Jack

I wonder what was unique to the government that introduced same-sex marriage that did not feature in the governments that preceded or succeeded it!

All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.

But they won't. So they'll keep shouting about vague and meaningless achievements that haven't even materialised, whilst every single brit watches their town centre crumble into decay and ruin because everyone's council tax goes on what should be a central government responsibility.

The *best* thing Labour could do right now is chuck £10-20bn at councils to spend on the public realm - roads, district centres, parks etc, etc. Instant and visible impact across all of society and a direct combatting of the "everything around us is going to shit" vibe of the last 10 years.

This is a crisis. Twinks are a keystone species in the Tory party ecosystem.

Love elections me

I'll be happy when we're in second

Weak effort lads

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

You gotta speak to people where they're at. Millions want to alleviate housing costs, but radical notions scare them because we're British. This is messaging that makes existing Greens feel good but puts potential new ones off

There was some great polling by yougov on Green members and it threw up some fascinating things such as only 1 in 3 thinks the economy is a top issue, Green members have a more favourable view of Corbyn than any major Green figure including ZP and their favoured coalition partner is the Lib Dems

Think the fact that the BBC article about it has changed headline from "abolish landlords" to "end private letting" over the course of the day would suggest that even the Green Party itself saw the issue and requested the clarification

On here we might! But the vast majority of people will have just seen the "Abolish landlords" headline and gone "Well, that's just silly" and never delved any further

Maybe if that policy package wouldn't have been approved by the membership otherwise. But this is literally the only thing I've seen come out of Bournemouth for them. It's an article on the BBC politics page. Conferences are a huge opportunity to break containment and be seen by others.

I know some people never, ever got over being told that "defund the police" was an unbelievably shit slogan, but I really thought people on the left would eventually start thinking about how they presented progressive ideas to the public.

Do think the Green's "abolish landlords" motion is another prime example of packaging good progressive policy in the absolute most fucking stupid of ways, so that you can ensure putting off swathes of people that may have otherwise supported it, for a few hundred extra likes on social media.

Actually dropped my phone on the desk after reading that

perfect detail

That's what we call a brand baby

Father of the bride just asked the groom who the 70s pornstar is

Got a waft

3 pints later

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Wedding ready! 🕺