I don’t use Bluesky really, but as I have some former mutuals from the other place that are now only here, I thought I would share why I am worried about Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister. marlowe1939.substack.com/p/im-worried...

Hell of a set of top BBC politics stories for the government

2) The route to Reform winning (define winning as ending up as the definitive party of the right after GE29) is "easier" than it is for the Tories *right now* and it's in their hands whether they chuck it

Think this v good piece has two important big insights: 1) Reform voters are functionally pre GE 2019 BXP voters. These people have already held their nose once for the tories and were phenomenally let down open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1...

I’ve decided to start writing again, and have started with the observation no one is taking Reform seriously enough: open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1...

John Prescott was a very relatable politician. For example, when confronted with someone from Rhyl, he immediately punched them in the face.