Labour's vote share was up 9.6 points in Makerfield. The combined Green & Lib Dem vote was down 10.1 points. Reform's vote share also increased. That looks less like Reform voters switching to Labour, and more like Green and Lib Dem voters backing Burnham tactically to stop Reform. 1/2

A magazine length feature on how a group can be demonised open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Everybody started calling him a Nazi after he gave multiple Nazi Salutes on National TV. But conveniently he has forgotten that.

Do you know how much the typical worker would be making today if their wages had grown as much as CEO pay? This graph holds the shocking answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lPPsrAMtTI

Jeremy Clarkson complains about no village Doctor, no village shops, no village schools, no bobby. This is the same Jeremy Clarkson who loves Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron who made all these things happen with their cuts. They love complaining about what they voted for.

The latest Israel–Lebanon ceasefire lasted a whole 30 minutes before Israel unleashed at least 12 air raids and shelling after the 4 p.m. deadline. There is a simple solution: cut Israel off and let them deplete their own weapons.

Predictions: 1. There won't be a full leadership contest 2. Keir Starmer will not be foreign secretary, or take any other cabinet job 3. Rachel Reeves won't stay in the Treasury 4. There will not be an early general election 5. Josh Simons will get a number 10 job 6. This will prove to be a mistake

These declarations are made out in the open, now with automatic translation. Western politicians and commentators who pretend not to notice these grotesque declarations by *the national security minister of a state which their countries arm and fund* are complicit in them.

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such. And:

I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...

I am really trying to stay positive about the peace process - that basically hinges on Lebanon... I have spent all day trying to disprove this before posting. As far as I can tell - it is real and he did tweet this... #IsraelLebanon #PeaceDeal

Labour's vote share was up 9.6 points in Makerfield. The combined Green & Lib Dem vote was down 10.1 points. Reform's vote share also increased. That looks less like Reform voters switching to Labour, and more like Green and Lib Dem voters backing Burnham tactically to stop Reform. 1/2

What Labour centrists thinks the average Polanski supporting Green is like: 65 yr old Marxist Leninist man who thinks feminism is bourgeois and we shouldn’t arm Ukraine What they actually are: A 28 yr old HR girly in south London who went on pro 🇵🇸 marches and has an immigrant partner

As Iran and the U.S. reach a deal to supposedly end this cycle of war, Tariq Kenney-Shawa and Jonah Valdez discuss what’s happened since Israel’s October 2025 “pseudo-ceasefire” in Gaza.

🇮🇷Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi pointed to a post by Israeli National Sec. Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who declared “all of Lebanon must burn” after some Israeli soldiers were killed & injured while trying to seize more territory during a ceasefire. Araghchi said it was “not a rant by a random genocidal...

Idiocracy wasn't a movie, it was a prophesy!

The next PM could - and in my view should - properly stick it to Trump (as Meloni has just done); announce a plan to undo Brexit; put immigration to bed for at least one electoral cycle; take their government off Twitter; unequivocally condemn Netanyahu & resurrect Leveson 2… A boy can dream.

'If you have any information about the whereabouts of Nigel, whose mummy is very worried about him, the number is 0345 6060 973.' After Andy Burnham's Makerfield win, James O'Brien wonders why the Reform UK leader is not doing any live interviews.

Americans: have you noticed this about Trump or ALL of the Broligarchs yet?

Reminder that Burnham's right hand man Josh Simons IN FEB had to resign after Labour Together scandal Earlier this month Democracy for Sale revealed that PR firm he hired to discredit journalists accused him of making "wrong" and "misleading statements" democracyforsale.substack.com/p/wrong-in-n...

And here it is. For all the whining about condescension & belittling the poorly educated, nobody - and I mean nobody - holds Nigel Farage’s base in more profound contempt than Nigel Farage.

Minnesotans who fought back against ICE cruelty are now facing federal charges. The agents who killed Renée Good & Alex Pretti are not. open.substack.com/pub/saveamer...

