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www.statsforlefties.com Stats and election analysis from a progressive, Marxist perspective. Run by Eleanora Folan (she/her). All opinions my own. Trans woman 🏳️‍⚧️

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · Apr 13

Israel is a violently racist nation packed with bloodthirsty child killers, and by allying with them Labour is directly complicit in the mass murder of tens of thousands of innocents.

This is simply a fact. Free Palestine.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 2h

The group smashed windows, sprayed pink paint on the building and drew pro-trans slogans. In a statement the group described FiLiA as hosting "some of the most vicious transphobia in pop politics", adding: "paint washes off. Blood never does"

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 2h

OUR STATEMENT ON THE ACTION AGAINST FILIA

TERFS GATHER EVERY YEAR TO GLOAT ABOUT ATTACKS ON BODILY AUTONOMY AND TRANS PEOPLE'S SAFETY

THIS YEAR, WHEN WE FACE THE GREATEST ATTACKS ON OUR FREEDOMS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM THE PRIVILEGE

STATEMENT ON BASH BACK ACTION AGAINST FILIA (9/10/25)

LAST NIGHT, ACTIONISTS FROM BASH BACK TOOK ACTION AGAINST THE BRIGHTON CENTRE, VENUE OF THE FILIA CONFERENCE, WHICH PLAYS HOST TO SOME OF THE MOST VICIOUS TRANSPHOBIA IN POP POLITICS.

FILIA'S SPEAKERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE BIGOT-PROVOCATEURS JULIE BINDEL, LGB ALLIANCE AND "SCOTTISH LESBIANS" - A GROUP BEHIND THE SEGREGATIONIST 2025 SUPREME COURT RULING.
THEIR VILE AND HATEFUL RHETORIC LEADS TO THE SAME KIND OF DISCRIMINATORY VIOLENCE THAT KILLS HUNDREDS OF TRANS PEOPLE EVERY
YEAR.
THESE BIGOTS HAVE OUR BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. THEY USE THIS CONFERENCE TO GLOAT. THIS YEAR, WE WILL NOT LET THEM.

STATEMENT ON BASH BACK ACTION AGAINST FILIA (CONT.)

BASH BACK SEES FILIA AS NEITHER RADICAL NOR FEMINIST, SPREADING MISOGYNIST HATRED BACKED BY BOTH BILLIONAIRES AND THE STATE.

LIKE THE SUFFRAGETTES AND RADICAL QUEERS BEFORE US, THAT THE ONLY PATH TOWARD LIBERATION IS THROUGH ACTION.

TO THE ORGANISERS OF FILIA WE SAY THIS:

IF YOU EXPECT TO CONTINUE IN YOUR TRADE OF TRANSPHOBIC HATE, IF YOU EXPECT TO CONTINUE IN YOUR QUEERBASHING AND TRANSMISOGYNY AND CALL IT "FEMINISM" THEN EXPECT RESISTANCE, EXPECT RETALIATION, EXPECT US.

PAINT WASHES OFF. BLOOD NEVER DOES.

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 2h

🚨 BREAKING | Trans activist group BASH BACK have smashed up the Brighton Centre, which will play host to anti-trans hate group FiLiA today.

BASH BACK wrote in a statement: "These bigots have our blood on their hands", adding FiLiA should "expect retaliation" for transphobia.

BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: BASH BACK TARGET FiLiA ANTI-TRANS CONFERENCE

The conference, whose alumni include J.K. Rowling, this year hosts hate groups LGBAlliance and Transgender Trend, along with the director of Scottish Lesbians, one of the groups responsible for April's segregationist Supreme Court ruling.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13h

🚨 NOWCAST | Reform to win majority of 108

➡️ REF – 379 seats (+374)
🟠 LD – 83 seats (+11)
🔴 LAB – 76 seats (-335)
🟡 SNP – 46 seats (+37)
🔵 CON – 21 seats (-100)
🟢 GRN – 5 seats (+1)

+/- vs GE2024

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 NEW | Greens surge to 15% (2pts behind Lab)

➡️ REF – 32% (-3)
🔴 LAB – 17% (-2)
🔵 CON – 17% (+3)
🟢 GRN – 15% (+4)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)

Via @FindoutnowUK, 8 Oct (+/- vs 1 Oct)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 1d

Polls treat them as a single grouping

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 1d

The announcement of Your Party in June halted Green growth, with backing for "Others / Independent" doubling between May (3%) and August (6%).

But following the election of Polanski and full launch of Your Party, Green support jumped (+1.4pts) at the expense of Others (-1.4pts).

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 BREAKING | Greens hit 10% in poll average for the very first time, an all-time high for the party.

