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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 2h

"I said, 'Fuck them apes'"

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 3h

A poll that has to be treated with caution because of its low sample has put Plaid Cymru seven points ahead of Reform UK at a notional general election in Wales ✍️Martin Shipton

Poll puts Plaid Cymru ahead in Wales for Westminster election

Martin Shipton A poll that has to be treated with caution because of its low sample has put Plaid Cymru seven points ahead of Reform UK at a notional general election in Wales. The YouGov poll, which ...

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 3h

Oofft!

@zackpolanski.bsky.social 's Greens beating Labour in the Welsh subsample YouGov poll.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 3h

Kinda pity Labour members who joined up hoping to make the world a better place but have been reduced to having defend a sack of shit PM and throw insults at Polanski for actually being what they wanted to be.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 4d

I always think it's a little strange that we have 3 celebrations/commemorations about the dead within two weeks if you include Remembrance.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 7d

I've heard he called his teacher "Mom" once.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 7d

Probably a moot point as Yorp has burnt through a lot of the goodwill there was towards them with infighting, gaffs and problematic MPs and high profile members.

With Plaid, Greens and Lib Dems there's plenty of options for the centre and left to go too.

What's Yorp's USP?

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 7d

Plaid and Polanski have really broken the dam.

There's blood in the water now.

And the more timid parties are looking to feed.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 7d

Liono would absolutely slay on Drag Race.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 8d

The Polanski effect.

Labour are only speaking up about far right racism because the Greens and Plaid are winning over voters.

Better than nothing, but it's not sincere.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 9d

Looks like Ed Davey is going to have to go on more bouncy castles if Greens keep this up.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 9d

Call it out for what it is.

It's because they're racists.

They're not going to fret over consistency.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 10d

I've got the best architect, amazing architect. He said to me, he's a great bloke, the ladies love him, he said "Donnie , Sir" he calls me "Donnie", what if your stairs were reversed? Then he shows me a his plans and I say, I like this, low energy Eleanor, I think she was commie, rude woman...

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 10d

Reform is starting to crack and fail.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 10d

Plaid Cymru have shown it's possible to beat them.

So why not make a noise about *how* they've achieved this.

Giving up in advance is how they win.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 10d

The most important thing to stop him is making sure he has a poor showing at the Welsh Senedd elections next May.

Apart from the damage he'll do to Wales, he'll use it as a springboard for the next General Election.

I want the media to talk about how Plaid have managed to push back.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 11d

The campaign tactics that Rhun ap-Plaid, Cymru-ly close to destroying Reforms plans in Wales.

Apologies in advance.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah, Iorweth-ting your time there, definitely.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 11d

It's be really great if someone, anyone, wrote about what Caerffili means for Plaid.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 11d

It's not been the "Assembly" for years.

Perhaps read up about politics outside Westminster now and again?

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 11d

Tactical voting would have been Plaid voters voting Labour who had won the seat last time.

This is voters outright rejecting right wing rhetoric that has blighted Labour.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 13d

He's going to knock it all down by 2028.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 13d

Mayor Mamdani should give this guy a mariachi band and an apartment above Cuomo when he wins.

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Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 13d

It's looking like there's been a definite increase for the Greens in the polls since Polanski became leader.

There's also been a shift in the narrative. He's attacking the far right and slowly, very slowly, the other parties and journalists are following.

There's hope now.

Richard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 14d

I can't explain why, but the ending has sat with me better after playing Crisis Core.

Perhaps the extended back story explored in CC and the more developed characters in remake makes the original ending of disc 1 feel a bit gratuitous.