James, the people who believe in 'two-tier policing' and the 'rent boys' nonsense were never Labour voters. Labour's problem isn't losing conspiracy theorists. It's losing people who did vote Labour and no longer feel represented by it. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

James, the people who believe in 'two-tier policing' and the 'rent boys' nonsense were never Labour voters. Labour's problem isn't losing conspiracy theorists. It's losing people who did vote Labour and no longer feel represented by it. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

First Caerphilly… Then Gorton and Denton Now Makerfield Even with the press and billionaires firmly on your side, you lose We don’t want your division, rage and riots Hope that’s clear now 🇬🇧❤️✌🏽

If he doesn’t win something soon, I wonder whether Nigel Farage will retire to spend more time with other people’s money.

Let's debunk the idea that Keir Starmer is more sinned against than sinning. Labour's problems aren't primarily the result of hostile media or impossible expectations. They're largely the result of Starmer's own strategy, messaging and management. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc 1/

I'm flitting between "Don't write Keir Starmer off too soon" and "I'll be surprised if he makes it to the contest". Thing is: 1) Labour unlikely to win an election with him (proven) 2) He'll need a huge narrative shift (tough) 3) Can he shape the narrative rather than merely react to it? (no)

Let's debunk the idea that Keir Starmer is more sinned against than sinning. Labour's problems aren't primarily the result of hostile media or impossible expectations. They're largely the result of Starmer's own strategy, messaging and management. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc 1/

Starmer claimed the result shows the tide turning against Reform. It doesn't. It shows Labour consolidating the anti-Reform vote behind an anti-Starmer candidate, while the right fragmented. Reform still won 34.5%. Restore got 6.6% The Tories won 2.2%. 1/ @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc

I'm seeing claims that Makerfield shows that voters reject racism and division. I'm not sure that's a conclusion that follows from the results. The far right picked up 43.5% of the vote in Makerfield, on a 60% turnout. That doesn't sound like a resounding defeat to me. It's terrifying. #r4today

Excellent.

What a waste. Just what a waste.

Everyone hates Keir Starmer… but more than that everyone hates Starmers policies!! No to supporting Israel No to destroying human right to protest No to picking on the vulnerable in society, families, sick & disabled, elderly No to IT surveillance, destroying personal privacy and selling our data

Did Reform lose because they were too woke? A columnist earning 8 times your salary assumes the answer is yes, and investigates from there.

How about no?

UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The vast, vast majority of unis are, like mine, teaching-first institutions. Maybe we stop attacking & start funding them? Could we try that instead?

Morning.

the fact that Americans (who subscribe to the NYT!) are defending Restore and Reform in the comments section is telling

A column in the British newspaper The i Paper delivered a withering verdict on President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran, arguing the agreement reads less like a triumph than a surrender.

As Israeli forces push to seize even more of Gaza’s territory, many Palestinians are left questioning whether the diplomatic process has any meaning at all. www.972mag.com/gaza-israeli...

Because this will not be mentioned anywhere and will be actively ignored: Green leader Zack Polanski cleared in GLA probe over London houseboat council tax www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

The $499 "American-made" Trump Mobile phone finally shipped. But repair experts at iFixit just tore it apart and found the exact opposite: a 2-year-old phone made in China, spray-painted gold, with a fake flag on the back. Read the full investigation: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/so-much-fo...

The reason Farage gets away with it is because the media lets him. And the ultimate reason that media lets him get away with it, is because the billionaire owners love him. That, and the Tories have appointed fellow travellers to key positions. (And Reactionary Centrism).

Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has been cleared in an investigation over claims he failed to pay council tax while living on a London houseboat. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

We must ask if this means basically any prosecution that relies on access to a phone for evidence is effectively just not going to be done now or is it just Neil Pinkerton getting this treatment.

A far-right racist violence case is worth looking at. This incident happened last September right before a racist 'attempted lynching' involving 40-50 men attacking food delivery workers. The accused was one of the few arrests that night. He had his phone confiscated as evidence. [1/n]

me: am i going a bit far, calling musk a 'classic fascist' with the same core values as hitler? musk: i am concerned about the ethnic purity of the german people