprove: 56%
UK Government
Approve: 9%
Disapprove: 75%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Scottish Government
Approve: 25%
Disapprove: 56%
UK Government
Approve: 9%
Disapprove: 75%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Only 20% *of 2024 Labour voters* in Scotland approve of Keir Starmer's Government just over a year into office.
Only 20% *of 2024 Labour voters* in Scotland approve of Keir Starmer's Government just over a year into office.
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🧵 / With less than six months until the Scottish Parliament election, the SNP are the party Scots are most likely to consider voting for
SNP: 37% would consider
Greens: 27%
Lib Dems: 26%
Labour: 23%
Reform UK: 21%
Conservatives: 15%
'Your Party': 15%
Alba: 8%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
SNP: 37% would consider
Greens: 27%
Lib Dems: 26%
Labour: 23%
Reform UK: 21%
Conservatives: 15%
'Your Party': 15%
Alba: 8%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🧵 / With less than six months until the Scottish Parliament election, the SNP are the party Scots are most likely to consider voting for
SNP: 37% would consider
Greens: 27%
Lib Dems: 26%
Labour: 23%
Reform UK: 21%
Conservatives: 15%
'Your Party': 15%
Alba: 8%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
SNP: 37% would consider
Greens: 27%
Lib Dems: 26%
Labour: 23%
Reform UK: 21%
Conservatives: 15%
'Your Party': 15%
Alba: 8%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
The Scottish Greens lead by a distance on "which party do Scots feel would be best at handling transgender rights" and if there has been clearer evidence the Scottish public actually are generally on board with just being kind and accepting of trans people I don't know it.
Which party do Scots believe would best handle key issues?
SNP
Standing up for Scotland: 37% (+31 lead)
Scotland's future: 30% (+23)
Education: 17% (+8)
NHS: 17% (+6)
Poverty: 16% (+6)
Taxation: 15% (+6)
Economy: 15% (+6)
Greens
Environment: 30% (+20)
Reform UK
Immigration: 22% (+9)
SNP
Standing up for Scotland: 37% (+31 lead)
Scotland's future: 30% (+23)
Education: 17% (+8)
NHS: 17% (+6)
Poverty: 16% (+6)
Taxation: 15% (+6)
Economy: 15% (+6)
Greens
Environment: 30% (+20)
Reform UK
Immigration: 22% (+9)
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Scottish Greens lead by a distance on "which party do Scots feel would be best at handling transgender rights" and if there has been clearer evidence the Scottish public actually are generally on board with just being kind and accepting of trans people I don't know it.
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Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.
My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.
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and it's a feature, not a bug, of whatever mangled faction this is that is running Labour. these people are able to do one thing and one thing alone - fight factional wars against the left.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
and it's a feature, not a bug, of whatever mangled faction this is that is running Labour. these people are able to do one thing and one thing alone - fight factional wars against the left.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
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I simply do not understand how the govt can simultaneously believe (1) they don’t have enough political capital to breach the manifesto on tax and (2) they have enough to political capital to pick an unwinnable fight with their own MPs on immigration.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I simply do not understand how the govt can simultaneously believe (1) they don’t have enough political capital to breach the manifesto on tax and (2) they have enough to political capital to pick an unwinnable fight with their own MPs on immigration.
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I had the highest immigration caseload in Scotland, and was proud to advocate on behalf of constituents. It's important work and makes a huge difference to people's lives.
I hear that some Labour MPs have reverted to pre-2015 behaviour of not supporting people with immigration casework. Shameful.
I hear that some Labour MPs have reverted to pre-2015 behaviour of not supporting people with immigration casework. Shameful.
New from Free Movement: What can MPs do to help their constituents in immigration and asylum cases? | Anonymous
What can MPs do to help their constituents in immigration and asylum cases? - Free Movement
I’ve worked in the busy constituency office of an MP for the last decade and I carry out the immigration and asylum casework for them. I thought it would be
freemovement.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I had the highest immigration caseload in Scotland, and was proud to advocate on behalf of constituents. It's important work and makes a huge difference to people's lives.
I hear that some Labour MPs have reverted to pre-2015 behaviour of not supporting people with immigration casework. Shameful.
I hear that some Labour MPs have reverted to pre-2015 behaviour of not supporting people with immigration casework. Shameful.
I see Shahrar Ali has turned to approvingly sharing videos from "British Pariot", attacking GPEW for being too pro-migrant, and attacking @zackpolanski.bsky.social for being too critical of Trump.
A striking example of how transphobia is a gateway drug to the far-right.
A striking example of how transphobia is a gateway drug to the far-right.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I see Shahrar Ali has turned to approvingly sharing videos from "British Pariot", attacking GPEW for being too pro-migrant, and attacking @zackpolanski.bsky.social for being too critical of Trump.
A striking example of how transphobia is a gateway drug to the far-right.
A striking example of how transphobia is a gateway drug to the far-right.
