Pragmatism is about doing what works. If you want to lift millions out of poverty, heal division, and give everyone security from cradle to grave, it's pragmatic to challenge vested interests. That requires courage. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

Would a Burnham led government tax wealth not work? Reverse NHS privatisation? Make Meta, Twitter and TikTok responsible for their content? End child poverty once and for all? Or are lobbysits and Labour Together embedded too deep? My analysis, as someone who knows Andy and the Labour Party well.

It’s polling day! 🗳️ So much of our lives are governed by political decisions. Today is your chance to have your say. 📣 Majority’s backing candidates across the region, including @[email protected], the brilliant former North of Tyne Mayor. Choose hope. 💚 #localelections2026 #newcastle

Attack ads alienate voters, so why do they do them? To derail discussion about wealth inequality.

It's time to get bold about buses. That means more than bus franchising, it means treating public transport as critical infrastructure. It would boost our economy, reduce social isolation, and benefit the planet. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

Former North of Tyne Mayor @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on BBC Look North discussing the Green surge in #Newcastle @nclgreenparty.bsky.social #LocalElections2026 #GreenParty

via Phil Brookes

@greenparty.org.uk has selected me to run for Monument ward in May. That’s the ward I represented before I was Mayor. I’ll be part of an increasingly strong Green team. Greens won the recent South Jesmond by-election. Labour vote fell from 43% to 17%, most switching to the Greens. Article below.

To tackle political lies why not have mandatory MP training? Making MPs do work experience might help then realise the difference between what they say in elections and what they do in government. My latest article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...

Any government that wants to end the cost of living crisis will come into conflict with very rich people. But it’s easier to get things done that public discourse would have us believe. My latest article. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...

British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk

It’s a pity that Starmer, Reeves and co haven’t followed Denmark’s other policies. They tax capital gains up to 42% vs Britain’s top rate of 28%. This funds free university and excellent public services, providing the world’s second highest standard of living. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

My latest article, on opinion polls. Will Labour now step down rather than split the anti-Reform vote? On @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Prisoner releases have been made a political football. We need politicians who want to fix it, not make it a political football. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

"Majority legends! ✊🏼 Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week. First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo. 1/3

My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning on community issues shows that Reform have no answers. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning is a key element that shows Reform have no answers. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

I would like to coin the phrase ‘fake crusader’. The fake crusader is someone who shouts angrily at an injustice for just long enough to get attention and feel self-righteous. Despite having no track record of actually doing anything about it.

British people want leaders they can be proud of. Patriotism would be taking water back into public ownership. It would cost nothing. Simply enforce the fines. Share prices would drop to zero. And the government would look like it has a backbone. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

When 150 far-right tried to march through Newcastle yesterday, 3000 Geordies stopped them. I’m proud of our city and its people. My article is a first-hand account of the day. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Today Newcastle stood united. ✊🏼 The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up. Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing! #TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran

📣TOMORROW📣 Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals. They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!

Anyone who supports ID cards on the grounds that “if you’ve got nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about” should be banned from having curtains. Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto

People want a new kind of politics. @majorityuk.bsky.social's packed conference shows it’s already happening. It’s about time Britain was run in the interests of its people. Not billionaires. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.

Great to have @zarahsultana.bsky.social at the Majority annual conference yesterday. Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face. We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities. Join us 👇🏼 #wearethemajority

Well done Zack!

Left-wing and right-wing are blunt terms. We need to get beyond them and talk about evidence, or we descend into tribalism. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Join us on Saturday 6th September at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum for our Annual Conference. Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party. Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼

Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering... www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after evicting four tenants from a property she owns, before hiking the rent by £700 a few weeks later. What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals! www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is not just about left-right ideology. It's about making sure Britain is run in the interests of those who do the work, including those doing unpaid work, those unable to work or those retired from a lifetime of work.

What is British culture? How should progressives talk about it? And wasn’t it shaped by immigration? My latest article.

We’ve had hundreds of new members join in the last couple of weeks! 🔥 Tonight we met some of them to: 🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections 😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social ✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity

You can join @majorityuk.bsky.social today. MajorityUK.org/join

“The establishment have their billionaire newspapers and GB News. The 99% have mass movements. While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.” @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼 @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

While many politicians are clowns, 🤡 comedian Steve Coogan is a serious political voice. In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.

Majority members on the streets of #Newcastle today. ✊🏽 Supporting @psc_newcastle rally calling for an end to the barbaric starvation of #Gaza and a #FreePalestine 57% of Brits want to end all arms sales to Israel. #WeAreTheMajority

2) Jamie Driscoll (@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social) former North of Tyne Mayor, and founder of Majority Sign-up: buff.ly/a0bYAMx

I’m speaking at Jesmond Library on Thursday evening, along with Laura Pidcock, Matt Williams of the Green Party, and Martin Levy of the Communist Party. 6:30pm. No need to book. jesmondlibrary.org/event/the-fu...

Most British people oppose the government’s plans to cut PIP and Universal Credit. 75% think the measures are cruel. 69% think we should tax the super rich instead Today, the government must listen to the majority. #WeAreTheMajority #WelfareReformBill #PIP #UC

🚨Longbenton and Benton by-election Last Saturday we had nearly 50 Majority, Green and North Tyneside Community Independent members leafleting the ward! Let’s beat that tomorrow. Help get Green candidate Jim Howard elected! All details below 👇🏼 majorityuk.org/content.aspx...

Reform might pretend to be anti-establishment, but what's the first thing they do in power? More austerity. Majority believe in investing in our local communities not slashing their funding like other parties. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

49 Majority & Green members came together today to back Jim Howard in the Longbenton & Benton by-election. That’s what democracy looks like. Tribal politics divides us. But if we share goals like ending austerity & tackling climate change, we can unite. ✊

Asked “what do you want from politicians?” top answers were: - Listening to people - Keeping their promises - Delivering Value for money, and - Working cross-party. All the “I am working class” spin makes little difference. My latest article www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

The citizens' assembly aiming to 'get the people back in charge' in the North East @ososabio.bsky.social recently attended a people’s assembly in Newcastle involving former mayor Jamie Driscoll, his local party Majority, and Assemble - and here's what happened. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

I’m straight, but for years I’ve flown the Pride flag behind me in every TV interview because I support freedom, tolerance and solidarity.🏳️‍🌈 The decision by the County Durham RefUK administration to take it down signals hostility. This letter from Bishop Auckland Pride explains it beautifully.

"The role of a councillor is to be a shop steward for the community inside the Council, not a cheerleader for the Council inside the community." The Canary's article on the People's Manifesto event in Newcastle, and an interview with me.