Gavin Lenaghan

turns out McSweeney and the Blue Labour gang were wrong and the out of touch woke liberal elite Bluesky echo chamber bubble was right

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

Starmer’s entire approach, from his project’s earliest days, rested on the new core coalition of younger, more urban and ethnic minority voters had nowhere else to go. That idea is in tatters.

As I wrote yday, it arises from Labour not valuing the coalition it has and romanticising one it does not

Looking on the bright side, if Matt Goodwin loses, we'll never see his face in Manchester again. Also, if Matt Goodwin wins, we'll never see his face in Manchester again.

Rupert Lowe tweet: None of us want to listen to somebody else’s music on the tube, a train, a bus, wherever it is. We certainly don’t want to listen to some nonsense phone call on loudspeaker. Rude. Disruptive. And yes, un-British. We all hate it. I certainly do. We will introduce a clear national rule: audio played on personal devices on public transport must be listened to through headphones. I suspect our programme of mass deportations will help to solve this problem… Restore Britain.

Headline: “MAGA influencer thinks headphones are making men gay”

Can’t help but think Rupes needs to consult some of his international political allies about the unintended consequences of this policy

Or better yet, maybe he could just get a healthy hobby and enroll in some anger management classes 🙄

If this is the bump you get from sex tape revelations there are going to be some awkward strategy meetings in Downing St

❤️💜 #Prince #Prince4Ever

(Can I politely request we get a proper mass release of The Beautiful Experience movie, and not only because Nona Gaye’s rather fanciable in it)

Reminder that the British far right is led by men who are terrified of women and are desperate to control them

I know it's like the 279th most important way this can fuck right off, but anyone who describes themselves as pro-natal without even *glancing* at the housing shortage should be buried up to their neck with their face smeared in raspberry jam

Cuddly Green party latest - let the birthding ladies suffer and even die, it's what Mother Nature wants - total sense of humour failure on this one and I know whereof I speak before you ask - H/T just about everyone sharing this nib (Oct 3rd 2025, Gdn www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...)

#np #JermaineJackson - "Burnin' Hot" from the LP Let's Get Serious (1980) 💿 🎵 #NowPlaying #TheJacksons #Disco #80sMusic #Soul #RnB

If only Peter Mandelson had a friend he could email for advice on a day like this.

This is exactly right. The Onion quietly left Twitter a month ago and... our weekly subscribers went up. It's because we're doing well here, on Instagram and on YouTube.

As a business, being on Twitter is somewhere between useless or detrimental, unless you're selling boner pills.

Did JD Vance thank Greenland yet for providing emergency medical care to our US sailor?

elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

Or just use a locker...

You can't make sense of this administration's tariff policy or rely on any deals - that we already knew. So governments and businesses all around the world are reviewing what they have and where the may go from here. Fortunately the US isn't the whole world of trade.

kermit the frog is dancing on a stage in front of a red curtain and saying `` progress '' . ALT: kermit the frog is dancing on a stage in front of a red curtain and saying `` progress '' .

Got my 10th swim of the month done by the 22nd… 🏊‍♂️

#Swimming #Fitness #WeightLoss

This one hits hard.

🔥Prince • BALTIMORE ~ STARE🔥

2026 Vinyl 7inch
German Musikexpress Magazine
March 2026 Edition

#NowPlaying
#Prince #Prince4Ever #Vinyl
#MusikexpressMagazine #VinylAddict

#np #NewPowerGeneration - "Push It Up" from the LP Newpower Soul (1998) 💿 🎵 👌 #NowPlaying #90sMusic #Funk #Soul #Prince #Prince4Ever

Andrew: I'm worried I'll be alone on my birthday

Thames Valley Police: Relax

Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics A local dog has missed out on a historic medal at the Winter Olympics despite a lung-bursting stretch in the homestretch

Masterclass in sports journalism

“Even if he had completed the entire race, Nazgul’s time would not have counted as he is male. And a dog.”

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

The outer and inner sleeves of George Benson’s Give Me The Night LP on vinyl

The inner sleeve of George Benson’s Give Me The Night LP on vinyl

George Benson’s Give Me The Night LP on vinyl, playing on an Audio Technica LP120 turntable

The back of the outer sleeve of George Benson’s Give Me The Night LP on vinyl

#np #GeorgeBenson - “Off Broadway” from the LP Give Me The Night (1980) 💿 🎵 👌 #NowPlaying #80sMusic #Vinyl #QuincyJones #RodTemperton

#np #Prince - "Open Book" from the LP Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition) (2023) 💿 🎵 💜 #NowPlaying #90sMusic #Prince4Ever

A "chicken flap" in the wall of a chicken house, made out of an old toilet seat. (If they'd flipped it around, they could have also had a little entry ramp.)

I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.

I saw someone refer to coffee as "fooling you into thinking you're in a good mood", and I'm sure feeling that today...

The front of the outer sleeve of Rick James’ Street Songs on vinyl

Rick James’ Street Songs on half-red/half-white vinyl, playing on an Audio Technica LP120 turntable

A close-up of the first-side label of Rick James’ Street Songs on red vinyl

The back of the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve of Rick James’ Street Songs on vinyl

#np #RickJames - “Mr. Policeman” from the LP Street Songs (1981) 💿 🎵 ❤️ 🤍

#Vinyl #Funk #TeenaMarie #80sMusic #Motown #NowPlaying

If I was campaigning I would emphasise their closeness to Trump, admiration for Putin and their Denton & Gorton candidate's "Handmaid's Tale" ideas.
And maybe the fact that their leadership is made up of multi-millionaires who don't have the interests of the least well off in society in mind.

One of the more hopeful signs in UK politics is that Reform consistently struggles to poll above the mid-to-high 20s - despite a deteriorating economy, the simultaneous implosion of both the traditional parties and a pet TV station.

Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.