Is it time to move on from 'Tinder politics'? "You get bored, you start swiping again. You see who you can replace them with. "It hasn't worked so far," says Labour councillor @sebastiansalek.com @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

He may have been called the 'Dark Lord' but people believed Mandelson was genuinely faithful to the Labour Party and his country." Lord McCabe tells @goldbergradio.bsky.social many critics are being wise after the event about #Mandelson @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

"He may have been called the 'Dark Lord' but people mostly believed Mandelson was genuinely faithful to the Labour Party and to his country" Lord McCabe tells @goldbergradio.bsky.social many are being wise after the event re #Mandelson @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

Is it time to move on from 'Tinder politics'? "You get bored, you start swiping again. You see who you can replace them with. It hasn't worked so far," says Labour councillor @sebastiansalek.com @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

"I don't think anyone's going to deny that there have been mistakes. There have been a few blunders..." Veteran Labour peer Lord Steve McCabe assesses #Starmer survival chances. @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

Post-match analysis' of #Starmer speech last night by Labour peer Steve McCabe - who was in the room. PLUS Labour councillor @sebastiansalek.com with a grassroot activists view. @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

"It was pretty obvious that all these calls that 'he must go' were confined to a relatively small number of people, and amplified in certain sections of the media" Labour veteran Lord McCabe on #Starmer @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

"He may have been called the 'Dark Lord' but people mostly believed Mandelson was faithful to the Labour Party and his country" Labour peer tells @goldbergradio.bsky.social many people are being wise after the event about #Mandelson @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

NEW NEW NEW Starmer Survives - For Now! @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social hears from two of the PM's loyalists... Lord Steve McCabe - who was inside the crucial PLP meeting that appears to have saved the PM - and councillor @sebastiansalek.com open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

NEW EPISODE: Starmer Survives - For Now! @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social hears from Lord Steve McCabe who was inside the crucial PLP meeting that appears to have saved PM Keir Starmer - for now at least. PLUS @sebastiansalek.com open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

"The main complaint MPs and ministers have with the PM is that there isn't a clear sense of direction - what direction there has been has come from McSweeney." @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

Can #KeirStarmer survive the departure of his 'inextricably linked' advisor and ideologue Morgan #McSweeney ? @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

"The main complaint MPs and ministers have with the PM is there isn't a clear sense of direction; what direction there has been has come from Morgan McSweeney." @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

Can #Starmer survive the departure of his 'inextricably linked' advisor and ideologue Morgan McSweeney? @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"McSweeney & Starmer are so inextricably linked that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer in a very vulnerable position" The first domino has fallen. @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

What next for PM now #McSweeney has gone? "McSweeney and Starmer are so inextricably linked that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer in a very vulnerable position" warned @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

"Sir Ed Davey asked directly at PMQs, 'are you concerned that you brought in somebody who is close friends with a Russian asset.'" #MandelsonEpstein #Starmer @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

"Sir Ed Davey asked directly at PMQs, 'are you concerned that you brought in somebody who is close friends with a Russian asset.'" #Epstein #Mandelson and more @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

"McSweeney and Starmer are so inextricably linked that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer himself in a very vulnerable position." @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

The extent & consequence of Mandleson's influence, be it directly or via his lobbying company, Global Counsel, is set out very plainly here 👇 Govt appointments, Russia, Palentir are just the start... Do listen.

"McSweeney and Starmer are so inextricably linked that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer himself in a very vulnerable position..." @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"Surely the PM - given Peter Mandelson's long record of dishonesty and scandal - shouldn't have taken him at his word..." #Mandelson #Starmer #EpsteinFiles @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4VIp...

