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Inspiring campaign messages of our time

05.11.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 509    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112    ๐Ÿ“Œ 78

Last time: โ€˜weโ€™re not the Toriesโ€™ next time: โ€˜weโ€™re not reformโ€™. As a far greater Labour leader than Starmer/McSweeney/Glasman will ever be - Harold Wilson - once said, โ€˜a weekโ€™s a long time in politicsโ€™ and with any luck, by the next election, that trio of nonentities will be long gone.

05.11.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Charity Commission had to be forced into it.

So now letโ€™s see whether it acts with some teeth.

05.11.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been doing this in Germany as well.

05.11.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage's Chosen Reform Mayoral Candidate Suggested Black Britons Canโ€™t Be English The party's candidate for Mayor of Doncaster claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon 'lineage' and attacked 'third world cultures' in now-deleted posts

Nigel Farage's favoured Mayoral candidate for Doncaster said black people cannot be English.

Reform councillor Alexander Jones claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon โ€˜lineageโ€™.

The messages were deleted after questions were raised by Byline Times

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

05.11.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 723    ๐Ÿ” 410    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

In a country that imposes a de facto 9% tax on graduates earning the average wage, the case against a 2% tax on multimillionaires looks remarkably weak

04.11.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Lower bills.

Tax billionaires.

Let's get to it.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

05.11.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1010    ๐Ÿ” 213    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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The Z factor: Why New York Zohran and Green Zack need to be taken seriously Progressive Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s victory in the New York mayoral election is not just โ€˜Trumpโ€™s worst nightmareโ€™, itโ€™s a wake-up call for Labour and Reform โ€“ they need to watch out for Zack Polanski and hi...

The Z Factor! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

www.independent.co.uk/voices/zohra...

05.11.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 546    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

But hey, thereโ€™s nothing we can do about it, weโ€™re only the Government. Got to pay down that โ€˜debtโ€™!

05.11.2025 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sadiq Khan was straight out praising this victory ๐Ÿ‘ But the new Mayor of New York doesnโ€™t fit the Glasman / McSweeney Blue Labour mould, given theyโ€™ve spent the last 6 years expunging such folk from the party. Labour are lost and rudderless as a result. It wonโ€™t improve without a radical reboot.

05.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Balanced by high public spending and investment in public services and the welfare state. It started to go wrong when Callaghan switched to neoliberalism, laying the foundations for Thatcher. Taxing wealth is more about equality and redistribution of power, than raising money for โ€˜spending.โ€™

05.11.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Zack Polanksi And Zohran Mamdani Transformed What It Means To Be A Left-Wing Politician Newly elected leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanksi, has taken British politics by storm. The self-proclaimed โ€˜eco-populistโ€™ has resurrected the Green Partyโ€™s reputation amongst voters and driven t...

"What binds Polanski and Mamdani is not only their left-wing credentials, but their rejection of political cynicism."

Let's go! ๐ŸŽ‰

www.europinion.uk/post/how-zac...

04.11.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1453    ๐Ÿ” 304    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Probably because their Blue Labour backer Brexiter Lord Glasman couldnโ€™t stomach rejoining. Far better to tax everyone else instead.

04.11.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Labour are willing to bin their manifesto pledges on tax rises, why not on Brexit?

That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.

What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?

04.11.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 714    ๐Ÿ” 191    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Tonight - 7pm!

04.11.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski

This is completely nuts and the opposite of what we need to do! youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...

04.11.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Are We Looking At The Economy All Wrong? | Richard Murphy | Zack Polanski

Itโ€™s all so ridiculous. There will be no growth without new spending from the Government. And when things donโ€™t go to plan thereโ€™ll be another โ€˜black holeโ€™ and another and another. Governments arenโ€™t households. Learn how things actually work here youtu.be/a27AfFTOW3o?...

04.11.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison

Dominic Cummings pushed for Covid tech contracts to be handed to a company run by a Trump-supporting billionaire after holding a secret meeting with him alongside Boris Johnson.

Officials were lobbied to ignore official procedures and bypass ministers in order to get the contracts signed

31.10.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 541    ๐Ÿ” 283    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
โ€œI want my country back!โ€ My speech at the Reform Conference
YouTube video by Matt Goodwin โ€œI want my country back!โ€ My speech at the Reform Conference

He's not an academic. He holds no current academic position. He is, however, an anti-migrant, pro-Reform activist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQx8...

30.10.2025 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 461    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

30.10.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2551    ๐Ÿ” 737    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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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?

30.10.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1549    ๐Ÿ” 498    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 163    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

We're just getting started.

Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.

If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

30.10.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1244    ๐Ÿ” 351    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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The curious case of the King and the statue A statue of Hercules admired by millions has disappeared from Kew Gardens. Why has Charles decided to remove a prime piece of public art?

Last Wednesday a colossal statue seen by millions at Kew Gardens for 60 years was removed. The King, whose mother sent the work to Kew in 1963, wanted it back. A curious story of the exercise of Royal will www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...

30.10.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

This is very much like the type of society Lord Glasman - Blue Labour McSweeney fan and backer - spouts. Looking at his ties to some of the Project 25 bell ends, perhaps we should start taking a closer look at his โ€˜Philosophyโ€™.

30.10.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Schrรถdingerโ€™s Britain..

Both bursting at the seams with brown people, yet somehow โ€œoverrepresentedโ€ in ads

Make your minds up, Reform!

We dissect this, the Caerphilly wake-up call, Starmerโ€™s dodgy response & why weโ€™re no longer P..P..picking up Penguins.

๐ŸŽง New ep below!

30.10.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 358    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK๐Ÿ‘‡

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

30.10.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2689    ๐Ÿ” 951    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 132    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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Why the British state is a magic money tree Government spending power is limited not by tax revenues or borrowing, but by the productive capacity of the UK economy and political will.

Although perhaps it would accelerate their political demise and we could get a leader and chancellor that arenโ€™t afraid to do the right thing and take on the wealthiest, the broken media and get us back in the Single Market www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...

29.10.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why the British state is a magic money tree Government spending power is limited not by tax revenues or borrowing, but by the productive capacity of the UK economy and political will.

They need to understand how Government actually works, then there might be some hope www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...

29.10.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With an ally of Nigel Farage pleading guilty to taking bribes for making pro-Russian statements, itโ€™s clear we need an in-depth investigation into Russian money in our politics.

Today I asked the Prime Minister whether he would back an investigation.

29.10.2025 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 689    ๐Ÿ” 270    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

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