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@kevmag.bsky.social

Journalist. Sunderland Uni visiting prof. England's North East Riviera.

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KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Keir Starmer must highlight achievements or he'll be toast' "Labour either needs to answer What the Romans Did For Us and shout about successes... or critics screaming about failures will crucify the party"

The Life of Keir: What has Labour ever done for us?

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

08.12.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Loved a joyous, uplifting Kinky Boots musical at the magnificent Sunderland Empire but those Northampton workers in the Price & Son factory really need to join a trade union.

Fighting, bullying, discrimination and sacking threats broke so many laws.

04.12.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 15.(Prince) Andrew Ruins It For Royal Renters
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire Episode 15.(Prince) Andrew Ruins It For Royal Renters

No more peppercorns for palaces.

We discussed the royal family's wealthfare state in this week's Pierce vs Maguire podcast.

Slimeball Andrew Windsor's opened Pandora's box.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=riQQ...

04.12.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Death by a thousand amendments Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster

Even some peers opposed to assisted dying now believe it would be undemocratic for diehard opponents in an unelected House of Lords to use 1,000+ amendments to kill a right backed by the elected House of Commons

This week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

04.12.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will Reform and the Turquoise Tory Party do a cynical electoral deal?

On this week’s ⁦β€ͺPierce vs Maguire‬⁩ podcast.

03.12.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tories should hang their heads in shame after Benefits Street lies Former PM Gordon Brown lambasts the Conservatives for peddling cruel myths about welfare scroungers - and shines a light on their record pushing children into poverty

β€œThe picture they are painting is completely wrong. Untrue. They are peddling lies.”

Magisterial dismantling by Gordon Brown of β€œBenefits Street” bollocks from Badenoch and Britain’s reactionary Right-whiners after 500k kids were lifted out of poverty.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

03.12.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Must be rough in the local little Sainsbury’s when there’s a security tag on a bag of Revels.

Not even the biggest packet anarl.

02.12.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Starmer welcomes the feudal City of London’s first Lady Mayor after 696 men and the Church of England’s first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 105 blokes but overlooks that Labour’s only elected male leaders in the party’s 125 years when even the Cons are on a fourth woman.

01.12.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Grinch that is King Charles III ended his mam’s tradition of giving royal workers a box of Christmas crackers.

Let them pull gruel.

(From The Year of the Dog by Sophia Money-Coutts, obvs)

30.11.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Magnificent Versailles(10m visitors) is a much bigger attraction than Windsor Castle(1.5m) or Buckingham Palace(0.5m), proving you don’t need a royal family to attract tourists.

And the extensive grounds are free.

France showed the way forward for Britain

29.11.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Is Kevin Hollinrake now home alone? Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster

Wonder why Conservative former MPs on defection watch are most upset about their party chair's Nazi badge dig at Reform UK.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/com...

27.11.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - live updates The Office for National Statistics says the fall is driven by fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study, and a

And most Britons wrongly believe it's going up.

We live in an age of ignorant rage.

www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...

27.11.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 14. Tax Up, Benefits Up, Rachel"s Big Gamble
YouTube video by Pierce vs Maguire Episode 14. Tax Up, Benefits Up, Rachel"s Big Gamble

Lifting half-a-million working class kids out of poverty is why Rachel Reeves’ Budget deserves to be celebrated.

Enjoy the latest ⁦β€ͺPierce vs Maguire podcast. youtu.be/aVmQcHed4K4

27.11.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Rachel Reeves transformed herself from Scrooge to Mother Christmas' 'Budget deserves to be remembered as the moment the UK Labour Government found its moral purpose and consigned the callous, cruel and cynical Tory two-child benefit to the dustbin of British history'

Rachel Reeves transformed herself from Scrooge to Mother Christmas in lifting 550,000 working class kids out of poverty.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

26.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1
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Brexit costing UK up to Β£90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows Exclusive: Britons also up to Β£3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU

The monster Brexit black hole at the heart of Britain.

Farage, Johnson and Badenoch should chip in to fill it when they helped dig the thing.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

25.11.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kevin Maguire: 'It's time for Starmer to say no to Trump, he's the real threat' Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire says that in shamefully selling out Ukraine to his Russian invader 'friend', Putin puppet Donald Trump is the heir to Neville Chamberlain

Why Starmer must stand up to Putin puppet Trump on Ukraine www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

24.11.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia

Putin appeaser Donald Trump is the heir to Neville Chamberlain

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

22.11.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches Police say Nathan Gill received at least Β£40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset

Not so much a plastic patriot as a Putin traitor puppet.

Funny how Reform's top brass now pretend they never knew their colleague and friend.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

21.11.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers Β£140,000 Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.

Who is Farage attracting?

Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers Β£140,000.

He owed Northumberland unpaid council tax and business rates.

"I feel disgusted that somebody like that can represent the people of Blyth."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20.11.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Is Wes Streeting changing constituency? Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster

Whip to resign to be a stalking horse? Streeting eyeing a seat swap?
Mahmood is certainly hammering refugees.

The Labour rumour mill is in overdrive with the battle to replace Starmer now underway.

The latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

20.11.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be dreading the release of the Epstein files.

Enjoy the latest ⁦β€ͺPierce vs Maguire podcast.

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19.11.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More PMQs fight in Starmer this week, battling back against Badenoch and highlighting Labour successes.

Might be too late for him, mind.

19.11.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is β€˜troubling’, says former extremism adviser Lord Walney expresses concern over Reform leader’s response as Labour calls on Farage to address β€˜disturbing’ allegations

Not so nice Nigel

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

19.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You are less likely to be a vicitm of violent crime in London than in the rest of England and Wales - Sadiq Khan.

Lawless London garbage of the British and US reactionary Hard and Far Right is another con job.

16.11.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pierce vs Maguire Join Britain’s longest running political double act, the Mail’s Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire from the Mirror for their weekly, no holds barred, take on Westminster, the Royals and usually, The Dona...

Starmer is his own worst enemy and why all patriotic Britons will back the BBC against US destroyer Trump.

Enjoy the latest Pierce vs Maguire podcast.
m.youtube.com/@piercevsmag...

13.11.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Backbench MPs issue a Keirless whisper Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster

β€œCholera is probably more popular on the doorstep than the PM." - Labour MP

This week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

12.11.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggest In messages released by House Democrats, Epstein wrote β€˜of course [Trump] knew about the girls’

Hello πŸ‘€

"Epstein said 'of course [Trump] knew about the girls' that were procured for his sex-trafficking ring."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

12.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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They hypocrisy of many of the BBC’s political and newspaper accusers

12.11.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Wes Streeting stylishing insisting he's a faithful and condemning Downing Street for trying to "kneecap" him showing why he'd make a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer.

Well done No 10.

12.11.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Another Downing Street own goal when a fool or fools briefed Starmer would fight a leadership challenge, thereby confirming he’s under threat and turbo-charging Labour potential regime change fever.

The PM’s worst enemies are people he’s employing in No 10!

12.11.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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