Jamie Driscoll

Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely When push comes to shove Labour will sell out anyone to protect their jobs and the white colonialist infrastructure the UK is built on

It’s a pity that Starmer, Reeves and co haven’t followed Denmark’s other policies. They tax capital gains up to 42% vs Britain’s top rate of 28%. This funds free university and excellent public services, providing the world’s second highest standard of living.
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Opinion polls are useful - but they're not a crystal ball Throughout history, humans have tried to predict the future - but maybe we'd be better off focusing on the here and now

My latest article, on opinion polls. Will Labour now step down rather than split the anti-Reform vote?
On @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
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The current culture wars over prisoner releases is hiding the real issue We don’t need more people in prison - we need to get prisoners back on their feet, argues Jamie Driscoll as the political discourse goes south

Prisoner releases have been made a political football. We need politicians who want to fix it, not make it a political football. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

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"Majority legends! ✊🏼

Come rain or shine (luckily it was shine today), our hardy Majority members hit the streets every week.

First talking to shoppers at our street stall, then standing together with refugees at the regular anti-racism demo.
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The Caerphilly by-election shows Reform is beatable - and Labour is finished The Caerphilly by-election has exposed the fact that it is the Labour Party now splitting the vote - and they should stand down

My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning on community issues shows that Reform have no answers.

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The Caerphilly by-election shows Reform is beatable - and Labour is finished The Caerphilly by-election has exposed the fact that it is the Labour Party now splitting the vote - and they should stand down

My take on the Caerphilly by-election. Persistent grassroots campaigning is a key element that shows Reform have no answers.

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

I would like to coin the phrase ‘fake crusader’. The fake crusader is someone who shouts angrily at an injustice for just long enough to get attention and feel self-righteous. Despite having no track record of actually doing anything about it.

If you want to do more than like the hell out of things on social media, join @majorityuk.bsky.social. We campaign, do training, and build progressive alliances. We’re a social movement, so you can also be a member of your current political party. majorityuk.org/join

For competent leaders with integrity, it's no use looking at the major political parties in the UK Major political parties haven't got a hope or a clue, writes Majority's Jamie Driscoll as he skewers establishment politics

British people want leaders they can be proud of. Patriotism would be taking water back into public ownership. It would cost nothing. Simply enforce the fines. Share prices would drop to zero. And the government would look like it has a backbone.

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The tiny numnber of far-right and just one of the anti-racist groups.

Geordies weren't letting far-right fascists spout hate in their city this weekend A far-right rogues gallery of racists came to Newcastle on Saturday 27 September - and yes, racists is the correct term. Or fascists...

When 150 far-right tried to march through Newcastle yesterday, 3000 Geordies stopped them. I’m proud of our city and its people.
My article is a first-hand account of the day.
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Today Newcastle stood united. ✊🏼

The far-right were in town trying to spread their hate and division. Only about 200 turned up.

Over 3000 canny geordies, including dozens of Majority members stopped them marching and sent them packing!
#TheyDidNotPass #NaePasaran

27 September 11am Grey's Monument, Newcastle MAJORITY will MARCH AGAINST RACISM. Geordies are black and white

📣TOMORROW📣

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson will be in the toon tomorrow with Nick Tenconi and his UKIP pals.

They seek to divide us and turn us against each other. But we won’t let them. Let’s turn out in force and show them who we are in the North East!

Anyone who supports ID cards on the grounds that “if you’ve got nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about” should be banned from having curtains.
Mark Thomas’s People’s Manifesto

People want a new kind of politics. @majorityuk.bsky.social's packed conference shows it’s already happening. It’s about time Britain was run in the interests of its people. Not billionaires.
My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social.

Image of Zarah Sultana. Zarah Sultana Labour is dead, says Zarah Sultana as she calls for patience over party launch Co-leader of nascent leftwing party says more than 750,000 people have registered their interest

Great to have @zarahsultana.bsky.social at the Majority annual conference yesterday.

Labour have failed to provide the answers to the huge challenges we face.

We’ll be working with ‘Your Party’ to provide an alternative that will deliver for our communities.

Join us 👇🏼

#wearethemajority

Well done Zack!

Left-wing and right-wing are blunt terms. We need to get beyond them and talk about evidence, or we descend into tribalism. My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them

A Green Party by-election victory shows what's possible with progressive alliances

Labour threw everything - including Rachel Reeves - at a recent by-election, yet the Green Party smashed them
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MAJORITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH JAMIE DRISCOLL & ZARAH SULTANA MP Saturday 6 September 1pm to 4pm Discovery Musuem Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 Image of Jamie Driscoll and Zarah Sultana

Join us on Saturday 6th September at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum for our Annual Conference.

Keynote speakers include @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social, who will give an update on Your Party.

Book today - tickets going fast. Free for Majority members, £6 for non-members. 👇🏼

Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering

Labour has lost 'The Spirit of '45', but new parties and independents can take up the mantle

Clement Atlee and Nye Bevan would disown today’s Labour Party - but they may well be more interested in what Corbyn and Sultana are offering...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves...

750,000 people have signed up to Your Party - and the establishment is panicking

The concern trolls are out in force over Your Party - but the thing is, their smears are actually just describing themselves, writes Jamie Driscoll
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent increase claims It comes after she increased rent on a house she owns within weeks of the previous tenants' contracts ending.

Homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after evicting four tenants from a property she owns, before hiking the rent by £700 a few weeks later.

What happened to high standards in public life? We know toddlers with better morals!
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This is not just about left-right ideology. It's about making sure Britain is run in the interests of those who do the work, including those doing unpaid work, those unable to work or those retired from a lifetime of work.

What is British culture? How should progressives talk about it? And wasn’t it shaped by immigration?
My latest article.

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We’ve had hundreds of new members join in the last couple of weeks! 🔥

Tonight we met some of them to:

🗳️talk plans for #Newcastle 2026 council elections

😂 groan at some ‘dad jokes’ from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social

✊🏽and start to build a new politics based on honesty and integrity

You can join @majorityuk.bsky.social today. MajorityUK.org/join

We need to replace our broken system with grassroots democracy. A new left party will help. Former Metro Mayor Jamie Driscoll is involved in the Corbyn/Sultana new left party - and here, he gives us the latest updates

“The establishment have their billionaire newspapers and GB News.

The 99% have mass movements.

While you’re waiting for the new party, join Majority.”

@jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why now is the time to get active! Sign up below 👇🏼
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social
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Picture of Steve Coogan by a window. Headline below reads: Steve Coogan Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK Exclusive: Actor says Starmer's party has caused 'derogation of all principles they were supposed to represent

While many politicians are clowns, 🤡 comedian Steve Coogan is a serious political voice.

In the Guardian he supports a new movement in UK politics with Sultana and Corbyn overseeing foundation of a new party with principles just like Majority in the North East.

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Majority members on the streets of #Newcastle today. ✊🏽

Supporting @psc_newcastle rally calling for an end to the barbaric starvation of #Gaza and a #FreePalestine

57% of Brits want to end all arms sales to Israel.
#WeAreTheMajority