This is the first time in the party's history that they have hit double-digits in polls, and comes as the party stands within touching distance of 100,000 members.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 2d

My thoughts today. Free Palestine

Two years ago today, the animal state of “Israel” began undertaking the latest blood-soaked atrocity in its genocidal 80-year campaign to exterminate the Palestinian people. Since October 2023, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been slaughtered by the Zionist state, armed and supported by Britain, the USA and its client states. British society at all levels is soaked in Palestinian blood, from food outlets to arms firms and universities. The legacy of Starmer and his party will be a mountain of Palestinian corpses.

As for his supposed actions – “recognition” of a Palestinian state is meaningless. Labour is a supporter of the genocide, as demonstrated by their continued commitment to funding and arming “Israel”. Britain should immediately suspend all weapons sales to “Israel”, place sanctions on the Zionist state, call for the expulsion of “Israel” from all international bodies and organisations, demand that “Israel” immediately cease its genocidal acts against the Palestinian people, and provide safe refuge for Palestinians. There is so much Britain could do to stop the genocide – this is not exhaustive. It is disgusting for Labour fans to say there’s nothing they can do.

In the long term, the only way to ensure peace in the region is the dissolution of the terrorist state of “Israel”, and its replacement with a single secular state where Palestinians have equal rights – including a right of return, and a right to reclaim the land that was stolen from them by Zionists.

Free Palestine, now and forever.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 POLL | Reform lead by 7%

➡️ REF – 27% (-2)
🔴 LAB – 20% (-2)
🟠 LD – 17% (+2)
🔵 CON – 17% (+1)
🟢 GRN – 12% (+1)

Via @YouGov, 5-6 Oct (+/- vs 28-29 Sep)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 POLL | 80% of Green members support trans people being allowed to change their legal gender.

✅ Support – 80%
❌ Oppose – 8%

86% of Zack Polanski voters support trans rights.

Via @YouGov, 2 October

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7d

The Greens just demonstrated that this excuse is absolute bullshit and that the Libs are just cowards

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7d

exactly. They faced a hard test - when threatened with a lawsuit, they refused to back down and stood by trans people. Plaid and the LDs were also threatened with lawsuits and instantly caved. Organisations need to stop being so fucked chickenshit in the face of legal threats

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 NEW | Anti-trans hate group "Green Women's Declaration" have been formally barred from Green Party conference.

The group sought a stall at conference, but their bid was denied by the party. Green leader Zack Polanski recently affirmed the party's support for trans rights.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 POLL | Reform lead by 16%

➡️ REF – 35% (+2)
🔴 LAB – 19% (+2)
🔵 CON – 14% (-)
🟠 LD – 12% (-4)
🟢 GRN – 11% (-1)

Via @findoutnowUK, 1 Oct (+/- vs 24 Sep)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 8d

Link to the register here: search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Regi...

Three people are named on the registration papers:

🟣 Jeremy Corbyn MP (Leader)
🟣 Adnan Hussain MP (Nominating Officer)
🟣 Marion Roberts (Treasurer)

View registration - The Electoral Commission

search.electoralcommission.org.uk

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 NEW | "Your Party" has officially been registered with Electoral Commission, with Corbyn appointed as sole leader of the party without a members' ballot.

Adnan Hussain is nominating officer (responsible for candidate selection). Party reports £855,000 in assets.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 POLL | Reform lead by 12%

➡️ REF – 34% (+4)
🔴 LAB – 22% (-2)
🔵 CON – 17% (-2)
🟠 LD – 11% (-)
🟢 GRN – 8% (-)

Via @Survation, 24-25 Sep (+/- vs 2 Sep)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 BREAKING | Starmer would LOSE leadership election if Andy Burnham challenged him for the leadership.

🔴 Andy Burnham – 68%
🔴 Keir Starmer – 32%

(Source: @YouGov)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 BREAKING | Greens now have 80,000 members.

This is an increase of 10,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social won the leadership in a landslide victory (85-15).

(Source: @greenparty.org.uk)

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 12d

🗳️ BREAKING | Starmer is now the most unpopular Prime Minister in history - WORSE than Truss

🔴 Starmer – 13% satisfied, 79% dissatisfied

🔵 Liz Truss – 16% satisfied, 67% dissatisfied

Via @Ipsos_in_the_UK, 11-17 Sep

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 BREAKING | Brits OPPOSE Labour's ID card plan

✅ Support – 42%
❌ Oppose – 45%

Via @YouGov, 26 Sep

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13d

I'm terrified of our government and I'm desperately trying to make cis people aware of what's happening to us because the MSM hides it all from them

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13d

they just don't want to believe it. But pretending that this stuff isn't happening just gives Labour a free pass

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13d

We will not save ourselves from Labour's assault on our rights by roaring at trans women to keep their mouths shut about how Labour is trying to exterminate them.

We will only defeat them by knowing the reality of our situation, so that we can fight it.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 13d

I am a trans woman who has been warning people about Labour's transphobia since 2021, and at every stage I have been called a liar and a grifter who is trying to scare people.

But I'm always correct - whether on new Section 28, trans healthcare, EHRC, etc. I'm not lying. This is the truth.

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