It is notable that between the two leading local Edinburgh newsletters (the Edinburgh Minute and the Edinburgh Enquirer) the one that is run by a bunch of old newspaper execs is brazenly biased in how it selects and reports stories and the one run by a newbie enthusiast is even-handed and fair.
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It is notable that between the two leading local Edinburgh newsletters (the Edinburgh Minute and the Edinburgh Enquirer) the one that is run by a bunch of old newspaper execs is brazenly biased in how it selects and reports stories and the one run by a newbie enthusiast is even-handed and fair.
I didn't realise we'd see a British Home Office more overtly cruel and outright evil than that led by the Tories over the past decade without Reform getting into power.
But here we are. A Labour Home Office that is the most openly evil British institution in my lifetime.
But here we are. A Labour Home Office that is the most openly evil British institution in my lifetime.
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I didn't realise we'd see a British Home Office more overtly cruel and outright evil than that led by the Tories over the past decade without Reform getting into power.
But here we are. A Labour Home Office that is the most openly evil British institution in my lifetime.
But here we are. A Labour Home Office that is the most openly evil British institution in my lifetime.
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"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system."
authoritarian-stack.info
authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system."
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
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Gosh, this is bad www.reuters.com/world/explos...
Polish PM says railway track blast was 'unprecedented act of sabotage'
An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, and he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy.
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Gosh, this is bad www.reuters.com/world/explos...
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Even with my bedrock low opinion of Labour, I was clinging to some shred of hope that even they would realise that stealing the last remaining possessions of people who have fled for their lives was a disgusting policy. Turns out there isn't a bottom to this particular barrel they are scraping.
For fairly obvious reasons when people flee their countries of origin to seek asylum elsewhere they can't carry much. Often things like jewellery are all they have to hold onto. This isn't just stripping people of "assets", it is stealing their memories. 57/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Even with my bedrock low opinion of Labour, I was clinging to some shred of hope that even they would realise that stealing the last remaining possessions of people who have fled for their lives was a disgusting policy. Turns out there isn't a bottom to this particular barrel they are scraping.
The organised and consistent fashion in which Labour has been depicting itself as racist has been picked up by their supporters.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The organised and consistent fashion in which Labour has been depicting itself as racist has been picked up by their supporters.
"Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration" as she proposes TAKING AWAY THE JEWELLERY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS!
You are the dark forces! The call is coming from inside the house! This is evil!
You are the dark forces! The call is coming from inside the house! This is evil!
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration" as she proposes TAKING AWAY THE JEWELLERY OF ASYLUM SEEKERS!
You are the dark forces! The call is coming from inside the house! This is evil!
You are the dark forces! The call is coming from inside the house! This is evil!
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Unique among inmates, Ghislaine Maxwell gets room service in her cell, after-hours access to recreation, a private visitor suite with refreshments and even a service-dog puppy to play with.
Is this a federal prison sentence or a comped stay at a Trump Hotel?
Is this a federal prison sentence or a comped stay at a Trump Hotel?
Ghislaine Maxwell Has Custom Meals and Pet A Puppy Behind Bars: Lawmakers
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say a whistleblower revealed that Maxwell has received special treatment in prison.
people.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Unique among inmates, Ghislaine Maxwell gets room service in her cell, after-hours access to recreation, a private visitor suite with refreshments and even a service-dog puppy to play with.
Is this a federal prison sentence or a comped stay at a Trump Hotel?
Is this a federal prison sentence or a comped stay at a Trump Hotel?
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I was there this lady (I guess also running in this district) really thought she was doing something and everyone in the room was like “uhhhh…”
She handed Kat a bottle of Trump cologne (???) to wear in jail (?????).
She didn’t think the bit through. Mandatory improv class for all Republicans. 2/10
She handed Kat a bottle of Trump cologne (???) to wear in jail (?????).
She didn’t think the bit through. Mandatory improv class for all Republicans. 2/10
An unhinged Republican just tried to ambush me with holy water?? Bc I am “demonic” and “possessed”?????
So that video will also be on stream tonight lmao
So that video will also be on stream tonight lmao
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November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I was there this lady (I guess also running in this district) really thought she was doing something and everyone in the room was like “uhhhh…”
She handed Kat a bottle of Trump cologne (???) to wear in jail (?????).
She didn’t think the bit through. Mandatory improv class for all Republicans. 2/10
She handed Kat a bottle of Trump cologne (???) to wear in jail (?????).
She didn’t think the bit through. Mandatory improv class for all Republicans. 2/10
"Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries"
Not satisfied with becoming Reform, Labour's Home Secretary wants to become MAGA.
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem"
Bloody hell...
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Not satisfied with becoming Reform, Labour's Home Secretary wants to become MAGA.
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem"
Bloody hell...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries"
Not satisfied with becoming Reform, Labour's Home Secretary wants to become MAGA.
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem"
Bloody hell...
archive.ph/1bLd9#select...
Not satisfied with becoming Reform, Labour's Home Secretary wants to become MAGA.
"Mahmood is said to have been inspired by Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem"
Bloody hell...
archive.ph/1bLd9#select...