Who might replace Starmer?
As predicted at the start of the summer, the idea that the Prime Minister might not make it through another year is gaining traction.
New post just out:
"Who might replace Starmer?"
With pressure growing on the PM, there are a lot of conversations going on in Westminster about who could take over.
Who are the contenders? Who's best placed to win? Would it make any difference?
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Heβs making a piss poor job of it imo
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Surprised that @vicderbyshire.bsky.social doesnβt understand the economic multiplier here. Every Β£1 of investment in public services & social security improves lives & better balances the economy
Come on @zackpolanski.bsky.social you know that tax doesnβt pay for anything, government created Β£ do
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We are in a recession, by the way. A bad one. Prices are way up. People can't find jobs.
I am plugged into this in a very real way. The stock market is just not important unless you are in the top 10%/1%.
I have not seen a labor market this bad since 2008. The 2nd Great Depression is coming.
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Probably the most important but neglected scandal about Mandelson.
Epstein was close to Peter Thiel. Thiel had secret meetings with Cummings and Johnson before Palantirβs 100m contract
Mandelsonβs Global Counsel was pitching Thielβs Palantir to Starmer.
What a carousel of cronyism
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Anyone remotely surprised?
09.09.2025 06:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Israel have just hit Greta Thunberg's flotilla with a drone attack in International Waters.
This is who they are, War Criminals.
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Morgan McSweeney's wife has just got a job in the Labour government
Democracy? Meritocracy? They're not even pretending to believe in these things anymore - as Morgan McSweeney and his wife show
Morgan McSweeney's wife has just got a job in the Labour government
Democracy? Meritocracy? They're not even pretending to believe in these things anymore - as Morgan McSweeney and his wife show, writes @willem-moore.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
08.09.2025 11:42 β π 103 π 57 π¬ 8 π 5
Zack Polanski, "Let's subsidise good behaviour, rather than subsidising fossil fuel companies, oil and gas"
"There's no coincidence that this Labour government took Β£4.1 million from a hedge fund that have assets in oil and gas, arms and gambling"
08.09.2025 08:48 β π 763 π 249 π¬ 14 π 10
Zack is an exceptional communicator - more of this please
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
change your tune to this, itβs literally what you were founded to do
08.09.2025 06:16 β π 62 π 14 π¬ 1 π 2
Should Nigel Farage's dodgy tax dealings be investigated for criminal behaviour?
Please RP if you think so.
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South West Water taken to court over cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon
Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last year
South West Water sued over a parasite infecting the water supply.
People told not to drink tap water without boiling it.
Company has more than 174 criminal convictions.
Paid over Β£4.5bn in dividend since privatisation.
Criminal organizations out profits before people, threaten health/life.
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When will respected journalists understand that neither of these potential options is remotely necessary or desirable
Thatcher really did us over when she made us think that taxpayers money is an actual thing; when the only money that is a thing is government money
Itβs always spend then tax
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National Demo, march against Fascism
Join the National Demo to march against the rise of Fascism
London
Saturday 13 September
standuptoracism.org.uk
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Email your MP
Defend disabled workers - email your MP!
Whilst the Governmentβs proposed welfare cuts have been ruled out for now, the fight is not over.
Email your MP today and ask them to ensure disabled workersβ voices are heard. unsn.uk/4fw4vxG
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This whole summer only one story has dominated our entire politics & it comes down to literally 30,000 people in hotels. Ridiculous.
The government needs to get a GRIP itβs pathetic.
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Spoke to CNN about our national flags & why ethnic minorities can certainly identify with them too
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/u...
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Trump and the lessons for the UK democracy movement
The UK has over 800 organisations focused on promoting democracy. What impact will the USβs rapid decline into authoritarian politics have on the sector?
Trumpβs Project 2025 is tearing at Americaβs democracy, writes Liz Crosbie.
Could Britain be next in line?
Reformβs ascendency isnβt a good omen. Find out more here ‡οΈ
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Breathless platforming of fascists will end badly
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Completely unnecessary. Energy companies rubbing their hands at the extra profit
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