Adam Brooks: The keffiyeh wearing lefty prats...
The keffiyeh wearing lefty prats always turn violent. They are everything that they accuse the right of. - outside Reform conference -
James Foster: This is disgusting...
This is disgusting. I honestly can’t wait for the Reform era to be over. Vile vile people.
Ben Habib: It was deeply upsetting...
It was deeply upsetting to watch the CH4 revelations about @reformparty_uk Senior figures in Reform appearing to conspire to step round electoral law to allow foreign funding of “off book” polls is frankly disgusting. And it appears @Nigel_Farage was fully in the picture. This cannot be characterised as entrapment, which is the line being taken by Farage. Entrapment is a defence against law enforcement agents inducing a breaking of the law. The ideas, it would appear, all came from Reform. I fought a campaign in 2024 for the democratisation of the party and to introduce checks and balances to prevent precisely this sort of thing happening. I failed in that campaign. It is tragic seeing Reform collapse in a swamp of sleaze.
Aaron Bastani: Zack Polanski is far from the favourite...
Zack Polanski is far from the favourite in Holborn and St Pancras. And Camden Labour is still very much an effective political machine. His best hope to cause an upset is: 1) Focus relentlessly on this Summer’s drought and heat. Say you will be a leading voice as we hit new record highs next year with El Niño. Say you will pressure Burnham to nationalise Thames Water. Even solid Labour voters are open to this argument, particularly when it’s a Labour-Green 1-2 anyway. Talk about how climate breakdown is particularly an issue in cities (heat island effect). 2) Focus on foreign policy, from Washington to Gaza. Again, Labour voters are open to the idea of the Greens putting pressure on the government with issues they care about. Even when they like Burnham. This can be presented as a corrective of national importance (which is true). Stake out the position historically made by the now decimated Labour left. This isn’t ’anti-Americanism’, it’s about Britain being a sovereign, self-governing country. Which the political establishment doesn’t really believe in. Why are US bases IN BRITAIN using dollars? (Answer: because we don’t get a say). 3) Tell voters they will have an advocate with a much larger national megaphone, given Polanski also leads a national party, than with Labour. “I will not only sort your casework, I can also make it national news” is a great sell. 4) Relentlessly say you want to push Burnham left, and put climate change at the heart of the national political agenda. After all, Starmer only went because the Greens already prevailed in one by-election this year. Imagine what another could do? This doesn’t need to mean attacking Burnham personally: yes, his record is mixed to bad (Iraq!) but his personal approval ratings speak for themselves right now. Rather, Polanski as an MP means keeping Burnham honest. People aren’t in the mood for rancour as Labour makes progress in taking on Reform. Do all that and I think they’re competitive. Like I say, though, Camden Labour has a ton of data and a powerful machine.Adam Brooks: If Britain goes left again...
If Britain goes left again at the next election. It’s finished.
Alex Wickham: Breaking: Labour have formally...
Breaking: Labour have formally reported Nigel Farage and two senior Reform UK aides to the police accusing them of possible criminal offences following the undercover sting In a letter to Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley, Labour chair Bridget Phillipson writes: “The allegations are unusually serious because they do not concern an apparent administrative error or uncertainty over the permissibility of a donor. The published material describes arrangements which appear to have been designed to conceal the source of political funding and, in the case of the polling payments, evidence which suggests awareness that the payments constituted donations and a deliberate decision not to disclose them. We therefore believe there is a proper basis for a police investigation into whether offences under PPERA have been committed”
Adam Brooks: I’ve never spoken to one Brit that likes Macron...
I’ve never spoken to one Brit that likes Macron. The arrogant little Napoleon is no friend of ours. They clearly allow the illegal migrants through, despite our Government gifting them hundreds of millions of our taxpayers money.
Andrew Feinstein: What has Britain become...
What has Britain become? An authoritarian state labelling & treating frail pensioners opposed to genocide as terrorists … all in defence of a genocide in which the UK is an active participant. History will judge all involved in this as no better than those who enabled the Holocaust: Sunak, Starmer, Trump, Macron, etc, & all their cheerleaders … & now it appears @andyburnham is determined to join these corrupt war criminalsJames Foster: Now a frozen asset...
Now a frozen asset. Two senior allies of Nigel Farage - James Orr, the party’s head of policy and Dan Jukes, a close aide to Farage - have stepped down pending the outcome of an internal investigation
David Oliver: Streeting and Starmer announced...
Streeting and Starmer announced this out of the blue with no risk assessment/risk register, no money set aside for redundancies, no logistical plan, no consultation. So no surprise that they've hit this very predictable problem
Labour Gives Council Housing to Migrants
A catastrophic situation is developing in Edinburgh as the number of homeless migrants continues to grow. Refugees have been given priority access to council housing, triggering a wave of public outrage.
