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Trying to hang on in there. Bristol City FC, Celta Vigo, left wing politics

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is this what patriotism feels like?

19.02.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 735    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Starmer's press officer

27.02.2026 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the new reality that most people are finally waking up to: Labour is not on our side. Gorton and Denton has proven that Labour can be beaten from the left.

Thereโ€™s no reason to vote Labour anymore. A vote for Labour is a vote for division and hatred.

27.02.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's just a weird thing to say about the nice plumber lady

27.02.2026 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Labour MP Karl Turner just said The Greens in Gorton and Denton is the "worst possible" result... So the fascists wouldn't have been worse then Karl? Disgusting. #r4today

27.02.2026 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 165    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Keir Starmer, "If you don't like the changes that we made, I say, the door is open, and you can leave"

So they did ๐Ÿ‘

27.02.2026 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 311    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social,

I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform. Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all.

Thanks,
Zack Polanski

27.02.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4448    ๐Ÿ” 828    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 221    ๐Ÿ“Œ 136

I want Zack Polanski as PM

27.02.2026 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nobody on the Labour front bench should be within a sniff of power. That starts at the very top.

If that means a Cabinet filled with unknowns led by an unknown, that's surely better than the Pickfords truck of baggage that comes with all the current lot?

You need a clean broom for a clean sweep.

27.02.2026 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Green Party leader Zack Polanski reacts to 'transformational'  by-election win
YouTube video by Good Morning Britain Green Party leader Zack Polanski reacts to 'transformational' by-election win

This is a seismic victory.

The Green Party are the alternative to the Labour Party AND Reform.

youtu.be/6yoo56xYCsg?...

27.02.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1168    ๐Ÿ” 217    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Keir Starmer's attempt to paint the Greens as extremists yet again reveals his intolerance of political difference. His instincts are illiberal and authoritarian.

27.02.2026 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1607    ๐Ÿ” 330    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

Is Keir Starmer concerned about divisive politics or is he concerned that the British electorate is apparently united in the fact that they absolutely fucking loathe himโ€”and the party he leads, which was proudly, entirely, rebuilt in his image?

27.02.2026 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gorton & Denton by-election, 2026
Source: Britain Elects
SIAIS r EFTIES
Green GAIN from Labour
40.7
28.7
25.4
1.9
1.8
Grn
427.5
Ref
414.6
Lab
725.4
Con
76.0
Lib
72.0
1.4
Oth
78.9

Gorton & Denton by-election, 2026 Source: Britain Elects SIAIS r EFTIES Green GAIN from Labour 40.7 28.7 25.4 1.9 1.8 Grn 427.5 Ref 414.6 Lab 725.4 Con 76.0 Lib 72.0 1.4 Oth 78.9

Starmer:

โ€œIf you donโ€™t like our policies you can leave.โ€

Voters:

27.02.2026 06:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1913    ๐Ÿ” 539    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Reform are finding their anti migrant & divisive rhetoric is not working anymore. I think people are sick of it and want solutions.. Farage doesn't have any of those solutions because he pretends to be a man of the people but he's a man of the wealthy people.."๐ŸŽฏ

27.02.2026 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 819    ๐Ÿ” 246    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

What a result!! Huge congratulations to the amazing Hannah Spencer - everyone in Gorton and Denton has just made history. This result shows @greenparty.org.uk can win anywhere, that the politics of hope can win over the politics of hate & there is no longer any such thing as a Labour safe seat ๐Ÿ’š

27.02.2026 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1684    ๐Ÿ” 268    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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EXCLUSIVE | Zack Polanski writes for the Independent on why the Greens' by-election win marks a seismic shift in British politics

trib.al/RzWVaux

27.02.2026 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 351    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

27.02.2026 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3692    ๐Ÿ” 736    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Keir Starmer is one of the worst and most despicable people in our country. A compulsive liar and an ogre. Starmer has made the UK more racist with his enabling of Reform and the Labour goal of convincing right wing voters

27.02.2026 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You'll note that the 'You need to vote Labour to stop Reform!' guys aren't elated that Reform got trounced. They seem a little gutted, actually?

27.02.2026 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 410    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place Labour, which took the seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, came behind Reform UK.

