Gareth Edwards
@gedw23.bsky.social
Cymru. Politics. Punk rock. In no order
Quiet family life in a quiet place, navigating middle age Helpless observer of a big picture thats falling apart
Quiet family life in a quiet place, navigating middle age Helpless observer of a big picture thats falling apart
I also hink Labour need a better pitch than dusting off old Sun attacks on ' the loony left' circa 1983 & applying them to the Greens in 2025
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I also hink Labour need a better pitch than dusting off old Sun attacks on ' the loony left' circa 1983 & applying them to the Greens in 2025
Labour need a better pitch than that, it just winds people up
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Labour need a better pitch than that, it just winds people up
He has to say that to be fair. If he means it, it's another thing entirely
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
He has to say that to be fair. If he means it, it's another thing entirely
It's odd when you look at the huge confected row over BBC selectively splicing a speech to give a negative impression, that on a much larger scale they routinely sift out the mountains of blood curdling, insane s**t he comes out with
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 AM
It's odd when you look at the huge confected row over BBC selectively splicing a speech to give a negative impression, that on a much larger scale they routinely sift out the mountains of blood curdling, insane s**t he comes out with
Sample:143.
Doesn't tell you much.
Even if correct though, emotional blackmail on voters Labour has openly derided as stoned, tree hugging, extremists & anti-Semites isn't likely to work
Doesn't tell you much.
Even if correct though, emotional blackmail on voters Labour has openly derided as stoned, tree hugging, extremists & anti-Semites isn't likely to work
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Sample:143.
Doesn't tell you much.
Even if correct though, emotional blackmail on voters Labour has openly derided as stoned, tree hugging, extremists & anti-Semites isn't likely to work
Doesn't tell you much.
Even if correct though, emotional blackmail on voters Labour has openly derided as stoned, tree hugging, extremists & anti-Semites isn't likely to work
It's a future where people feed AI to produce more content, but in quantities only AI can assess. So the future is drones feeding AI in an ever growing slop soup where all critical judgement & genuine choice is squeezed out
January 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
It's a future where people feed AI to produce more content, but in quantities only AI can assess. So the future is drones feeding AI in an ever growing slop soup where all critical judgement & genuine choice is squeezed out
Reform are ahead in the polls because other parties are polling lower. By any FPTP metric 30% is a losing position against a decent opponent.
And give or take a 70/30 split on people who can tolerate Trump & those who can't stand him is probably reflected in the polls
And give or take a 70/30 split on people who can tolerate Trump & those who can't stand him is probably reflected in the polls
January 28, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Reform are ahead in the polls because other parties are polling lower. By any FPTP metric 30% is a losing position against a decent opponent.
And give or take a 70/30 split on people who can tolerate Trump & those who can't stand him is probably reflected in the polls
And give or take a 70/30 split on people who can tolerate Trump & those who can't stand him is probably reflected in the polls
Are you saying the Guardian needs to be a government mouthpiece?
If you read carefully it's Keir Starmer's failure to be a Labour PM that's under the microscope
If you read carefully it's Keir Starmer's failure to be a Labour PM that's under the microscope
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Are you saying the Guardian needs to be a government mouthpiece?
If you read carefully it's Keir Starmer's failure to be a Labour PM that's under the microscope
If you read carefully it's Keir Starmer's failure to be a Labour PM that's under the microscope
Brexit was supposed to change everything; the irony is nothing changed day to day .
Life in 'Brexit Britain' is same as Britain in EU- just a really s**t version
Life in 'Brexit Britain' is same as Britain in EU- just a really s**t version
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Brexit was supposed to change everything; the irony is nothing changed day to day .
Life in 'Brexit Britain' is same as Britain in EU- just a really s**t version
Life in 'Brexit Britain' is same as Britain in EU- just a really s**t version
'Radicalised' for £££ & a career
January 28, 2026 at 6:10 AM
'Radicalised' for £££ & a career
Until you read up on our parliamentary democracy I'm afraid your ignorance doesn't count as a valid opinion
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Until you read up on our parliamentary democracy I'm afraid your ignorance doesn't count as a valid opinion
Not the point- that's an extrapolation.
The explicit principle of our system is you vote for your local representative. If we had a system where you vote directly for a PM they'd be President.
