Wondering if Baldwin wrote that article about how we should hope to see The Real Kier Starmer before or after Kier fired off that deranged letter about George Galloway.

Has Chris Mason had a hair transplant

I'm fucking shattered.

Kier doing his best to distance himself from Reform by saying exactly the same thing as them.

okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election: 1. Denton Kebab House 2. The Crispy Cod, Denton 3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton 4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton 5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton

Seen Labour types doing some pretty heavy soul-searching* this morning *finding slightly more convoluted than usual reasons as to why they're good and correct

Tfw you see Momentum's statement on the by-election result

Anyway surely it's time for Kier to do A BIG RESET SPEECH WHERE HE FINALLY PUTS CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND JEREMY CORBYN

If you add my Olympic 100m gold medals to Usain Bolt's I'm an Olympic 100m champion

I sort of assume that they're keeping Starmer because of some Barclays lore about when the best time of the season is for a team trying not to get relegated to sack their manager.

Well well well

Heidi Alexander: if you add the Greens vote to Labours vote, we won.

Taking Matt Badlose books off the library display shelves and hiding them is praxis.

Grew up watching a Trans woman win Big Brother, hearing music with lyrics that celebrated Trans people, seeing folk flourish as themselves. Now we’re going backwards I will ALWAYS stand against the politicisation and degradation of human rights. Solidarity to our Trans family 🏳️‍⚧️ 💪🏻

We are positive going into polling day because it’s only Labour that maintains support across both parts of the constituency. That’s why we are the main contenders.

Ah we're going with a "tight contest" and the result's "a blow" to Labour are we.

Can't wait for the political media class to wage further psychological warfare on us all over the next few years.

Lol it wasn't even close. Fuck Labour, fuck Reform.

I mean what's the official line here? A van saying "vote Labour" whilst echoing Labour's (disgraceful) attack lines about the Greens endangering your children is... what? A false flag posted by the Greens? A very Labour-enthusiastic lone wolf?

Hack cunts giving it the just-asking-questions bit about the van in Manchester ("sorry but is it actually a Labour campaign though") might turn their attention to the exact same fucking disgusting message coming off of Labour's official social media channels.

Am v down for anyone using today's by-election as a cue to point out how rubbish FPTP is - it is rubbish! - as long as they didn't vote Labour in 2024.

Remember the ancient proverb "if you're in doubt who should get your votes / go for the candidate who does the best posts".

Does anyone know what time the by election result should be announced?

No she isn't. Was thinking would they really let any old 2010s Twitter aggro centrists have a go.

Wait that Curtis woman's an MP now?

Yeh be honest for once in your life you'd rather he won than the Green lass wouldn't you. And for the millionth time get a fucking haircut.

I've lived far too boring a life to know what spice is beyond "that stuff Paul Mason allegedly likes* but I am pretty sure that people usually smoke crack rather than inject it?

TOP TIP to avoid getting wet if you're a fascist: stay indoors! This works especially well if you close all the windows and turn on any available gas outlets

On Masterchef The Professionals Marcus Wareing just said "invention is about inventing something" thanks mate.

Will be pretty annoyed if the Greens don't win this by-election tbh.

It's hammering down with rain because that hasn't happened enough recently.

Actions* speak louder than words! *a very particular action which I definitely haven't made up of somebody forgetting to close a door, and not, say, the government aiding the facilitation of a genocide.

I'd quite like to go to bed (slept badly last night following a have-I-haven't-I taken my drugs panic) but a parcel's apparently being delivered between 8 and 9 ie about an hour ago.

Excellent and pinpoint accurate writing from Juliet Jacques novaramedia.com/2026/02/17/t...

Can't fucking remember if I took my medication this evening, like an hour ago. I thought "I need to take it" but not sure if I did or not.

Spending money on eg libraries: bad, student politics. Spending money on idiotic court cases: good, sensible politics.

Hang on does "the government will pay Reform's legal costs" mean they'll pay it using tax money?

Just found a pound coin on the floor.

Next week Hilary Cass recommends that police be issued with tape measures and the power to confirm any child's hair is a gender-appropriate length.

My Meg on Love Island 👎

Looooolllllll

Ice bowls!

Labour cooooonstaaaaantly hammering the "vote Green get Reform" message in Manchester might prove a bit stupid if it turns out that if people vote Green they get Green. They'd clearly prefer a Reform win to a Green one but they're effectively betting the house on the Greens losing.

VAR means that linesman and referees have got worse at their jobs so as soon as they're in a position where they can't rely on VAR they drop a clanger like that. (nothing against Abraham who I always thought a handy enough player)

Lol, rubbish beer made by dickheads.

Thread. Happy is a really good song I think.

Why does the studio need to be that wide?