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For now this is just one poll. But if this trend continues the current FPTP voting system makes no sense anymore.

If you add the SNP and Plaid Cymru to the mix we might end up with a completely random result at the next elections. Which will undermine trust in the U.K. democracy even further.

‘Domestic Terrorism’ ICE Contractor Palantir’s Tools for Tracking Dissent – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition The controversial data firm co-founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel – which holds UK government contracts – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform to conduct mass deportation. Nafeez Ahmed reports

🟨 Print Edition — ‘Domestic Terrorism’ ICE Contractor Palantir’s Tools for Tracking Dissent

The controversial data firm co-founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel – which holds UK government contracts – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform…

BREAKING: A 4th U.S. service member has been killed in the military operation with Iran.

I want you all to remember that we had a way to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. It was a nuclear agreement that the international community all agreed was working.

Reform UK has been reported to the Electoral Commission for possible campaign overspend in the Gorton and Denton by election.

Eight prominent Americans have resigned because of the Epstein files, but the man mentioned the most in those files is still operating and waging war in the Middle East.

I’m just repeating Reform’s anti-refugee rhetoric 🤪 “Why don’t they stay in France”; “They should stay in the first safe country” etc (which is not actually in the UN refugee convention).

Is this the first safe country?

"You will smash the unions, and you do not care about unions and workforce either.

"No, do not interact with Reform. Never interact with Reform"

When even the Monster Raving Loony Party can see that you are a grifter, maybe that is a sign?

Reform UK in the past 48hrs.

West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

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Absolutely, Julia Hartley-Brewer was caught up in some wild fires on holidays a few years ago. Didn’t stop her spouting her climate change denial nonsense.

You’ll find she is an ex-pat 🙃🤪

Spot on. That’s what I would never go there - even if you paid me. Slave labour etc - watched also the BBC documentary about the missing princess etc

Her and the Reform lot (including Connolly) plus RW grifters like Bernie Spofforth blaming any attacks on foreigners which then turn out not to be true. I suppose we need laws like they have in the UAE #ShakiraLaws 🤪

You’d hope she would also learn a lesson about her spreading misinformation. Turns out it can be punished with 2 years in prison in Dubai. Apparently, she has deleted some tweets reporting about panics etc. Turns out UK has “freedom of speech” 🙃

I don’t think it changes her mind one bit. Ironically, she’d be the one complaining about messages being sent out in different languages (see the alert message). She still calls herself an expat so considers herself better than an immigrant/migrant.

So they have no plan. Got it.

That’s a £30 billion black hole in our economy, according to the IFS. And a ‘car crash’ for our care industry & the NHS. Just for starters. On the plus side, Bromsgrove currently has hundreds of union flags flying from lampposts.

Same. I thought Starmer was decent enough - until “Island of strangers”, his Home Office releasing numbers about deportations - then labelling Greens as extremists…. 😱 Labour?? Really?

I have been reluctant to join the Starmer bashing that's been going on for a while, but his and Mahmood's response to the Green Party win has been atrocious.

They’ll never learn. And it wasn’t just McSweeney then.

Absolutely. I don’t see any difference between Mahmood and her predecessors Patel and Braverman. Expected more from @labouruk.bsky.social though. Absolutely despicable their approach.

What do decent @labouruk.bsky.social MPs like @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social say about this? Chasing the Reform vote? Not only disappointing to hear this from Mahmood - it’s absolutely disgusting. Is she trying to copy Patel or Braverman? Lost any respect for Labour.

Starmer's Downing St and others reportedly unconvinced that splashing the Daily Telegraph with No Compromise messages on immigration was the best first response to the Green win. (Observer)

He did say that there should be a rerun if it was close (assuming that Remain would win) - he never repeated that claim when Leave won 🤪

‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise CMAT, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and Loyle Carner say musicians should not shy away from politics – with several warning of ‘scary times’ as the far right gains ground

‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise

This aged well. Note the author.

Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."

Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan

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