Danny Kruger, MP Reform UK’s policy chief. Eton Oxford Centre for Policy Studies Conservative Policy Unit Speech Writer for David Cameron Only Connect Legatum Institute Conservative MP And Reform UK complain about MPs with no experience of the ‘real world’?

When @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected leader of the Green Party, he said: "We’re not here just to be disappointed by Labour. We’re here to replace you." Among voters under 50, its already happening! 🥳💚

Reform below 30% again, and Labour only one point ahead of the Greens. Let's goooo 💃🏾

I attended the first meeting of Friends of Bradford St community forum tonight. It made me think this must be how some of the groups in Moseley began years ago. It’s great to see residents & businesses coming together to support and shape their area rather than leaving it to faceless corporations.

Zack Polanski is looking like a very good alternative at the moment 🙂

Recently released council accounts show Birmingham had hundreds of millions it could have used instead of going bankrupt & issuing extreme cuts, say 35 accountant researchers. They're demanding an inquiry. Read the full story, in The Dispatch.

An article in the Financial Times argued that Britain should “fall in love with cars again” and invest in more motorways. Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not. open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...

Why isn't my government in favour of public ownership of water? I don't mince my words answering this and many of your most pressing questions on water. Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=s3Lb... Support the campaign: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

After a succession of by-election losses and big loss of popular support, the Labour party says ppl are "disappointed" with the pace of change For me and many others the problem is not the pace, it's the fact that the change is often in the wrong direction.

To power flying with biofuels would require vast land, threatening food security and biodiversity. E-fuels would need 3-4x the world's current renewable energy. Are these the right priorities? Learn the troubling scale. #Greenwash #ClimatePolicy flightfree.co.uk/post/the-tro...

What's Caerphilly and Clacton got in common? Neither's likely to see Nigel Farage today.

Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.

What do people think about fireworks? I understand that these can be religious celebrations or for New year's etc, but do ppl feel that the explosions are way too loud and these go on too late at night?

Those backing the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans visiting Birmingham were smeared as antisemites. Then Tel Aviv police banned the city's derby after riots. This whole saga is defined by lies and smears. Here's the truth 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/maccabi-te...

I'm pleased if this article reflects Labour's plans for the budget next month. But still not nearly doing enough to stop the increasing gap between the super rich and the rest of the population observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

UK economic growth model is fatally flawed. It assumes that rising inequalities and impoverishing the masses will lead to economic growth. Squeezed low/middle income households lack resources, can't aid growth. The next budget needs to be judged on how it helps the bottom 50% of people.

I feel real sadness for all the people who live in York. No longer is there a Duke of York to look up to. Andrew has resigned. Let's hope another Duke can be appointed soon.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social prompts right-winger meltdown on live TV www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zac...

The real blockers are the water profiteers – and Labour won’t touch them because it’s in bed with the lobbyists. Ex-MPs like Angela Smith went from defending water firms to working for them. Current ministers have backgrounds in water lobbying. Who do you think you’re fooling?

In the month since I was elected leader of the Green Party, we have gained a new member equivalent of every single minute. 24/7. We're all smiling. But we've also got a big job to do. Let's make hope normal again. Join.greenparty.org.uk

In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned. Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

"70% of people attending accident & emergency (A&E) departments at the weekend have alcohol-related issues (40% during the week), & alcohol-related admissions to hospital account for 78% of NHS expenditure on alcohol misuse."

Also they make their profits from exploiting our labour. Wages are often so low they have to be topped up by universal credit, so the tax they pay goes to boost their profit further. Our children get into massive debt to gain the skills they need to work for them to make them their profit! Pay up!

Lets make different political choices says Zack Polanski. Like taxing billionaires instead of blaming poor people. #bbcqt

Nine Job Nigel Nigel Farage earns over £1 million from 'second jobs' - check your MP's earnings www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... #NineJobNigel

We just hit 93,000 members. We're polling on average higher than we have ever before. Over 1000 people joining a day! Join our movement. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Update on Craig Holmes, candidate in the Skelton East by-election. Seems Reform UK candidates don’t see what’s wrong with urinating on random peoples’ property. “The bus driver told me to do it” isn’t really the level of decision making you want in a councillor.

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend. Membership now stands at over 86,000. We’re just getting started. join.greenparty.org.uk

'They're going to have to sacrifice another liberty of yours to cover up the embarrassment of having to arrest 500 old ladies...' James O'Brien criticises the Home Secretary's crackdown on repeated protests.

Whether you're a Green Party supporter or not, this stinks!

Nigel Farage's Admiration for Putin and 'Concern' for Russian Oligarchs Exposes His Fake Patriotism

JCB, the excavator maker controlled by Anthony Bamford and family paid £866m dividend. Tory donor Bamford backed Brexit, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson. Bamford dynasty subject to HMRC investigation for aggressively minimising UK taxes, using offshore trusts. archive.ph/N7jdu

I am devastated to hear of the news of an attack on a Jewish community in Manchester on Yom Kippur. My thoughts are with the local Jewish community who will now be fearful on an important day of observance in the Jewish calendar.

You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups. Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat. www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...

“He's as honest as the day is long.” Nigel Farage on Nathan Gill, Leader of Reform UK who admitted 8 counts of taking Russian bribes.

Not sure self-awareness is the Mail's strong point

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

No. A wealth tax won't solve everything. No one ever said it will. But until we begin to challenge the power & wealth of the 1% - then we know this Labour government has been bought and paid for.

No Mr Starmer, the antidote to division is NOT infinite growth on a finite planet: it is removing the root cause of fascism and halting inequality. Trickle down economics has a 50 year record of funneling money to the rich from the poor #TaxWealthNotWages instead. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This half-term (27 Oct – 2 Nov), parents & carers in the West Mids can ride buses for free when travelling with kids! 🙌 A brilliant step to support families and promote clean, green public transport🌍💚 👉 Apply from 6 Oct: www.tfwm.org.uk/plan-your-jo... #FreeTravel #PublicTransport #WestMids

Trump on Mamdani: "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, so what’s the point of voting for him?"

Rachel Reeve talking now at LP conference, she talked about the conservatives when in power closing libraries. Lucky the conference is not in Birmingham where the labour party on power are closing and cutting back our libraries. And her government is still restricting funding of local authorities

Upside Down World. Hedge fund trader gets $100m. Most people struggle to make ends meet. Speculators who gamble with other people's money, produce nothing, get mega rewards. Profits are privatized. Failing banks are bailed out. Govts punish people for failed gambles. archive.ph/vNVDB

The other day, I had the chance to interview Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo about how, with political courage, she transformed her city for the better. AND...I got to give her a copy of our forthcoming book, which she is prominently featured in. What a thrill. @thewaroncars.bsky.social episode coming.

Is it "move to Dubai"?

Kushal Sureka and wife Preety, moved to UK January 2020 to work as chartered accountants. In past 5 years they paid £100,000 in tax (Farage & Tice used tax havens to avoid paying UK tax) contributing to society & have indefinite leave to stay They’re more valuable than 2 tax dodging millionaires🤷🏼‍♂️

It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.