Rachel Haynes

This is really poor by BBC researchers and producers. Goodwin hasn't been an active academic for a number of years, yet is described as one (thus legitimating his relentless Reform activism and constant bad faith misrepresentation of evidence). 1/?

So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?

Going to say this one more time.
It’s not “your country”
It’s not “my country” either;

It’s Our country; everyone who lives in it calls it home, and lives by the law. Without
exclusions on any physical or mental basis.

I keep being told spending cuts are easy. Honest proposals such as those recently outlined by Policy Exchange show they are not

My column www.ft.com/content/f086...

The question to be asked: who is this imagined civil war against or between?

Danny Kruger on his political opponents: "What I worry about is they’re going to get together after the next election and have some sort of appalling Hamas-supporting, LGBT-supporting nationalist party against the United Kingdom, trying to get us back into the EU"

Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’

Five women have asked for an apology from Nigel Farage after he suggested they were not victims of grooming gangs.

They described the comments by the Reform leader as “degrading and humiliating”, and accused him of “ignorance” of the issues.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Suella Braverman defends Reform MP Sarah Pochin.

Braverman "believes" what Pochin said "about the number of black and Asian faces" in TV ads is accurate

As it happens: South Asians are significantly under-represented in TV ads (compared to share of population)

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Honestly the infantile myopic nature of the “why don’t we just try peace” brigade.

No one wants peace more than Ukraine but there can be no peace without defending Ukraine & that means arms. There’s no peace with Russia brutal occupation where people are killed, tortured, raped & imprisoned.

King attends first official LGBT event at 'hugely important' memorial dedication His Majesty the King laid a wreath at a new memorial to LGBT+ armed forces veterans - in recognition of thousands who were dismissed, bullied and hounded out of service over their sexuality

More here 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The Renters’ Rights Bill is now the Renters’ Rights Act 2025!

But what does this new law actually do?

Here is an explainer video from the government with some of the key measures!

www.instagram.com/p/DQUwL2jiup5/

We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...

Matt Green sums it up perfectly…!

So the Renters Rights Bill has finally passed. S21 evictions will soon be no more. A few reflections on the long road to get to this point 🧵

I’m so glad to announce that my campaign has been a success, and the £318 fee that survivors of domestic abuse needed to pay to keep their address private when seeking financial assistance has been SCRAPPED 🎉

Thank you @sarahsackman.bsky.social

Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs

Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

"We don't want to forget, we want to remember."

25 years from the end of the LGBT+ ban in the military, a monument to their courage is being unveiled. It could not have arrived at a more relevant moment. Everywhere we look today, we can see that progress can be undone all too easily. ~AA

Everything about his body language whenever a question is asked about the Russian bribes speaks of panic. Farage is vulnerable on this.

Press: "Can you just explain when you two first got to know each other?"

Farage: "No. Right, moving on."

Farage is asked about another two of his MEPs, who made the same pro-Russia statements that Nathan Gill has now pled guilty to being bribed to make.

"Opinions are opinions."

Farage's defence seems to be that they arrived at those views independently and it has nowt to do with him.

Hmm. 🤔 ~AA

Social landlords in England now forced to fix emergencies within 24 hours New legal duties follow case of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died after exposure to mould in his home

Awaab’s Law comes into force today, requiring landlords to fix emergency hazards within 24 hours, investigate serious damp and mould within 10 working days, make homes safe within five days of inspection, and share findings with tenants within three.

Farage: epic grifter

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

To the surprise of nobody, Grok is sharing an innumerate and exaggerated defence of Sarah Pochin's comments, which is being widely celebrated by those with as or more prejudiced views than those expressed by Pochin.

Farage's 'PMQs strike' mocked as he hasn't asked for extra questions in months MPs are allowed to put their name into a ballot for extra questions at PMQs. The last time Nigel Farage's name was put into the 'shuffle' was in July

Embarrassing.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farages-pmqs-strike-mocked-36123057

Lewis Goodall pressing Chris Philp on the difference between what Sarah Pochin said and what Robert Jenrick said about 'white faces'.

The Trump Supremacy Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order

Definitive, devastating piece from @edwardluce.bsky.social. Must read
on.ft.com/4qoZJHn

Reform UK MP says seeing adverts 'full of Black people' drives her 'mad' Sarah Pochin was responding to a question about whether her party will do anything about the 'representation of demographics in TV adverts', and claimed white people were 'demonised'

This woman won Runcorn by SIX VOTES. That’s why it’s important to get off your bum and vote to keep the racists out.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis | Richard Partington The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note

A Labour council taking great steps to increase it's supply of social houses and temporary accommodation.

Labour have the first majority on the council (of any party) in over 20 years - and it shows - with work on building and acquiring more council homes, and progress on other major projects.