"McSweeney and Starmer are so inextricably linked as a pair that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer himself in a very vulnerable position" @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"It would make more sense for Starmer to have an advisor more closely aligned to his own politics. The problem is, it's not clear what his own politics are." @adambienkov.bsky.social @handle.invalid @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Unless Starmer sacks McSweeney + others who urged him to appoint Mandelson as Ambassador to US, he will be toppled in short order If his own preferred option was apparently George Osborne, the architect of Austerity, I think Starmer should go We cannot have a PM with malfunctioning ethical radar

"McSweeney and Starmer are so inextricably linked as a pair that were McSweeney to fall, it could leave Starmer himself in a very vulnerable position..." @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

NEW EPISODE: Will #MandelsonEpstein scandal topple #KeirStarmer ? Listen now... @peterjukes.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

NEW EPISODE: Will the #MandelsonEpstein Affair Topple #Starmer ? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

NEW EPISODE: Will the #MandelsonEpstein Affair Topple #Starmer ? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @adambienkov.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

How did The Greens overtake Your Party as the main outlet for radical left wing politics in the UK? Listen now to @philbc3.bsky.social in conversation with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

An interesting analysis, particularly on #socialclass, the changing #workingclass & why #TheGreens are now better placed than #YourParty to occupy this space.

"They're too busy talking amongst themselves. They're not providing the change that the country needs." @philbc3.bsky.social on leaving Your Party - and why #Greens are now the driving force on the left. @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

How did The Greens overtake Your Party as the maion outlet for radical left wing politics in the UK? Listen to @philbc3.bsky.social in conversation with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"They're too busy talking amongst themselves. They're not providing the change that the country needs..." Former #YourParty member @philbc3 explains why he's switched to The #Greens @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"What #YourParty is having to do is try to bridge a gap between warring camps..." Political author and academic @philbc3.bsky.social on why he jumped ship from YP to The Greens... @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7I5x...

NEW NEW NEW "Why I Quit Your Party - And Joined The Greens." Academic and author @philbc3.bsky.social shares his story with @goldbergradio.bsky.social (Also on Apple). open.spotify.com/episode/7I5x...

NEW EPISODE: "Why I Quit Your Party - And Joined The Greens." Academic and author @philbc3.bsky.social shares his story with @goldbergradio.bsky.social (Also on Apple). open.spotify.com/episode/7I5x...

"You have this succession of former failed Conservative ministers, many of whom had to resign from government in disgrace and scandal." Why #ReformUK are stalling in the polls. @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"This 'Blue Labour' strategy of trying to win over Reform voters at the expense of voters on the left simply isn't working." @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social w/ @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"Taking on all of these retreads from the Conservative Party really undermines the case for Reform...." Talking #Farage #Badenoch #Starmer and more @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social - with @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"The 'Blue Labour' strategy of trying to win over #ReformUK voters at the expense of voters on the left simply isn't working." #Starmer #Burnham and more... @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social w/ @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"This 'Blue Labour' strategy of trying to win over Reform voters at the expense of voters on the left simply isn't working." #Starmer #Burnham and more... @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social w/ @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"Taking on all these retreads from the Conservatives really undermines the case for #ReformUK ... their biggest selling point is that they are not the other two parties." @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

The blunder was all Burnham's. Hopefully he can rebuild his reputation by vigorously campaigning for Labour in the bye election.

"You have this succession of former failed Conservative ministers, many of whom had to resign from government in disgrace and scandal..." Why #Reform are stalling in the polls with @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

"This 'Blue Labour' strategy of trying to win over Reform voters at the expense of voters on the left simply isn't working..." #Starmer #Burnham and more with @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social w/ @goldbergradio.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

"Taking on all of these retreads from the Conservative Party really undermines the case for Reform...." Talking #Farage and more with @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social - with @goldbergradio.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

Westminster Review with @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social PLUS @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🚨 #Labour by-election 'blunder' over #Burnham 🚨 Should #Reform rebrand as Re-tread? 🚨 Kemi's war on #Tory centrists open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

Should #KeirStarmer have welcomed #AndyBurnham for the Gorton and Denton by-election? @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social tells @goldbergradio.bsky.social that blocking him was a strategic blunder by #Labour open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...

Westminster Review with @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🚨 How #Labour blundered over #Burnham 🚨 Should #Reform rebrand as Re-tread? 🚨 Badenoch dismisses centrist allies open.spotify.com/episode/1zV3...