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My cat is called Kedi. Brighton based tofu eating wokerati. Never voted Tory. Voted Remain. Atheist. #AirbnbSucks. Scuba diver. Prolific gig goer. Grungy shoegazer. He/him

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They might think that they are patriotic, but The Daily Mail and The Sun are actually traitors

03.03.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.

The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.

03.03.2026 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1373    πŸ” 392    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 27
Matt’s next job could be in plumbing (he just doesn’t know it yet)

Matt’s next job could be in plumbing (he just doesn’t know it yet)

🀭

02.03.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil soars amid Strait of Hormuz shipping fears as Iran war drives prices to nearly $80 The conflict in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring, as Brent Crude hit a new 52-week high on Monday.

There has never been a better reason to accelerate renewables in the UK. Putin is benefiting from higher prices and supply which is why Farage is anti wind and solar

02.03.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No problem. She did about an hour or so after I asked. Nice photos on here

02.03.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying β€˜Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found

Every time Nigel Farage's parties have lost an election he has blamed it on "cheating" by ethnic minorities and every time he receives huge amounts of media attention for doing so.

The only problem? No evidence of cheating is ever found
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02.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1115    πŸ” 448    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 20
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Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey:

"Tax exiles like Isabel Oakeshott and washed up old footballers who mock ordinary people who stay in the UK and pay our taxes... As we protect them, it's only right for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund our armed forces, just like the rest of us".

02.03.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3496    πŸ” 972    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 132

Says the man who tried to go to the Chagos Islands for a photo opportunity a week before a by-election

02.03.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ’š

02.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hannah, we are so happy to welcome you to Parliament and to the team of @greenparty.org.uk MPs! πŸ’πŸ’šβ˜€οΈ

02.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 832    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7
02.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What war did Joe Biden start?

02.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2p.m Monday now, also 60% renewables

02.03.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social I know it is worth little with all the other news going on today, but has Hannah Spencer taken her seat in the House yet please?

02.03.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just what we need. A massive war launched in the middle east by a man with no plan. Again

02.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything about Badenoch can be understood through the fact she sees the world through the lens of her β€œethnic enemies”: a totalising worldview that will always, always, make the people who hold it say and do stupid things.

02.03.2026 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 1

Was the PM's statement a retaliation for the drone attack?

02.03.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œLegitimate concerns” has become a euphemism for endorsing racism and a cynical attempt by governments to hide from their own responsibility and failure.
It is the slogan of cowards.
The excuse for bigots.
And it blocks our path to an honest national debate on immigration. Shame on all who use it.

02.03.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

There's no big mystery.

This wasn't "electoral fraud" or "postal votes" or "family voting" or "sectarianism".

Reform's platform is all about shouting at foreigners and Muslims.

And a diverse, young, well-educated population told them where to go.

It was no deeper than that!πŸ˜†

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01.03.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 290    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
Express Headline:

Nigel Farage pledges postal voting ban and end to Commonwealth voting rights
The Reform UK leader claims postal voting has turned elections into a 'laughing stock'

Express Headline: Nigel Farage pledges postal voting ban and end to Commonwealth voting rights The Reform UK leader claims postal voting has turned elections into a 'laughing stock'

Screenshot from news reporting about leader's voting in 2024:

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer voted in the west of England.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage voted by post.

Screenshot from news reporting about leader's voting in 2024: Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer voted in the west of England. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage voted by post.

🚨Postal Votes

Farage is also blaming Postal votes...

Side note - Farage voted by Postal Vote in the 2024 election.

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01.03.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from a Facebook page showing a woman posting her and her Mum's postal voting slip with a cross in the Reform box for Matt Goodwin

Screenshot from a Facebook page showing a woman posting her and her Mum's postal voting slip with a cross in the Reform box for Matt Goodwin

I'm sure Reform are equally concerned by this kind of "Family voting"!πŸ˜†

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01.03.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot from GB News Twitter account.

'The most toxic by-election in British history: a masterclass in how diversity and multiculturalism have failed.'

@PatrickChristys gives a breakdown of the controversial campaigns in the Gorton and Denton by-election, accusing the Greens of 'shamelessly pandering' to Muslims.

A picture of Patrick Christys in a GB News studio.

Screenshot from GB News Twitter account. 'The most toxic by-election in British history: a masterclass in how diversity and multiculturalism have failed.' @PatrickChristys gives a breakdown of the controversial campaigns in the Gorton and Denton by-election, accusing the Greens of 'shamelessly pandering' to Muslims. A picture of Patrick Christys in a GB News studio.

GB News ran a piece about the Greens "shamelessly pandering to Muslims"

Imagine any other broadcasting channel running a piece suggesting "shamelessly pandering to Jews"

That person would be kicked off the air quite rightly, within hours, but say it about Muslims and that's okay...

ApparentlyπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

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Author's own graph of the Gorton and Denton parliamentary election results in 2019, 2024, and 2026.

It compares the progressive votes of Lib Dem, Labour, and Green with the right-wing votes of Conservatives and Reform. In 2024 it has a separate column for the Workers' Party.

It highlights that the progressive vote has always been significantly higher than the right-wing vote.

Author's own graph of the Gorton and Denton parliamentary election results in 2019, 2024, and 2026. It compares the progressive votes of Lib Dem, Labour, and Green with the right-wing votes of Conservatives and Reform. In 2024 it has a separate column for the Workers' Party. It highlights that the progressive vote has always been significantly higher than the right-wing vote.

Yes, the Greens had a historic win - but largely because they switched from Labour.

Reform consolidated the Right Wing vote and clearly managed to pick up some new voters

So it's weird to see how adamant they are that they only lost because of some form of "cheating"

01.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts!

Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds

But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🀣

Right, let's get started...

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Trump Brags to Golf Buddy About His War as Americans Die (The Daily Beast) The president called his old golfing buddy to boast about his war effort, which has already killed dozens of people, including thr...

So glad the attack on Iran didn’t interfere with his golf game.

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Reform supporters will agree with this.
Reform supporters will never vote Labour.
Keir Starmer has to stop trying to appeal right wing voters.
Is Morgan McSweeney still advising Keir Starmer?

02.03.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

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Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after U.S.-Iran attacks disrupt global supply Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began Sunday over concerns that the supply from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt.

Is it a coincidence that the oil company executives that donated a lot of money to Trump are just about to make huge profits? Asking for a friend

02.03.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How about non-British and non-dom citizens donating to political parties and owning media?

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