Craig Murray: The Greens are nor perfect by any means...
The Greens are nor perfect by any means. But they are a great deal better than Labour, and Zack Polanski would be a valuable voice against war. In current circumstances I would urge the left to unite behind him for the by-election.Aaron Bastani: Wise for @ZackPolanski to stand...
Wise for @ZackPolanski to stand in Holborn & St Pancras. Greens didn’t clean up in relevant wards in May so Lab favourites. But he has a chance. Worst case: ZP is competitive & starts to build data operation for seat in Hackney. Plus Greens are nationally visible. No brainer.
Pat Condell: If we’re going to have statues...
If we’re going to have statues of Africans in Britain (God forbid) they should be depicted hacking at people with machetes or taking a dump in the street.
Philip Proudfoot: Emily Thornberry ran cover...
Emily Thornberry ran cover for the previous incumbent, appearing on Newsnight to defend Starmer’s remarks that Israel has the right to starve Gaza and cut off water. Starmer promptly dropped her from the shadow cabinet and she became, overnight, a champion of Palestine.
Lee Hurst: Burnham is being squeezed...
Burnham is being squeezed. If he calls a snap election right now, he wins. However he will not have a majority and will need a coalition. If he waits, everything collapses on his watch and it threatens to wipe out the Labour Party. If I was him I would call it and save more of his party.Adam Brooks: HEY LEFTIES … “We are very scared...
HEY LEFTIES … “We are very scared… We are very bad… We can't go to school”. IS THIS SPANISH GIRL FAR RIGHT ?Andrew Feinstein: Wow. We’ll just forget he armed...
Wow. We’ll just forget he armed & provided intelligence for a genocide & suggested that people who came here on boats ‘like the Bangladeshis’ should go back to their countries, along with other dog-whistle racist speeches.Lee Hurst: The flip side of Labour bragging...
The flip side of Labour bragging they’ve got illegals out of hotels.Not a Business Rescue, but a Political Manoeuvre
The Prime Minister announced tax cuts aimed at saving High Streets. However, representatives of business and the public have criticised these plans and accused the head of government of populism.
Jackie Walker: US Democrats...
US Democrats repeat the Labour playbook
Liz Webster: This is a disgracefully evasive...
‼️ This is a disgracefully evasive and weak answer from @andyburnham @amcarmichaelMP asked whether Britain would protect consumers and farmers from Brazilian beef the EU is banning over inadequate antimicrobial assurances. Burnham deflected to public procurement. Schools buying British beef will not stop rejected Brazilian meat entering supermarkets, restaurants and processed foods. This is a public-health and food-standards issue not a procurement exercise. Britain must mirror the EU suspension immediately. We cannot become the dumping ground for meat our nearest market refuses to accept. Two people are dead and 474 have contracted Salmonella in outbreaks strongly associated with imported eggs served in cafés, restaurants and takeaways. Public procurement does not protect anyone eating outside a school or hospital. It neither stops rejected imports entering Britain nor provides traceability once they disappear into catering and processed food. Food safety requires prevention, not excuses after people become ill.
Adam Brooks: Labour to field...
Labour to field a refugee as their Holborn and St Pancras candidate.
David Frost: Let's hope he means he'll drop...
Let's hope he means he'll drop the absurd Starmer agrifood deal making British farmers follow EU laws without our government having any say in them. However, I'm not holding my breath. When this govt says it wants a better deal it usually means acceding to more EU demands.Andrew Feinstein: You too will soon be gone...
You too will soon be gone @DavidLammy to join your friend @Keir_Starmer in some dodgy job with a huge salary - your bribes for serving up the British state to Trump & his corporate criminals; & participating in & enabling a genocide from which the arms companies have profitedJames Foster: . @ZackPolanski is currently the most high-profile...
. @ZackPolanski is currently the most high-profile Green in the UK, with significant reach and visibility. Everyone knows how brilliant it would be if he won. But I think he needs to weigh up what a loss would mean. It wouldn’t just be a personal defeat. His opponents would seize on it and exploit a narrative (they construct) relentlessly. And they’d enjoy doing so.
Bushra Shaikh: Time for Britain to cut loose...
Time for Britain to cut loose this extremist Government. Expel Israeli ambassadors and ban all serving IDF members from entering into our country. Threatening the UK is a serious security issue. Enough is enough.Lee Hurst: Let’s see if this gains as much...
Let’s see if this gains as much traction as Nigel Farage being told off for filming on the HoC roof without permission.
Carl Benjamin: Farage, the last of the boomers...
Farage, the last of the boomers, has nowhere else to go except for calling us Nazis. Pathetic.Read more