It now seems beyond any doubt that Burnham will be prime minister soon. Labour MPs will look at that result - the consolidation of the progressive vote, the swathes of ex-Reform voters returning to Labour - and they won’t be able to wait long.

Never thought it would be close, it's Andy Burnham on the ballot in Greater Manchester, but up 10% and 9,000 majority is a lmao.

Got papped loving my life at 2am in the Download dance tent

bisexual final boss

This is what happens when you only ever read posts rather than a fucking book

This is also a good point. The wider network of sort-of-right-wing professionals basically evaporated after Brexit and it's basically like removing the control rods from a nuclear reactor. bsky.app/profile/youn...

Just finished watching, and the Greens were a notable no-show in the debate on EHRC "guidance" I appreciate it's a small group, and Carla is on leave, but you'd have thought they could have ensured at least one of their MPs made a contribution in defence of trans people.

And that's done - honestly I was shocked at how positive that was (relatively speaking). Most of the contributions were slamming the guidance. Lib Dems absolutely smashed it, most of the best contributions were from them, they really showed up in force.

“talk to the EHRC” is *such* a cowardly line, the government is responsible for the change they’re making here!!!

Vikki Slade Lib Dem MP: 'State sponsored repression' - highlights absurd double bind of trans MP. 'Where is the human rights/privacy of trans ppl in all of this'? Minister: Sex policing must be done sensitively. Waffle waffle 'sensitively and proportional'

Tom Gordon Lib Dem MP - calls out Tory transphobia - and calls out Labours overriding of Parliamentary committee to appoint EHRC chair!!! YES

lmao

Didsbury M&S food absolutely ransacked. Impending societal collapse kinda stuff

Great shout, thank you x

Hot otter summer is upon us

I really don’t like being at the point where I think ‘Boris Johnson wouldn’t have done this’ but I honestly don’t think he would have?

I'm gonna kingdom come

Anyone made a Stähmerbunker joke yet?

Rock meet bottom

Manchester Putsch IS ON

The Lib Dem post-mortems are, I think, the most interesting because there’s a genuine discussion on whether they did badly or not which opens a lot of doors to thinking about broader strategy (and, near the surface, leadership).

Can't remember the last time I saw something this inherently #FBPE

Wes Streeting gets a lot of attention for someone who is literally never ever going to be Prime Minister lmao, stop wasting your breath

Meesa heard yousa been a bombad boy

Think some of you are starting to do the Corbyn thing again with Polanski (making an individual the sole paragon for progressive politics despite flaws and dismissing or getting defensive over repeated instances of questionable character or judgement that you wouldn't accept from other politicians)

The makings of the greatest political sitcom in history here

Catastrophic for Labour in the north of England. Huge wins for Reform

Shabana Mahmood telling someone to leave their house? More likely than you think

reports of my being so back were greatly exaggerated (it WAS a manic episode)

‘Please reply Yes if you think this is the right thing to do’ is sending me

the name on everybody’s lips/ is gonna be/ CATHY

Thoughts from a Labour MP: “We have to face up to the fact every single one of them is fucking useless. Andy’s strategy has been a disaster. Angela has bottled it. Ed clearly a hiding to nothing. Wes is AWOL. God knows what Catherine West is doing. I am not quite sure how we ended up here.”

This actually feels rather like an underperformance from the Greens in London? Don't think 3rd behind the Tories and spitting distance from the Lib Dems was many people's expectation

Now the final results are just about in, comparing the council results to our final projection. Struck that all parties perform gains/losses broadly in line (within ~50 seats) of the projections, Greens a little under.

imv this sort of thing matters less when you're trying to hit 15-20% in the polls than when you're trying to hit 30%+ (ie trying to win a GE)

it's a big difference between where the Greens are under Polanski and where Labour was under Corbyn - Corbyn, eventually, was trying to win a GE, and collapsing personal ratings floored him. it'd be v hard for the Greens to "replace" Labour with this polling, but they can be a challenger with it.

Farage was able to poll in the 10-15% range with long-term poor personal ratings pre-2024, and eventually managed to get enough local concentrations of support to establish a parliamentary presence. But those poor personal ratings are helping to limit Reform's support in their attempts to win a GE

Love me walks. Love me friends.

Closest to 5 if anyone even cares 🙄

"Oh no, not my face too!!!" ...says Nigel Farage today

Keir Starmer’s wife this morning packing his angry eyes, just in case

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

🚨BREAKING🚨: TRUMP SAYS HE MUST BE INVOLVED IN SELECTION OF NEXT SPURS MANAGER. THREATENS AIR STRIKES.

What's the gender neutral version of good boy/girl? quick

Was today years old when I found out No Doubt was Gwen Stefani

Got a soft mullet and went football again x