England currently has a very clear group of five parties with MPs and significant support. There really is no excuse for Laura Kunessberg to choose to interview the other four during their conferences, but ignore @zackpolanski.bsky.social #GPconf

Turns out, there were no billion pound diversity programs and the grifters were indeed lying

Sure, maybe a party of the constitutional centre right would help weaken the far right, but a) that’s manifestly not the Tory Party atm, & there’s no obvious route back for the Tory sensibles and b) we are allowed to rejoice at the demise of this awful party whilst being realistic at what it means

So the Tory Party dies as it lived, fully intent on poisoning our society and political system

Talk of Badenoch's incompetence is entirely superfluous at this stage. In fact, foregrounding her incompetence and lack of future prospects only detracts from how dangerous she is, right now, as leader of the opposition. That is the real issue. That the leader of the opposition is far right.

ICE is the Sturmabteilung of Trumpian fascism, characterised by racial profiling, flagrant lawlessness, and sadistic violence. The fact that Badenoch wants that for us is a shocking illustration of just how extreme and sinister her politics are. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The sheer audacity of the British political/media class, to lecture the public on racism and inflammatory and reckless conduct. The titanium balls required, to drag out *Amber Rudd* to lecture protestors.

Two people in balaclavas torched a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex. This is not far from where I live. Fascists are in an open war with Muslims and people of colour in the UK. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Tory Party has been the worst thing about this country for my entire life, and without being complacent about what replaces it, it’d take a heart of stone not to rejoice at its final flappings

When it comes to intimidating racist protests including outside our homes or place of worship, Black and Asian people are supposed to just accept it and the government saying “we hear you” and “it is right to protest this” and “I love flags me”. No thought of “cumulative impact” for us!

It’s easy to say that this is the last desperate hurrah of a dying party, but can we be clear: Trump’s ICE agents are literally kidnapping people, detaining them without due process in concentration camps (yes, this is the right term) and 1000s have disappeared. These are fascist practices.

Kemi Badenoch asked where she would send the 150,000 people she says she would deport every year, replies that it's an "irrelevant question".

These cases of extreme, far-right racist violence targeting Muslims and people seeking asylum are being blithely ignored by most media and politicians because they see no political capital in addressing them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So the Tory Party dies as it lived, fully intent on poisoning our society and political system

One thing I dislike about the "polarisation" debates is that sometimes the two poles are "we should deport hundreds of thousands of legal residents" and "we should treat all immigrants with dignity", and talking about polarisation makes it sound like these are equally extreme or bad.

The Tory Party has been the worst thing about this country for my entire life, and without being complacent about what replaces it, it’d take a heart of stone not to rejoice at its final flappings

Reminder that if people resist expulsion on human rights grounds it’s almost invariably because a) they’d be subjected to torture or similar b) they’re extremely ill & wouldn’t get treatment or c) their children would suffer serious long term harm. The Tories think all these things are fine

“”I asked him if he thought Gaza would ever heal. "It will be very difficult," he replied. "The wounds are not just physical. They are social, psychological, emotional and spiritual. "Everything is lost." "And I think the people will need the support of the world to heal them.””

This is fucking outstanding from Zack, I was punching the air at practically every sentence

Tbh, the whole anti-migrant rhetoric is already making my friends on ILR look at moving. Of course, they’re all the ones with the money and talent *to* move. Which isn’t what politicians are selling as the consequence of ILR-bashing. But it’s what will happen.

🚨EXCLUSIVE ‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...

Reminder that if people resist expulsion on human rights grounds it’s almost invariably because a) they’d be subjected to torture or similar b) they’re extremely ill & wouldn’t get treatment or c) their children would suffer serious long term harm. The Tories think all these things are fine

What this says to me is a) UK political camps are incredibly divided and b) Badenoch can lose up to a quarter of her already meagre vote with this policy

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Lol at Labour accusing other parties of learning from Farage

“Despite condemning the racist and divisive rhetoric of Farage and his followers, Starmer’s Government continue to accept the central premise of his message that the biggest problem facing the country is the amount of people who want to come and live here.“

Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of "emboldening" anti-semites. This Nigel Farage

This is fucking outstanding from Zack, I was punching the air at practically every sentence

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about the Home Secretarys comments that yesterdays protests about Israels actions were dishonourable (she also said they were unBritish). Zack is spot on.

Tommy Robinson posted a neo-Nazi blog that accused me and my fellow Jews Jack Straw and Barbara Roche of conspiring to flood the UK with immigrants.

ye gods

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

This was the first test that had many trans people worried the Greens would fold. That they didn't is an excellent sign and a rare show of actual support for trans people from a political party that isn't just empty words. More of this @zackpolanski.bsky.social ❤️

Every major policy announcement from Badenoch seems to be an anti-climate one, yet she keeps tanking in the polls. It’s bonkers. She’d clearly rather be an ideological wrecking ball against clean energy than win votes. Epic political stupidity

Handled with flair and aplomb. @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to local BBC channels ahead of #GPC25 feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/live/c1...

“This is the central contradiction of Labour’s project. On stage, Starmer preached unity, renewal, & anti-racism. In practice, his government has aligned itself with the very forces– deregulated finance, extractive tech giants, authoritarian strongmen– that will undermine each of his big promises.”

It heartens me that at this moment of existential crisis for the Tory party, they've truly got the leader they deserve.

Once again, ideas which started on the maddest fringes of the far right are being normalised as the stuff of day-to-day political debate. Genuinely horrifying to think what might follow this into the mainstream by 2029

The idea that being a refugee is somehow a “golden ticket” is genuinely awful. These are people who the government have recognised are in need of protection. Do they think people chose that? That that’s what people wanted? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Appalling news

I’ve seen no signs whatsoever in the last twenty years that Farage “loves this country”. He appears to despise it with an incredible ferocity, and all of his chat seems to be about unleashing vengeance upon it for not being what he wants it to be.

Another day, another new low. This framing is so bad I barely have the words. I have no interest in anyone talking up Starmer's speech, it is meaningless when they are also saying stuff like this

It’s like an art form. Alienate Reform voters on one day, alienate Labour voters the next.

Will try to have something more constructive to say eventually but this is unbelievably spiteful and stupid. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Labour has closed existing safe routes for refugees, weakened protections for trafficking victims, is undermining international human rights law, and is now denying people trapped in countries they face persecution the ability to join loved ones. There is nothing defensible about any of this.

In all honesty, it’s not rhetoric any more. It’s not narrative. I’ve experienced more racism in the last 4 months than I can ever remember. The wheels are off in the UK and it’s being led by 3 political parties.

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

Think I preferred it before they started pretending to be anti racist

So if I’ve grasped the galaxy-brained strategy here, it’s: ✅ Day 1: reassure target voters that migrants are a problem & you’re ready to make them suffer ✅ Day 2: tell target voters their ideas are racist ✅ Day 3: reassure target voters that migrants are a problem & you’re ready to make them suffer