Daf Smith
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Renewables 🌿| Wales 🏴
Independence 📜| Cat-Dad 🐈⬛
Pony-Dad 🐴| Science 🧪
Astronomy 🪐| Travel 🚅
Music-learner 🥁🎸🎹| Metal 🤘
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Languages 🗨️| among other things 💬
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If you think a seventh prime minister in ten years will magically solve the structural problems, deep malaise and febrile atmosphere caused by austerity, Brexit and social media, you're a fundamentally unserious person.
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you think a seventh prime minister in ten years will magically solve the structural problems, deep malaise and febrile atmosphere caused by austerity, Brexit and social media, you're a fundamentally unserious person.
"... and I'm not planning to do anything about it."
We know the problems Keir, most of us do.
How about you reverse it by rejoining the single market and customs union, and invest in the country by making those asset owners who have massively profited from austerity pay for it?
We know the problems Keir, most of us do.
How about you reverse it by rejoining the single market and customs union, and invest in the country by making those asset owners who have massively profited from austerity pay for it?
“I will level with you…low productivity the result of an economy scarred by austerity, Brexit and by consistently failing to unlock the nations potential”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Prime Minister Keir Starmer
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"... and I'm not planning to do anything about it."
We know the problems Keir, most of us do.
How about you reverse it by rejoining the single market and customs union, and invest in the country by making those asset owners who have massively profited from austerity pay for it?
We know the problems Keir, most of us do.
How about you reverse it by rejoining the single market and customs union, and invest in the country by making those asset owners who have massively profited from austerity pay for it?
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
Just had a go at the budget mini-game on the Guardian.
I followed what Starmer would have done according to his left-leaning leadership bid in 2019.
Ended up with a £20bn surplus, up in the polls and reassuring the markets. Piece of cake.
He broke all his promises, so I joined the Greens.
I followed what Starmer would have done according to his left-leaning leadership bid in 2019.
Ended up with a £20bn surplus, up in the polls and reassuring the markets. Piece of cake.
He broke all his promises, so I joined the Greens.
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just had a go at the budget mini-game on the Guardian.
I followed what Starmer would have done according to his left-leaning leadership bid in 2019.
Ended up with a £20bn surplus, up in the polls and reassuring the markets. Piece of cake.
He broke all his promises, so I joined the Greens.
I followed what Starmer would have done according to his left-leaning leadership bid in 2019.
Ended up with a £20bn surplus, up in the polls and reassuring the markets. Piece of cake.
He broke all his promises, so I joined the Greens.
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Under-50s Back Green Party as FIRST Choice in Latest YouGov Poll.
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Under-50s Back Green Party as FIRST Choice in Latest YouGov Poll.
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
New Labour policy just dropped:
"We will..."
*spins wheel*
"...steal jewellery from migrants,
in order to..."
*spins wheel*
"... out-Farage Farage."
"We will..."
*spins wheel*
"...steal jewellery from migrants,
in order to..."
*spins wheel*
"... out-Farage Farage."
Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
New Labour policy just dropped:
"We will..."
*spins wheel*
"...steal jewellery from migrants,
in order to..."
*spins wheel*
"... out-Farage Farage."
"We will..."
*spins wheel*
"...steal jewellery from migrants,
in order to..."
*spins wheel*
"... out-Farage Farage."
Just joined the @greenparty.org.uk.
Finally. Real progressive politics. Real positivity. Real principles.
Now we can choose to vote and campaign with a conscience, instead of the lesser of two evils.
💚
Finally. Real progressive politics. Real positivity. Real principles.
Now we can choose to vote and campaign with a conscience, instead of the lesser of two evils.
💚
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Just joined the @greenparty.org.uk.
Finally. Real progressive politics. Real positivity. Real principles.
Now we can choose to vote and campaign with a conscience, instead of the lesser of two evils.
💚
Finally. Real progressive politics. Real positivity. Real principles.
Now we can choose to vote and campaign with a conscience, instead of the lesser of two evils.
💚
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Source: The Guardian
search.app/wDeVC
search.app/wDeVC
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Source: The Guardian
search.app/wDeVC
search.app/wDeVC
Funny how when Starmer's ministers get into a position of authority, all the things they said could be done to fix the problems, now can't be done.
The only option is to sell their souls to the far right. Great job, Shabana, great job.
The only option is to sell their souls to the far right. Great job, Shabana, great job.
Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – UK politics live
Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – UK politics live
Home secretary says it is ‘moral mission’ for her to tackle asylum system
Ukrainians are in the UK on a “bespoke scheme”, Mahmood says, and it is on a temporary basis.
If Ukraine becomes a safe country again and the conflict ends, “the principle of the new reforms are that if your country becomes safe then you will return,” she says. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Funny how when Starmer's ministers get into a position of authority, all the things they said could be done to fix the problems, now can't be done.
The only option is to sell their souls to the far right. Great job, Shabana, great job.
The only option is to sell their souls to the far right. Great job, Shabana, great job.
Amazed at the score line between Wales and Japan. By every metric Japan are playing better than us.
Those at the WRU should hang their heads in shame they've let us fall to this standard.
Those at the WRU should hang their heads in shame they've let us fall to this standard.
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Amazed at the score line between Wales and Japan. By every metric Japan are playing better than us.
Those at the WRU should hang their heads in shame they've let us fall to this standard.
Those at the WRU should hang their heads in shame they've let us fall to this standard.
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cillit Bang proudly sponsored this U-turn.
Bang, and the policy is gone.
Bang, and the policy is gone.
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Cillit Bang proudly sponsored this U-turn.
Bang, and the policy is gone.
Bang, and the policy is gone.
Weaponising fiscal drag is easily the stupidest idea put forward for this budget. It's a guaranteed vote loser when people on or around £40-£50k all of a sudden are paying even more tax.
Tax wealth and assets. Raise capital gains. Tax billionaires and millionaires. Tax banking bonuses.
Tax wealth and assets. Raise capital gains. Tax billionaires and millionaires. Tax banking bonuses.
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Weaponising fiscal drag is easily the stupidest idea put forward for this budget. It's a guaranteed vote loser when people on or around £40-£50k all of a sudden are paying even more tax.
Tax wealth and assets. Raise capital gains. Tax billionaires and millionaires. Tax banking bonuses.
Tax wealth and assets. Raise capital gains. Tax billionaires and millionaires. Tax banking bonuses.
Remember when he was in opposition holding CEOs of the Post Office and others feet to the fire in select committees?
Then he got into power, stopped doing the good stuff he did before, and now he's soiling himself that someone with better principles is taking both his schtick and his seat?
Then he got into power, stopped doing the good stuff he did before, and now he's soiling himself that someone with better principles is taking both his schtick and his seat?
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Remember when he was in opposition holding CEOs of the Post Office and others feet to the fire in select committees?
Then he got into power, stopped doing the good stuff he did before, and now he's soiling himself that someone with better principles is taking both his schtick and his seat?
Then he got into power, stopped doing the good stuff he did before, and now he's soiling himself that someone with better principles is taking both his schtick and his seat?
Can you imagine any of the other current leaders doing this coherently and actually managing to make people laugh at the same time?
I can't.
I can't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Can you imagine any of the other current leaders doing this coherently and actually managing to make people laugh at the same time?
I can't.
I can't.
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RIP Tim Davie. AKA Aphex Tim.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
RIP Tim Davie. AKA Aphex Tim.
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Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals | Novara Media
An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades o...
novaramedia.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Tim Davie resigning from the BBC over the edited Trump video is like Al Capone being jailed for tax evasion: sometimes the right thing happens for the wrong reason.
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Tim Davie resigning from the BBC over the edited Trump video is like Al Capone being jailed for tax evasion: sometimes the right thing happens for the wrong reason.
Tim Davie (very right-wing) resigning is a good thing.
He's done it now cos his BBC has offended his Dear Leader. Davie cared more about Trump's opinion than anyone else's, especially the British public.
He was a biased DG, but not towards the way the loudest voices think.
He's done it now cos his BBC has offended his Dear Leader. Davie cared more about Trump's opinion than anyone else's, especially the British public.
He was a biased DG, but not towards the way the loudest voices think.
NEW: Tim Davie resignation email to staff.
“You will ask why now? why this moment?”
“You will ask why now? why this moment?”
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tim Davie (very right-wing) resigning is a good thing.
He's done it now cos his BBC has offended his Dear Leader. Davie cared more about Trump's opinion than anyone else's, especially the British public.
He was a biased DG, but not towards the way the loudest voices think.
He's done it now cos his BBC has offended his Dear Leader. Davie cared more about Trump's opinion than anyone else's, especially the British public.
He was a biased DG, but not towards the way the loudest voices think.
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Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.
And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.
Thank you Zack. 💪
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On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
benansell.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n