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Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Your 3-minute guide to today’s asylum policy changes

Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.

Manics
"Libraries gave us power"

Labour
"Oh no, can't be having that!"

Reform UK downgraded in our political scorecard Last year, as the various political parties were heading off for their annual conferences, we launched our political party scorecard.

Reform UK once promised to nationalise utilities 💧💡

But we've just downgraded them on our party scorecard as their position has changed 👇

Reform voters overwhelmingly back public ownership (87% for water, 75% for energy) so they deserve to know

weownit.org.uk/news/reform-...

Reform UK Accused Of 'Declaring War On Workers' Over Plan To Scrap Employment Rights Deputy leader Richard Tice said the move would help tackle the cost of living.

“The mask’s off. Reform UK has shown what it really thinks of working people,” says UNISON GS @andreaegangs.bsky.social

“The millionaires calling the shots in Reform don’t think those putting in a hard day’s graft deserve basic rights or fair pay.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

“When hate spreads online it does not stay there. It spills onto our streets and into our workplaces. It shows up as abuse against anybody that they decide is different And we know where that road leads. We've stood here before… and we will do it again.” UNISOn general secretary Andrea Egan

“We'll make sure that no one stands alone," @andreaegangs.bsky.social from UNISON told the conference gearing up for the March for Love, Hope, and Unity in London on 28 March 💜 unsn.uk/MarchTogether

An amazing day with speakers from across the UK and the international union movement.

Trump issued an EO aimed at increasing production of glyphosate, a chemical in weedkiller that has been linked to cancer.

He’s also directed the rollback of environmental protections over our air, water, and how much pollution corporations can produce.

“Make America Healthy Again.”

Paddington in Star Trek

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1784

Paddington in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1800

Two things are simultaneously true:
1. The Iranian regime treats its people with extreme brutality and cruelty, and we should honour the citizens seeking to overthrow it.
2. A US attack on Iran would turn a crisis into a catastrophe.

Playgrounds would become crack dens if greens were in power policing minister says.

Drug deaths have risen every year for 13 years.

That’s 13 years of a failed “war on drugs”.

Labour should be looking at legalisation, control and regulation - not playing politics with people’s lives.

This is a public health crisis. Treat it like one. Not a game.

Before I forget, a reminder for St George's Day

The English tradition for the day seems to be doing nothing except loudly moaning that "You can't even say you're English, because of Woke".

The Catalan tradition is to give your loved one a rose and a book.

Prefereixo la versió catalana.

GB '25 years' behind world's best in short track

fuck me i know we're not doing well but that is slow af

The Rest is Politics lads, the legends on The Newsagents and the big heroes down LBC are all earning the big bucks telling us things like "this latest development with Andrew is bad for the Royal Famly", big thanks to the guys, what insight!

Dear Lucy Three weeks ago you wrote me a bizarre letter in an attempt to hold on to voters who Labour have for too long taken for granted in Gorton and Denton. First, I’d like to give my apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I've been busy on the ground with Hannah Spencer talking to voters about the issues that matter to them – lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services. You'll appreciate most of your letter is out of date now, but I'm sure you'll have seen the poll that came out today, that puts us in first place and Reform in second. Labour are a distant third and it’s now clearer than ever that your party cannot win in Gorton and Denton. If you are as concerned about stopping Reform as you proposed in your letter, the course is now clear: in the spirit in which you wrote to me, you should now urge your members and former voters to back Hannah Spencer on the 26th February to stop Reform and make hope normal again. Kind regards, Zack Polanski Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales P.S – Hannah looks forward to saying hi in Parliament!

Dear Lucy Powell,

A response to your letter:

You just know there are grotty men out there who would pay to drink that "coffee".

Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’

Utterly chilling insight into how Keir Starmer's team has been operating from the beginning. As others have been pointing out for years, the Labour Party and the country have been taken for a ride. There was a coup within the party, using a host of dirty tricks.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Better idea - abolish the Monarchy and nobody has to think about succession.

I couldn't be arsed getting into that argument, but someone there nailed it by pointing out that she supports trans rights, therefore Stronts is bound to despise her.

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.

Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.

via Expose Racism
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence

Rosie from @unisonsw.bsky.social on why she is helping to campaign for paid leave for grandparents with caring responsibilities - and why she chose to sing 🌹’Bread and Roses’ as part of her supporting speech. #unwc26

Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are

This afternoon our national women's conference will hear from
general secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social and we welcome deputy Labour leader @lucympowell.bsky.social to speak to our conference in Liverpool.
#unwc26

‘Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country one might question whether he is the patriot we need to comment on this issue'

Home Office minister Jake Richards speaks to #BBCBreakfast Ratcliffe claimed UK had been "colonised by immigrants"

YouTube video by Zoe Gardner Finally! A chance to talk about IMMIGRANTs & not corruption!

Oh look!

We’re talking about immigration again!

Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities Privatisation has failed.

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics

Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate

Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...

To say “I don’t do politics” is to say “I don’t do power.” Politics is another word for power. To say “I don’t do power” is to say “dominate me.” Meaning, to say “I don’t do politics” is to consent to being dominated. Precisely what these authoritarian regimes want.