Is it time to move on from 'Tinder politics?' "You get bored, you start swiping again, you see who you can replace them with. "It hasn't worked so far," says Labour councillor @sebastiansalek.com @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4TU7...

The NHS just had a record summer. That’s despite resident doctors striking in July. But no one is talking about it! 4 impressive stats:

Labour can completely win in 2029. Strangely, the path to a second term is buried in the Caerphilly result. Here’s a simple explainer:

Labour has a lot to celebrate this week. Not all of it made the papers, but there was plenty of good news for progressives. 8 important changes:

It was a great week to be Labour. There’s plenty of good news to celebrate as members head to conference. 7 highlights:

Foreigners aren’t coming here to live off benefits. We have the stats to prove it. So let’s kill this MYTH once and for all.

There’s no limit to who Farage will come for. First it was asylum seekers, now it’s legal migrants like my parents. I don’t want to know where this ends.

Growth is so back. Labour has secured *£150 billion* from some of America’s biggest companies. Here’s who’s investing (and where the money is going):

London is getting measurably safer. As Trump visits our capital, new stats prove crime there has PLUMMETED over the last year. 4 facts to celebrate:

Nigel Farage is the king of the U-turn. He changes his mind so often, it's easy to think he'll say anything for attention. 9 telling reversals:

Reform’s polling lead is astonishingly brittle. The headline numbers may look impressive, but the underlying data reveals a fundamental weakness. 4 major headaches for Farage:

Reform isn’t a political party. It’s a corporate lobbying firm. The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions. 4 infuriating examples:

You know you’ve won when your opponent gives up and just starts reading out insults.

Councils bringing asylum hotel legal cases are failing residents. Because they're gambling their taxes on one BIG assumption. And if it goes wrong, it’ll be disastrous: 🧵

The Tories have zero credibility left on small boats. Chris Philp can make all the videos he wants. Everyone is asking the same question: “You had a decade to solve this. So why didn’t you?”

Farage is desperately trying to sabotage Britain's recovery. Reform tried to block some genuinely transformative laws. The polls would look very different if we talked about this more. 5 examples:

Britain is the safest it’s been in decades. The data backs it up. But sadly, pretend patriots like Farage and Jenrick only ever talk our country down.

Labour’s migrant deal is basically a startup. So if it doesn’t work perfectly first time, that’s OK. The real test is whether they keep iterating until it does.

Busy day out of the office, chatting to: • Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 at 12pm • Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News at 8pm Talking about how Rachel Reeves can fix the awful mess the Tories left our country in, among other things.

The most dangerous stat you’ll read today: “1 in 8 prisoners were born overseas” It’s being weaponised by far-right figures to stoke fear. But here’s the crucial detail they’re not telling you:

London is thriving. And the right can’t stand it. They talk down our capital constantly, but the city is measurably becoming a better place to live. 6 facts that shatter their doom narrative:

It was a great week to be Labour. Votes at 16 rightly grabbed the headlines, but there was plenty more good news for progressives. 7 things to celebrate: 🧵

“That’s *extremely* patronising” Young people are sick of being talked down to. Our country is a better place when 16 and 17-year-olds have a say in their future!

The Telegraph is no longer a newspaper. It’s a Labour attack unit. A hit job every hour, like clockwork. Tell me you’re rattled without telling me you’re rattled.

Experts are warning the economy is about to implode! Well, that’s what GB news wants you to think. It’s a masterclass in cherrypicking and scaremongering. Let’s reveal the truth together… 🧵

There’s a VERY good reason asylum seekers get circus tickets and Amazon parcels. But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that. Here’s the crucial detail they left out: 🧵

Labour racked up the wins this week. Lots of new initiatives to build a fairer, greener country. (Though much of it didn’t make the papers.) 7 announcements you might have missed:

Yields hitting Truss levels does NOT mean the economy is crashing. Anyone who says this doesn’t understand economics. I covered this stuff for years at Bloomberg. Quick explainer that a child could understand: 🧵

The UK economy is doing better than you think. Forget the doom and gloom for a moment. There are growing signs it’s quietly gaining strength. Here are 5 bright spots:

16,500 millionaires will leave Britain? Total rubbish. Yet leading figures of the right have fallen for it, including the Shadow Home Secretary! It takes just 30 seconds to expose the truth:

Labour is doing so much good. But we *all* have to keep shouting about it. I reminded GB News viewers of one of Labour’s most transformative new laws: (even Reform voters love it)

Everyone says Labour has no story. They're completely wrong. A golden thread runs through its agenda. It’s part one of a powerful framework to demolish the *three big myths* about Labour’s first year:

Brexit's biggest promises were a political con. Eurosceptics claimed leaving the EU would unleash prosperity. But nine years since the vote, the data reveals how wrong they were. Here are 5 promises they made – and what actually happened:

Labour secured a ton of wins this week. While Middle East tensions grabbed the headlines, Labour made demonstrable progress towards building a fairer, stronger Britain. 5 eye-grabbing changes: (and this is only since Monday)

Labour has already done more on asylum than the Tories managed in 14 years. And no one needed to be sent to Rwanda. 5 measurable signs of progress:

Labour is rescuing the NHS faster than anyone predicted. The latest stats show their strategy is creating tangible improvements – and a brutal reality check for the Tories and Reform. 5 undeniable signs of progress:

No, millionaires are NOT fleeing Britain. The news story appeared more than 10,000 times last year, cooked up by a company that profits when we believe in the ‘exodus’. But in reality, the number was close to zero: 🧵

That was a truly Labour Spending Review. Any other government could have chosen austerity 2.0. Instead, there was a lot to be proud of. 5 particularly progressive highlights:

That Jenrick video proves it: the Tories are finished. It’s a desperate re-run of a strategy I call the Arsonist Firefighter Playbook, that secured the Tories 14 years in office. Here’s how it works: (and why it’s doomed this time)

Labour is fundamentally re-engineering Britain. It’s become almost impossible to do basic things like building homes or fitting a heat pump. Now a flurry of new laws are ending that era of national self-sabotage. 5 examples to be excited about:

Reform is stumbling harder than anyone expected. Their local election victories were a brief flash of glory. But the reality of governing has quickly exposed their inexperience. 5 early failures:

Labour’s quiet revolution is storming ahead. While its EU deal grabbed the headlines this week, the government made undeniable breakthroughs on long-term projects that will completely reshape Britain. 5 you may have missed:

Labour is measurably rescuing Britain. A year since Sunak called the general election, the data tells a story the right-wing media won’t. 5 concrete everyday improvements:

There are real progressive reasons to talk about immigration. Right now, the system is failing those who move to Britain – and leaving young people behind. Here’s what’s going wrong:

Reform has accidentally proposed a huge tax trap. Its flagship tax cut would actually force high earners to pay thousands more. Here’s how the ‘party of low taxes’ messed up:

It was a great week to be Labour. Not just because of the US and India trade deals. There was plenty more good news for progressives. 5 things to celebrate:

This is nonsense. A department store blames Labour for its collapse. But the CEO’s political leanings, the store’s history, and the local public’s reaction tell a very different story. Here’s what really happened: 🧵

Labour doesn’t need to pander to the right. Its most popular policies are actually the most progressive. Here are the 5 I’d never stop shouting about: (and how well they poll with the public)

Reform’s victory could be the start of its downfall. On the surface, it feels like momentum. But look back at history, and the warning signs are clear. Here’s what they are: (and how Labour can benefit)

This might be the most delivery-focused government we’ve ever had. Labour has already ticked off 10 manifesto promises – just months into power. The full list: