Ed Wilson
@eddwilson.bsky.social
Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience.
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
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Al Carns 14/1. At least he is an MP! 😂😂😂
Seeing Tony Blair at 500-1 to be next Labour Leader. Gary Neville 200-1.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Al Carns 14/1. At least he is an MP! 😂😂😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Does Anas Sarwar actually want Starmer to resign; or does he want it to be put on record, for the minutes, that he has said he should resign?
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Does Anas Sarwar actually want Starmer to resign; or does he want it to be put on record, for the minutes, that he has said he should resign?
Anas Sarwar rang Starmer to inform him of the statement he was going to make, and "I think it's safe to say that he and I disagreed".
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Anas Sarwar rang Starmer to inform him of the statement he was going to make, and "I think it's safe to say that he and I disagreed".
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
Committee room 14, this evening, Starmer walks in, out of breath, blowing the dust off his copy of Gordon Brown's report: Right lads, this is what we're doing.
Polly Billington: Lads?
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Polly Billington: Lads?
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February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Committee room 14, this evening, Starmer walks in, out of breath, blowing the dust off his copy of Gordon Brown's report: Right lads, this is what we're doing.
Polly Billington: Lads?
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Polly Billington: Lads?
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
NEW: Sources close to Eluned Morgan, Labour first minister in Wales, insist that she is not planning to say anything on Keir Starmer's leadership today - despite reports to the contrary.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
11 Jan 2026
Laura Kuenssberg hosts Peter Mandelson and his client Louis Moseley of Palantir
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Laura Kuenssberg hosts Peter Mandelson and his client Louis Moseley of Palantir
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - Lord Mandelson and Kemi Badenoch
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader; Lord Mandelson, the former ambassador to the US; and Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
11 Jan 2026
Laura Kuenssberg hosts Peter Mandelson and his client Louis Moseley of Palantir
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Laura Kuenssberg hosts Peter Mandelson and his client Louis Moseley of Palantir
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein tinyurl.com/2al59958 [abcNews]
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says
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February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
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This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
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February 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
archive.ph/KjK2S#select...
#WATO #PoliticsLive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
archive.ph/KjK2S#select...
#WATO #PoliticsLive
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
archive.ph/KjK2S#select...
#WATO #PoliticsLive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
archive.ph/KjK2S#select...
#WATO #PoliticsLive
"The government has effectively lost the confidence of the house of commons on a matter of national security."
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The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"The government has effectively lost the confidence of the house of commons on a matter of national security."
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#WATO #PoliticsLive
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NEW
The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government
By me.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-consti...
The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government
By me.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-consti...
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
NEW
The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government
By me.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-consti...
The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government
By me.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-consti...
I have granted an urgent question in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
From Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP to ask Yvette Cooper MP, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a statement on the 20-year sentence imposed on Jimmy Lai, a British Citizen.
From Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP to ask Yvette Cooper MP, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a statement on the 20-year sentence imposed on Jimmy Lai, a British Citizen.
The House of Commons sits from 2.30pm today.
The #OrderPaper is published each sitting day and lists the business of the House.
The #OrderPaper is published each sitting day and lists the business of the House.
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
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February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Defection news
We're delighted to welcome Councillor Manu Singh who has joined the Liberal Democrats from the Green Party in Surrey!
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Defection news
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Much the same as with Karen Pierce and the US ambo appointment, Starmer actually had someone who could have been director of comms, Steph Driver, who gave years of hard work and professionalism in opposition but then got a succession of people promoted over her for no apparent reason
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Much the same as with Karen Pierce and the US ambo appointment, Starmer actually had someone who could have been director of comms, Steph Driver, who gave years of hard work and professionalism in opposition but then got a succession of people promoted over her for no apparent reason
Chris Mason looking thoughtful, just before he delivers another bucket of hyperbole (12 minutes long).
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Chris Mason looking thoughtful, just before he delivers another bucket of hyperbole (12 minutes long).
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
The Swiss bank opened personal and business accounts for Maxwell and assigned her two relationship managers who helped her move millions of dollars and accorded her benefits reserved for rich clients, documents released by the Justice Dept show.
UBS banked Ghislaine Maxwell for years, moving her money after Epstein's arrest
The Swiss bank opened personal and business accounts for Maxwell and assigned her two relationship managers who helped her move millions of dollars and accorded her benefits reserved for rich clients, documents released by the Justice Dept show.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Who will be the prime minister, Patrick Maguire (Times), Tom McTague (New Statesman)?
Yvette Cooper, Ed MIliband, John Healey, Shabana Mahmood
What an unappetising menu!
#R4Today
Yvette Cooper, Ed MIliband, John Healey, Shabana Mahmood
What an unappetising menu!
#R4Today
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Who will be the prime minister, Patrick Maguire (Times), Tom McTague (New Statesman)?
Yvette Cooper, Ed MIliband, John Healey, Shabana Mahmood
What an unappetising menu!
#R4Today
Yvette Cooper, Ed MIliband, John Healey, Shabana Mahmood
What an unappetising menu!
#R4Today
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM