Interesting that Reform announced their Makerfield candidate today via press release and not a press conference. Almost like there is something that Nigel Farage would quite like to avoid answering questions about.

Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding

Oasis give Andy Burnham permission to use Some Might Say in Makerfield election campaign video www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

There's a lot to unpack here, but as far as I can tell the only evidence these people are "progressive" is that they think politicians are overpaid and over-perked and that their own lives are too hard and expensive... ... neither of which are inherently progressive positions?

This is such a blatant abuse of economics/data I will assign it in my Data Analysis course next term..

In Super Furry Animals, Cymru created a band who didn't so much push the envelope as post it from outer space ✍️ David Owens

Immigration make Britain brilliant

A very good afternoon to the absolute hero who organised and parked this beauty in the middle of little Tommy’s far-right hate march. ❤️

The BBC is using Tommy Robinson's own extremely charitable description of today's hate march – and whitewashing him as an "anti-Islam activist." But his politics are actually about race. And the media here is helping Robinson launder his extreme views. 🧵/14

The far right try to claim our flags but in truth hate our country. They despise what makes the rest of us proud & makes us British, from the NHS to our BBC. They peddle anti-British propaganda globally. Thousands may march today but millions more stand against hate & for Britain

Share this far and wide: Hate is on the rise in Britain. We want to tell a different story www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

This is true. He’s also not particularly left wing (within the Labour family), which many of his cheerleaders might be surprised to discover.

NUJ responds to Farage doxxing a photo journalist who was doing their job. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

Farage doesn't think the usual rules apply to him. He thinks he's a special case and that the world needs to stand around clapping as some Thai dwelling crypto billionaire hands him £5 million for making Brexit happen. This is NOT normal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

link to petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

"I once said I was given £5 million for my security, then a few days later said it was a reward for Brexit"

Interesting. Especially after the Chinese news this morning. Is the Strait slowly, very slowly, opening?

BREAKING: Andy Burnham has confirmed he will request to stand in the Makerfield by-election

You can spare 51 seconds, can't you?🤣 Here's what a Reform loony thinks is the most urgent problem facing Doncaster... Personally I think all those little green illegals should be housed in camps in Green voting areas. Serve 'em right! 👍 youtu.be/3HkPzbWs6DE?...

lmao that the only name Starmer wins against - and crushingly - is Streeting

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

Over on GB News, conspiracy oddball Neil Oliver is opining that Keir Starmer is an ex-communist who now works on behalf of the World Economic Forum, not the UK: “It begs the question – who does he serve? Whose asset is he?” Not sure how anyone could successfully govern in an environment like this.

It pays to be in Reform❗️ 👇🏼Angela Rayner Labour investigated not just once but twice by HMRC over alleged unpaid Capital gains on Council house & unpaid Stamp Duty of £40K & cleared both times Seems Farage not investigated👇🏼over alleged unpaid £44K Stamp Duty, nor Tice over £100K unpaid Tax 🤷🏼‍♂️

Labour risk a historic fail that they may not in fact ever be able to rectify. Their pitiful state risks allowing one of the most unpleasant and vindictive people in the land a tilt at real power. The British ICE and the wasteland of an economy would then in part be on them.

The economic plan put in place by Rachel Reeves to raise investment and cut the deficit is working. - start of 2026 was fastest GDP/capita growth in 4yrs - Q1 GDP growth fastest of 6 G7 nations we have data for - UK has seen the fastest investment growth in G7 since election

EXC from @pippacrerar.bsky.social Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, the Guardian can reveal, paving the way for a potential leadership bid as Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stronger than expected GDP stats. Imagine this’ll mean more fretting about the increasingly noteable seasonal pattern but it’s good news. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...

A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (OBR expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole) www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...

Read the Al Carns piece. This just isn’t a serious conclusion. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

First empirical studies I've seen of the depressing effects on local labour markets of ICE activity. Since Reform and the Tories plan mass deportations, these effects can be expected in the UK too if Reform or a Reform-Tory coalition take over.

I think this could be a pretty consequential moment in national history. Our two interactions with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards have been pretty unsatisfactory so we're going do a deep dive into the law which we'll share.

BREAKING - Parliamentary Standards Commissioner will launch an investigation into Farage's £5m donation.

No!! No matter what Keir Starmer's inadequacies, he has got to be preferable to Streeting, who will betray the NHS without blinking. The only good aspect is that he will be the best reason yet for progressives to abandon Labour and vote - or join - @greenparty.org.uk ! share.google/By4rHZvpGtyM...

A fellow Labour Party member once described Wes Streeting to me as Zippy from Rainbow if he'd been radicalized by Mumsnet. which is a very specific set of references but also disturbingly accurate.

Got too many disagreements with current Labour Party to list but I don’t want them to disappear (unlike the Tories). If the PLP select Wes Streeting it’s finished. That’s it. Done. 126 years as the party of labour dead and gone in the time it takes to submit a resignation letter.

Health secretary preparing to resign tomorrow - as Health Bill gets announced imminently in King's Speech. Can he defeat the curse of health - no health secretary has ever become prime minister.

After the Coutts affair, Farage nearly doubled his shareholdings in GB News parent company 1. No other presenter has such a stake 2. No political leader in the UK (I know of) owns so many shares in a media company 3. No Ofcom regulated media company supports just one political party

Brilliant new episode with @jameshawes.bsky.social - author of 'The Shortest History Of Ireland...' He say England needs to rethink its relationship with Ireland, Scotland & Wales @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7BFP... 📺 youtu.be/wt5HwHNZA-I?...

Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses, ZERO contribution to compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal. Fujitsu helped secure false fraud convictions of postmasters. Public purse paid £1.5bn+ compensation. No one prosecuted for knowingly lying to courts. Fujitsu still enjoys govt contracts.

Here's the problem. The twat *doesn't* face serious questions, about anything, from anyone, media or regulators. He bats them off and our spineless or approving msm let him.

What the FUCK? Sam Coates at Sky News warning the public that photos released by No 10, of Starmer, are “government propaganda” and “fake news” without ANY discernible evidence. He repeatedly tells people to NOT trust the photos. No broadcaster should show this level of bias. BEYOND fucked up.

Current BBC News website headlines: Zack Polanski - "may have failed to pay council tax". Nigel Farage - not a chirrup. share.google/J1ZQio9K9I8l...

In the run up to the 10th anniversary of Brexit I think we need to remember what was promised by the Brexiters and what threats they made about what would happen if we didn't leave. Here's Farage 10 years ago this month. www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-p...

Mad. The BOE isn’t hiking three times this year.

Blair, 2001 to 2005, was the last PM to win a majority at a general election and serve a full Parliament.

"As the UK Labour Party writhes around like a sea lion on ketamine, wondering who is fit to lead, I’d strongly encourage members of the party to think honestly about the notion of the ‘Red Wall’." Please share this with any Labour Party members willblack-53220.medium.com/why-labours-...

Could Farage be forced into a by-election? Two investigations into his undeclared £5m gift. The Electoral Commission Parliamentary Standards Commissioner If as result, he is suspended from the Commons for 10+sitting days, petition signed by 10% of constituents can trigger Recall and a by-election.

Also: unless people really want an extended soap opera lasting until the next general election - Andy Burnham has to be allowed to be a candidate in any leadership election. Otherwise the speculation isn’t going away and there’ll always be a potential king over the water.

Reform’s newspaper takeovers leaves readers and voters furious The party faces a backlash after buying front-page adverts that exploit a loophole in local election spending rules observer.co.uk/news/politic...