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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 16d

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 13h

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Who really made the mess Robert Jenrick bemoaned in Birmingham

YouTube video by Vox Political

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 14h

Labour won’t defeat Reform UK.
At best, it’ll delay it – while preparing the ground for the next populist surge.
Here’s why Vox Political says the danger is real.
#ReformUK #Labour #Farage #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
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Labour cannot stop Reform UK – and may even help it rise

Starmer’s Labour can’t stop Reform UK – in fact it may well be helping to build the next populist wave instead.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 14h

A rebel wins the #NobelPeacePrize, a president misses out.
María Corina Machado’s victory tells us as much about world politics as about peace.
#NobelPrize #DonaldTrump #Venezuela #Analysis #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/m...

María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan dissident María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize – and pundits say the choice also tells us something about Donald Trump.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 14h

Peace in Gaza? Protesters aren’t convinced. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign will march tomorrow for real justice — not Trump’s vanity deal.
#Palestine #Gaza #StopTheWar #Ceasefire #PeaceDeal #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/p...

Palestine march goes ahead despite Gaza peace deal

Protesters plan to march for Palestine despite the Gaza peace deal, saying justice and freedom are still far from won.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 19h

How can anybody seriously believe Labour can stop Reform UK?
Starmer’s policies are paving the way for Farage’s movement – not preventing it.
Read the analysis.
#Labour #ReformUK #Farage #Politics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/h...

Labour cannot stop Reform UK – and may even help it rise

Starmer’s Labour can’t stop Reform UK – in fact it may well be helping to build the next populist wave instead.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 19h

I guess this is what passes for ‘debate’ when Starmer’s strategy gets questioned.

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 19h

So, Donald Trump campaigned for a #NobelPeacePrize… and Venezuela’s María Corina Machado got it instead.
Did the committee just play it safe?
#Politics #NobelPrize #Trump #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/m...

María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan dissident María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize – and pundits say the choice also tells us something about Donald Trump.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 19h

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign says peace isn’t justice. Marchers will hit London’s streets tomorrow — even after Trump’s Gaza deal.
#Gaza #Palestine #StopTheWar #Ceasefire #PeaceDeal #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/p...

Palestine march goes ahead despite Gaza peace deal

Protesters plan to march for Palestine despite the Gaza peace deal, saying justice and freedom are still far from won.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 23h

An Oxford professor thinks Labour can stop Reform UK.
Vox Political says that’s naïve in the extreme.
Starmer’s Labour is helping build the next populist wave, not stop it.
#Labour #ReformUK #Farage #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/h...

Labour cannot stop Reform UK – and may even help it rise

Starmer’s Labour can’t stop Reform UK – in fact it may well be helping to build the next populist wave instead.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

María Corina Machado wins the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize – but some pundits say the real story is what it means for #DonaldTrump. Did the Nobel panel pick a “safe” winner?
#Venezuela #Politics #NobelPrize #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/m...

María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan dissident María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize – and pundits say the choice also tells us something about Donald Trump.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is marching on — even after Trump’s Gaza peace deal. Protesters say it’s not real peace until justice is done.
#Gaza #Palestine #StopTheWar #Ceasefire #PeaceDeal #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/10/p...

Palestine march goes ahead despite Gaza peace deal

Protesters plan to march for Palestine despite the Gaza peace deal, saying justice and freedom are still far from won.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

Another “peace in our time”?
UK leaders cautious as Trump trumpets a Gaza ceasefire.
#IsraelHamas #Gaza #Ceasefire #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/09/i...

UK reacts cautiously to Israel-Hamas peace deal

UK leaders welcome the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal with caution, wary after years of failed peace efforts and deep public scepticism.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

I'm saving this so I can tell everybody who predicted it if it comes true.

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just wondering what it takes to convince Starmer and his cronies that the only way to keep pubs alive is to make sure we have some money to spend there.

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

Labour’s plan for pubs: drink outside – until the lights go out.
Longer hours & soundbites won’t fix VAT, rates or low wages.
#TaxedOut #Pubs #UKPolitics #CostOfLivingCrisis #Starmer #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/09/s...

Labour pub licensing reforms

Labour’s pub reforms promise longer hours – but ignore VAT, rates and low incomes that are driving UK pubs to collapse.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

Have you read the article? It's really disheartening.

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

After years of war and propaganda, the UK isn’t ready to cheer yet.
Starmer calls Gaza ceasefire a “relief” – but no celebration.
#Gaza #Ceasefire #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/09/i...

UK reacts cautiously to Israel-Hamas peace deal

UK leaders welcome the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal with caution, wary after years of failed peace efforts and deep public scepticism.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d

Labour says it’s “backing pubs” – but it’s all spin. Longer hours & cheaper licences won’t save locals crushed by VAT, rates & low demand.
#TaxedOut #Starmer #UKPolitics #Pubs #CostOfLivingCrisis #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/09/s...

Labour pub licensing reforms

Labour’s pub reforms promise longer hours – but ignore VAT, rates and low incomes that are driving UK pubs to collapse.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d

When the government failed to protect the Wye, ordinary people stepped up.
The UK’s biggest environmental lawsuit has begun. #Environment #Justice #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/08/t...

Thousands join River Wye pollution lawsuit

Nearly 4,000 people are suing over River Wye pollution – but local residents say the damage is already done.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d

As most of us settle into bed tonight, 1,611 people who died homeless last year never had that chance.
Homelessness isn’t inevitable — it’s a political choice.
Even Utah found a better way.
#Homelessness #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/08/r...

Record UK homeless deaths expose political failure

Deaths of homeless people hit record levels as UK governments ignore proven solutions. Lack of political will is killing people.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d

Matthew Syed says UK politics has “shifted Left”. The facts say otherwise. From Reform UK’s rise to Labour’s tougher borders, the Overton Window’s gone Right – and fast.
#MatthewSyed #UKPolitics #OvertonWindow #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/08/n...

UK politics has shifted - rightward, not to the Left

Matthew Syed claims UK politics has moved Left. The facts prove the opposite: we have swung very hard to the Right.

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d

Thousands join Britain’s biggest-ever environmental lawsuit – to SAVE the River Wye.
I live nearby, and I’ve seen how bad it’s got. This is our last chance to stop the poisoning.
#RiverWye #Pollution #Environment #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/08/t...

Thousands join River Wye pollution lawsuit

Nearly 4,000 people are suing over River Wye pollution – but local residents say the damage is already done.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d

Homeless deaths in the UK have hit a record high — 1,611 people in a single year.
This isn’t an accident. It’s a political choice — and it can be stopped.
Read how a Tory-run US state proved it.
#Homelessness #Politics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/08/r...

Record UK homeless deaths expose political failure

Deaths of homeless people hit record levels as UK governments ignore proven solutions. Lack of political will is killing people.

voxpoliticalonline.com

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d

Where would you put Labour in relation to them - and in relation to itself historically?

Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly - so the answer is to stop relying on gas in any way. Right?