Kinnock: ".. of those 30 some were controlled by the Tories, some by the LibDems, some by the Greens & others.." Kamali Melbourne: "21 controlled by Labour" "Absolutely, so its a mixture of all parties" "The majority were Lab" "Yeah you're right, the majority being Lab" lol

Starmer blamed his decision to appoint Mandelson on the vetting. Cooper blamed her decision to proscribe Palestine Action on the advice. Starmer blamed his decision to ennoble Matthew Doyle on the vetting. And now Kinnock blames the latest u-turn on the advice Spot the pattern?

UK biggest companies rack up debt to pay dividends to private equity owners. $2.7bn debt-fuelled dividends over the past 5 years. Darktrace, Aggreko, Homeserve and Signature Aviation facing higher debt. Courting disaster. Successive govts failed to reform corporate governance. archive.ph/0qIvA

The Honourable Member for Gorton & Moscow.

Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.

Reform is soft on Russia. And it's stuff like this which explains why 👇🏻

Govt has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, following advice this could be unlawful. Legal challenge mounted by Reform. Govt to pay Reform's legal costs. What legal advice did Ministers obtain before suspending elections? Another inept policy decision by Starmer.

Caretaker Prime Minister. 🤣🤣

Labour consists of so many former lawyers. How come they keep acting unlawfully (Pal Action) and now being warned if they cancel council elections in May they would be acting illegally? This does not instil any great confidence in either the Labour Party or their previous roles in the judiciary.

Why are we still making more puppies when so many dogs are already unwanted, abandoned or waiting behind shelter bars? 💔🐾 Adopt. Neuter. Break the cycle. #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #SpayAndNeuter #EndOverbreeding 🐶 youtu.be/c-osV89R5jY

Mays elections just got a whole lot worse for Starmer. 😂

That's a lot of people to *not* influence... From @manchestermill.bsky.social who are really earning their keep this election. #GortonAndDenton

Labour jumping on the the 'unacceptable levels of benefit fraud' bandwagon again. This time it's Chatham MP Tris Osborne. Meanwhile, the number of adults not working at near record lows, and claims that benefits costs are 'spiralling' have been proved untrue.

A very good question. 👇👇

This is IMO fully consistent with Sir Keir being exactly what he appears to be: a clueless bonnet ornament on a car filled with crooks and shit gangsters, forever staring directly ahead, oblivious to the horrors behind.

Faiza Shaheen and Zack Polanski on tax avoidance, inequality and where the far right intersect

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Say it louder for the people in the back! Trans Rights Are Human Rights!!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

It beggars belief that a Labour govt would ride roughshod over health unions when deciding on NHS pay. This announcement will simply increase the problems of low pay that has seen thousands of healthcare workers leave, worsening the recruitment and retention crisis in our NHS.

When you give the TBI it's full title, this all make perfect sense. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

The moral cowardice of Yvette Cooper. And yet another example of a senior figure in government who appears to struggle to grasp that they are in charge (when it suits).

Nothing can stop Labour winning the next election, and the name of that nothing is Labour.

They intended to be competent managers of the status quo, but all they've achieved is the death of the Labour Party.

As a description of how government spending is financed, “MMT” is not a “theory”. It’s fact. There are differences about what this means for policy but one thing is quite clear: The government does not have to generate taxes or go to the bond markets in order to spend.

NHS Privatisation by @99organisation.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/the99per...

Shabana Mahmood wants to waste more time and money appealing the judgement on Palestine Action. Police are still investigating people for alleged offences. This has to stop immediately. Join our friends at Protest is not Terrorism in writing to the DPP: actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...

I’m not normally that person but…. It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!

Our original work has had lots of credit - huge props to @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social for mentioning us on Today this morning Sunday Times yesterday did too, and really moved the story on But as a tiny independent outlet credit matters Do follow us too 😊 democracyforsale.substack.com

"The Labour Party is a criminal conspiracy against its members"

Unbelievably infuriating that this is how these swine are finally going to deal with the long Labour ratfucking campaign in which *the same people* deliberately put their thumbs on the scales in a general election campaign.

“A web of pro-crypto, far-right, Russia-linked anti-democratic forces, which Farage appears to be deeply embroiled in,” @elliechowns.bsky.social 👏

The money made by the car parks does not go to the hospitals, it goes to private companies. Another case of privatisation = enshittification.

Labour Together's real crime: not that they did it but that they did it to a made man.

BBC celebrating having helped harass a woman out of her job.

“The high court have said that your decision to proscribe Palestine Action… was wrong, that you made a mistake in how you went about that.” The words you’re looking for are “unlawful” & “lied”, @bbclaurak.bsky.social She didn’t “make a mistake”. We caught her out. youtu.be/0wCpB6BGtGQ

The only possible reason for them not to drop it at this stage (besides bloody-mindedness) is that they want to be able to use this tactic again They will drop any other policy at the drop of a hat. At the slightest pushback. This is different. This is about Israel

The good old days of New Labour? Or not so much? Remembering the inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric of Blunkett, the belittling of child sexual abuse survivors by Margaret Hodge and the MPs who personally profited from privatisation. labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/n...

When I want advice on dental 🦷 care, I’m not asking a plumber. Why would I want a millionaire to explain poverty?

Zack Polanski has urged the UK Government to move away from 'Starmer’s surveillance state' following Palestine Action’s court win

Cost of Privatisation Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers Profiteering: Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p. When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.

Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years. Myth of equality used to hike women's state pension age. Women hold 69% of low-paid & insecure jobs. Women hit first by benefit cuts, wage freezes, two-child benefit cap. More likely to be unpaid carers. Why are govt policies loaded against women?

Cooper's justification for PA proscription is nonsensical. She is accountable and Mahmood is complicit. They should both resign. They were advised that PA proscription as a terrorist organisation was a bad idea.

If you want to understand why the BBC's stance on trans rights - only platforming cis people (and only those with a sceptical perspective) - is so outrageous imagine if it only platformed men talking about women's rights (and only those with a sceptical perspective).

Will she publish the advice she received? Ooooh no that cant be disclosed because because because - national security 🤦‍♀️

Advisors give the advice, it's ministers who take the decision to act on the advice - or not. It's a scurrilous defence to try and pass the blame to others. Cooper should own the decision and resign.

Yes, this Shabama Mahmood www.thenational.scot/news/2578000...

Over 400 gathered on one of the coldest days. Hardy, tenacious and ready to win. Vote @greenpartyhan.bsky.social in Gorton and Denton. If you are grateful for the NHS - don't vote reform.

Tim Martin: one of the worst kinds of 'patriots' - selfish and unkind.

The Green Party canvassing team in Gorton and Denton, Saturday 14th February 2026.

Starmer followed advice when appointing Mandelson. Cooper followed advice when proscribing Palestine Action. Does no one in this government take any responsibility for their own decisions and their own mistakes?

Prayers to St Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes would be more likely to succeed.