The explicit principle of our system is you vote for your local representative. If we had a system where you vote directly for a PM they'd be President.
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Not the point- that's an extrapolation.
The explicit principle of our system is you vote for your local representative. If we had a system where you vote directly for a PM they'd be President.
The explicit principle of our system is you vote for your local representative. If we had a system where you vote directly for a PM they'd be President.
Think Zone of Interest offers a timely lesson from history. It's no good invoking atrocities from the past if you choose to ignore or deny those of today
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Think Zone of Interest offers a timely lesson from history. It's no good invoking atrocities from the past if you choose to ignore or deny those of today
Not actually true.
You vote for your MP, not a PM
Aside from the fiction, notable he can't give one good reason why he needs to see out the term
You vote for your MP, not a PM
Aside from the fiction, notable he can't give one good reason why he needs to see out the term
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Not actually true.
You vote for your MP, not a PM
Aside from the fiction, notable he can't give one good reason why he needs to see out the term
You vote for your MP, not a PM
Aside from the fiction, notable he can't give one good reason why he needs to see out the term
History doesn't work like that. The inhabitants of that area from 4000 years ago mostly stayed there and became today's Palestinians. Genetic studies prove this
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/
The origin of Palestinians and their genetic relatedness with other Mediterranean populations - PubMed
The genetic profile of Palestinians has, for the first time, been studied by using human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene variability and haplotypes. The comparison with other Mediterranean populations by using neighbor-joining dendrograms and correspondence analyses reveal that Palestinians are genetic …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 AM
History doesn't work like that. The inhabitants of that area from 4000 years ago mostly stayed there and became today's Palestinians. Genetic studies prove this
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/
Usually it's about now the Downfall clips with doctored comedy subtitles start coming out
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Usually it's about now the Downfall clips with doctored comedy subtitles start coming out
Nope.
Where we are is a product of no.10's serial mishandling of their time in government that's led to the very real prospect of Labour being wiped out & Reform winning power.
Enraging but not surprising that they've acted true to form & blocked someone who may have offered better
Where we are is a product of no.10's serial mishandling of their time in government that's led to the very real prospect of Labour being wiped out & Reform winning power.
Enraging but not surprising that they've acted true to form & blocked someone who may have offered better
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Nope.
Where we are is a product of no.10's serial mishandling of their time in government that's led to the very real prospect of Labour being wiped out & Reform winning power.
Enraging but not surprising that they've acted true to form & blocked someone who may have offered better
Where we are is a product of no.10's serial mishandling of their time in government that's led to the very real prospect of Labour being wiped out & Reform winning power.
Enraging but not surprising that they've acted true to form & blocked someone who may have offered better
Is it possible they would rather lose the seat ( the likely & very predictable consequence of this) than see Andy Burnham get somewhere he could launch a leadership bid from?
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Is it possible they would rather lose the seat ( the likely & very predictable consequence of this) than see Andy Burnham get somewhere he could launch a leadership bid from?
I wouldn't be surprised if the strategists who advised Starmer to block Andy Burnham ( he's even voted for that personally) know the row it provokes will seal his fate & he's both hastened his end & cleared the field for their candidate to swoop in. Notable how Shabana was staying out of issue
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if the strategists who advised Starmer to block Andy Burnham ( he's even voted for that personally) know the row it provokes will seal his fate & he's both hastened his end & cleared the field for their candidate to swoop in. Notable how Shabana was staying out of issue
The Starmer government is doing most of the heavy lifting when it comes to paving the way to a Farage government I'm afraid
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The Starmer government is doing most of the heavy lifting when it comes to paving the way to a Farage government I'm afraid
Did they stage a Maduro style kidnap operation on that penguin & lift him out of Antarctica?
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Did they stage a Maduro style kidnap operation on that penguin & lift him out of Antarctica?
It's open season on Trump now. Half expecting one of the many 'Trump whisperers' to talk over him at their next meeting & demand he release the Epstein files
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 AM
It's open season on Trump now. Half expecting one of the many 'Trump whisperers' to talk over him at their next meeting & demand he release the Epstein files
He's a bit too fond of the attention I think
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
He's a bit too fond of the attention I think