The people of Gorton and Denton have rejected hate.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

27.02.2026 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 299    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Labour: why don't you all fuck off LOL
Labour: no not like that

27.02.2026 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 490    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Steven Swinford c
EXCLUSIVE:
@Steven_S... โ€ข 5m
X
The lobbying company founded by Lord Mandelson discovered during an internal investigation that a "significant" tranche of his business emails were missing
Global Counsel conducted an internal audit of Mandelson's company emails after the government agreed this month to release tens of thousands of messages relating to his time as the British ambassador to the US
The company was concerned about what would be published about its own business interests under the mass disclosure, and conducted the audit as part of a due diligence process
The investigation was still going on when the company went into administration last week but an initial report said that significant numbers of emails were missing from Mandelson's account. The company does not know how the emails came to to be missing
The emails that have been kept include a series of exchanges with senior officials and ministers in government, relating directly to Mandelson's appointment as ambassador

Steven Swinford c EXCLUSIVE: @Steven_S... โ€ข 5m X The lobbying company founded by Lord Mandelson discovered during an internal investigation that a "significant" tranche of his business emails were missing Global Counsel conducted an internal audit of Mandelson's company emails after the government agreed this month to release tens of thousands of messages relating to his time as the British ambassador to the US The company was concerned about what would be published about its own business interests under the mass disclosure, and conducted the audit as part of a due diligence process The investigation was still going on when the company went into administration last week but an initial report said that significant numbers of emails were missing from Mandelson's account. The company does not know how the emails came to to be missing The emails that have been kept include a series of exchanges with senior officials and ministers in government, relating directly to Mandelson's appointment as ambassador

They are said to include messages to David Lammy, then the foreign secretary, and Morgan McSweeney, then Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff. The overall cache of emails, which dates back nearly a decade, includes 1.4 million messages
Mandelson did not respond to requests for comment but it is known that he stopped being able to access his Global Counsel email address in February 2025, when he formally took up his role as ambassador
Global Counsel was prepared to provide all the emails to the government or the police but did not receive any requests to do so before going into administration last week. The emails and electronic devices are now in the hands of administrators.
Mandelson resigned from the board of Global Counsel in May 2024, although he remained a shareholder. He agreed to put his
shareholding in the company into a blind trust in September 2025. Global Counsel went into administration on Friday after a string of high-profile clients pulled their business

They are said to include messages to David Lammy, then the foreign secretary, and Morgan McSweeney, then Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff. The overall cache of emails, which dates back nearly a decade, includes 1.4 million messages Mandelson did not respond to requests for comment but it is known that he stopped being able to access his Global Counsel email address in February 2025, when he formally took up his role as ambassador Global Counsel was prepared to provide all the emails to the government or the police but did not receive any requests to do so before going into administration last week. The emails and electronic devices are now in the hands of administrators. Mandelson resigned from the board of Global Counsel in May 2024, although he remained a shareholder. He agreed to put his shareholding in the company into a blind trust in September 2025. Global Counsel went into administration on Friday after a string of high-profile clients pulled their business

Oh no, how unfortunate

26.02.2026 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 93    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

"I'll clean up politics" said Keir Starmer.

Turns out he was just making sure his piggies got their snouts in the sleazy trough. Labour scum

26.02.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
it's Perks from the original Railway Children looking wistfully past camera in black and white

it's Perks from the original Railway Children looking wistfully past camera in black and white

wanting the Greens to win in Gorton and Denton is up there with things I've wanted more than anything else in life, closely followed by how much I want Labour to lose

26.02.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 275    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Vote unity!*

*exclusions apply. Disabled, immigrant, trans people or anyone protesting can get in the bin where they belong. And if you think thatโ€™s bad, you should see what the other lot are planning ๐Ÿ˜‚

26.02.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The people running the Labour party have never been good at anything except lying about their opponents. Unfortunately for them, no one buys it anymore.

26.02.2026 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You are in the 'island of strangers' party, Labour is the party of division. A party who punches down on vulnerable people, Labour pits migrants against the public and able bodied against the disabled, you are no different to the Tories.

Also, you are lying. The tactical vote is Green โœ…

26.02.2026 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Labour lie is so insane, I was lost for words.

26.02.2026 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 305    ๐Ÿ” 114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Blue shows odds tightening, red shows odds drifting.

Greens hot favourites and coming in, Labour outsiders of three and drifting out.

If you want to oppose Reform don't waste your vote on Labour.

26.02.2026 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 337    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Vote for HOPE because we desperately need it.

26.02.2026 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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