Andy Twelves

Unite has never looked so alone It’s at war with the Labour government it helped elect, at war with its fellow unions, at war with Labour councils, and at war with its own staff

Unite has never looked so alone, by Andy Twelves. It’s at war with the Labour government it helped elect, at war with its fellow unions, at war with Labour councils, and at war with its own staff.

'Zack Polanski is misunderstood – every way people get Green Party leader wrong' Britain needs to have a serious conversation about Zack Polanski.

Me in today’s @express.co.uk - @zackpolanski.bsky.social is not a nutter who wants to destroy our country, he’s a breath of fresh air: www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section – crybaby with a microphone' Since when has robust criticism been too much for Nigel Farage to handle?

Me in today’s @express.co.uk: Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section - crybaby with a microphone www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section – crybaby with a microphone'

Since when has robust criticism been too much for Nigel Farage to handle?

'Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section – crybaby with a microphone' Since when has robust criticism been too much for Nigel Farage to handle?

Me in today’s @express.co.uk: Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section - crybaby with a microphone www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'Nigel Farage goes full Facebook comment section – crybaby with a microphone' Since when has robust criticism been too much for Nigel Farage to handle?

Nigel Farage has gone full Facebook comment section – he's a crybaby with a microphone

Since when has robust criticism been too much for Nigel Farage to handle?

www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'Nigel Farage says Reform understand the North – Richard Tice proves they don't' Reform pitches itself as the party of the working class and Red Wall, it's nothing of the sort.

Nigel Farage says Reform understand the North – Richard Tice proves they don't

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'Nigel Farage says Reform understand the North – Richard Tice proves they don't' Reform pitches itself as the party of the working class and Red Wall, it's noting of the sort.

My woes about Reform's Northern Rail plans in today's @express.co.uk "Nigel Farage says Reform understand the North – Richard Tice proves they don't" www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

LabourList: How Progressives Can Win the New Media Game @ THE CAMPAIGN FRINGE · Luma This session is part of The Campaign Fringe, an all-day gathering of progressive campaigners and experts exploring bold ideas, practical tools, and best…

Chaired by Luke O'Reilly the event includes experts Andy Twelves and Nadia Meeran

🗓️ Mon 29 Sept, 16:45 - 17:45

📍 Camp and Furnace, Liverpool

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Excellent piece by @twelves.bsky.social. It's not enough just to attack Reform's policies. This needs to get personal. Not by slinging mud at Reform's leaders but by revealing who they really are.

thx for posting :)

‘Reform’s populist act cracks when the right people tell the truth about them’ – LabourList Eighty-seven. That’s how many national opinion polls there have been since May 1st: and Reform have led every single one. Not most. Not many. All…

‘Reform’s populist act cracks when the right people tell the truth about them’

'Reform's populist act cracks when the right people tell the truth about them' - LabourList Voters trust each other in a way they’ll never trust SW1. And if the person making the case feels like ‘one-of-us’, Reform’s populist armour starts to crack.

ANDY TWELVES: ‘Reform’s populist act cracks when the right people tell the truth about them’ - me in today's @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2025/08/nige...

'Lioness's sad critics are losers – 13-word riposte to silence culture warriors' England's female footballers are facing bizarre criticism from people who really should know better.

Me in today’s @express.co.uk: Rod Liddle is a loser - up the Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2088...

ReformUK County Councils are shit, pass it on… - me on GBN earlier.

What a great start to the week at Labour Digital's Conference! I spoke on a roundtable about Tech for National Growth and really enjoyed our policy focused discussion. Looking forward to seeing the work this group does in the coming months.

'Kneecap Mo Chara court appearance makes British state look panicked' For those with eyes to see, the case surrounding Mo Chara only makes one side look unreasonable.

A remarkable take on an ongoing story from - of all places - the Daily Express.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2070...

cheers Alan!

my defence of @kneecapceol.bsky.social in the @express.co.uk today:

thank you!

Reposted Copy: Nigel Farage doesn't want working-class voters to figure this out. Formerly published on the Daily Express online section.

I reposted it on my blog here, archive missed a bit off: beartwelves.substack.com/p/reposted-c...

Reposted Copy: Nigel Farage doesn't want working-class voters to figure this out. Formerly published on the Daily Express online section.

I reposted it fully here, archive missed a bit off: beartwelves.substack.com/p/reposted-c...

Reposted Copy: Nigel Farage doesn't want working-class voters to figure this out. Formerly published on the Daily Express online section.

I reposted it on my blog here, archive missed a bit off: beartwelves.substack.com/p/reposted-c...

Reposted Copy: Nigel Farage doesn't want working-class voters to figure this out. Formerly published on the Daily Express online section.

republished in its original entirety here, archive missed a bit off: beartwelves.substack.com/p/reposted-c...

It's really good. I mean there's an audience for articles like this do why not

Art isn’t some sideshow to be tolerated when it’s safe and censored when it is not. That’s the whole point. Art is a mirror. A weapon. A reckoning. Too many in the British establishment don’t want a reckoning. They want obedience. They don’t mind political speech – so long as it’s theirs. They don’t mind outrage – so long as it’s directed at the powerless. They don’t mind protests – as long as it’s their side making the noise. What Mo Chara is alleged to have done is not dangerous. Nobody at a concert in London is going to go and sign up for Hezbollah. His treatment reeks of an attitude that tells every young artist, every working-class kid with something to say, to shut up. Just sing the hits. Smile. And the charging of Mo Chara won’t shut him up, or what he stands for. That voice is too loud, too real, and too deep-rooted to kill off.

Hats off to Mr Andy Twelves.

👉 www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2060...

cheers Otto!

cyber roundtables w @danaldridgemp.bsky.social in parly today

thanks for the repost!

Mick Lynch's Clipping War Victory in the 2022/3 Rail Strikes - Reflections. Lessons that the mainstream parties need to learn.

Absolutely excellent example of workers' #union strike winning the narrative. U.K. RMT union (railway workers) is badass. Read this and watch the clips to see their narrative framing in action.