Matt Erskine

No longer can anyone say that a non-Labour vote is 'letting the Tories/Reform in'. Maybe Labour will have to think of some positive policies to make people *want* to vote for them.

Yeah, I think that's a sensible way of looking at it. But we mustn't take too long as we'll be hounded by the media as a weak point if we're sending out unclear messages.

...but I'm now confused as to what the policy specifically is. Can any Green person on here help me out? Thank you. [3/3] (For what it's worth, I believe that the decriminalisation 'route' is the better as it better serves the stated goals of drug policies).

Portugal is held up as the best example of adopting policies to dramatically improve lives. But their policy is *decriminalisation* of drugs, and not *legalisation*. There is a huge difference, but Zack always talks in terms of the latter. I've been critical of those who confuse the two... [2/3]

I'm not wishing in the slightest to piss on the Greens' parade; I'm over the moon with the G&D result. But some have pointed to, quite rightly, an apparent inconsistency in Green drug policy. It's vital we get this right, both in terms of the nuts and bolts, but also the messaging. [1/3]

Reform asked voters of Gorton and Denton to 'channel their patriotic Blitz spirit'

And they did just that - by defeating fascists.

@gnickod.bsky.social, please learn the difference between 'legalise' and 'decriminalise'. They are very different things.

dear 'centrists',

the fact you don't care about starmer taking bribes.

the fact that you agree with his proscription of peaceful groups as terrorists.

the fact that you agree with his abuse of trans youth.

doesn't make my description of him as a corrupt, authoritarian, child abusing bigot untrue

Kissing Trump's arse and presenting him with an absurd 'peace' trophy swung it for me. I'll not be watching even though England are participating. Fuck FIFA, fuck Trump.

Yet the GOP is expected still to control the Senate? At 60% they're still favourites!

Who could've predicted that a Labour Party led by a faction that actively undermined the previous party leader, threw a general election, buried official reports of racism within their ranks, and used antisemitism to smear internal opponents might end up mired in allegations of sleaze & scandal?

I hope the people of Gorton and Denton bear in mind that their Reform candidate thinks that incitement to murder is acceptable, and boasts that he thinks so.

As Simon and Garfunkel very nearly sang: 'And the people bowed and prayed to the neoliberal god they made'.

Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about sex with an intern. It's a good job Trump hasn't done anything as bad as that...

And they are her good bits; wait till we see her faults...

A government of traitors 👇

Yet another day dawns and Trump hasn't been impeached. How much proof of law breaking, depravity, murder and threat to the World does it take, people of the US?

UK signed deals with US firms that were clients of Mandelson lobbying company Clients of Global Counsel, co-founded by Mandelson, included OpenAI and Palantir, which have both signed deals with government

But Sir Goody-two-shoes didn't know anything about Mandelson's dealings, eh?

By all means, investigate Russian links to Epstein. Investigate Russian links to Johnson, Farage, and others. Investigate everything. But the overwhelming evidence points to Zionist Israeli links. Has that fact somehow gone unnoticed by the British media?

Why are we still talking about who is in the Epstein Files?

For fucks sake, believe the victims' testimonies, start legal proceedings and lock the bastards up.

It was known by the British government that Mandelson was using a private email address - now deactivated - and private devices, for government business.

Yeah, nothing dodgy there, Starmer.

Until we get our heads around the fact that taxes are not a source of 'income' for the government, we will continue to have a tax regime not fit for purpose. We need to understand the roles of taxation.

100%

I'd like a journalist to ask Starmer if he ever had an off-the-record meeting with Peter Thiel.

The notion that Starmer didn't know about the history and activities of Mandelson is so absurd that it's laughable. Starmer is 'angry' cos the whole campaign to destroy the left, a campaign of which he is a central part, is unravelling.

So, US, no impeachment today? No? Maybe tomorrow?

The only time I want to hear Mandelson's name again is during his court hearing.

...the paid-for media, the fascists spreading hatred, resentment, lies. And every day we hear of 'links' between them all. I believe there is a better way, but it's going to be a monumental task to unravel and bring these bastards down.

...the World is infested with so many corrupt, lying, cruel, degenerate, greedy twats. And it's hard to keep up. The festering Web involving (but undoubtedly not restricted to) power-hungry corporations, Zionism, neoliberalism, Trump and everything that he represents, Putin...

The naïve me of years ago thought that most politicians and public figures were basically decent human beings and wanted the best for people, albeit with different ideas of how to do it. Not any more. There are some brilliant people in public life and they're not 'all the same', but...