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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 14h

Irish politics is having an absolutely sensational few days.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 16h

Norwich will win the champions league if I can save up enough money to buy the club, I announce to world.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 1d

Cabinet ministers giving anonymous quotes attacking sensationally popular commitments made in a manifesto they got elected on is quite the move. Bravo! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Starmer faces cabinet revolt over Budget tax rises driving wealthy away

‘The trouble is we have crossed a line in trying to encourage aspiration. The non-dom change and the VAT on school fees have sent the opposite message,’ minister tells The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 2d

Even just a couple years ago, Jenrick would have already been sacked for this and would be a pariah from across the political spectrum, including most of the media. The change we’ve seen over the last ten years is incredibly stark. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5d

Utterly despicable.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 5d

Standing with my Jewish neighbours in the rain close to Heaton Park Shul. Antisemitism has been on the rise. When I go to Mass, there’s no security on the door. My kids don’t have drills to prepare for a possible attack. We can’t defeat hate with more hate, only with love, togetherness and action.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 6d

We got a leaflet about a local redevelopment. One of the benefits listed in this message to local residents, is a “delivering a net gain in biodiversity”. Who signs this stuff off ffs.

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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 6d

Our thoughts, love and solidarity are with the people affected by the heinous attack on the Heaton Park synagogue, and to the whole Jewish community in Manchester, Bury and across the country marking this holy and solemn day of Yom Kippur.

Antisemitism, hate and division can never win.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 6d

This is really horrendous, not least coming today. Despicable. Thinking of people across Crumpsall, Sedgley and Prestwich. It's an attack on the whole community. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Manchester synagogue: Four people injured in car and stabbing attack in Crumpsall

Mayor Andy Burnham says the suspect is believed to be dead. Keir Starmer says the attack happening on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - makes it

www.bbc.co.uk

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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 7d

💥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband promises to BAN FRACKING FOR GOOD in a message to 38 Degrees supporters ahead of his conference speech today.

"You called for it. I’m going to do it. Thank you for your campaigning."

Together our voices became impossible to ignore.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 10d

I joined @lewisgoodall.com to talk about the new polling we’ve done with survation. In the face of voter discontent about the cost of living a little and the NHS, the riskiest thing the government could do is to be cautious.

Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 10d

Change vs more of the same.

It's the cost of living, stupid.

Don't forget the NHS.

Loads more detail in my piece here:

www.linkedin.com/pulse/seven-...

Seven Lessons from the new 38 Degrees x Survation polling

Three and a half years out from a general election, the interesting stuff from a poll like this isn’t the fantasy league politics of predicting the make-up of the next House of Commons. What’s really ...

www.linkedin.com

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 10d

I'll be on with Lewis Goodall to discuss the MRP around 11am. Reform are leading in the polls but it's driven by people's cost of living struggles and worries about the NHS. If the government is bold on these issues, it can turn things around and build a progressive majority.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 10d

We've just published a new MRP with @survation.bsky.social. LBC has the key pieces from the poll in their write-up here.

This poll has Reform short of a majority, and their lead is driven by anger about the cost of living more than affection for Farage.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...

Nigel Farage set for Downing Street as Reform UK surges to 293 seats in shock mega poll | LBC

The new major poll, from 38 Degrees and Survation, suggests if there was a General Election today, Reform would win 293 seats

www.lbc.co.uk

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12d

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 12d

We've just sent new polling to MPs. I wrote it up here, but the TL;DR is: opposition to scrapping the two-child benefit cap has evaporated and has strong support with Labour voters, and voters back higher taxes on gambling companies to help kids in need. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ready-...

Ready for change: public support for action on child poverty

Earlier today, I hit send on a briefing paper to MPs and other key decision makers on new polling we commissioned on child poverty. I thought I’d share the key findings here too.

www.linkedin.com

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 18d

Sour party

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 22d

There was a time when Tories were hostile to mobs attacking police officers.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 23d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 24d

Absolutely crazy high levels of support for the measures in the employment rights bill the government is putting through parliament according to this mega poll. We’re constantly told the country is divided; not on better rights at work it’s not. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms

Huge survey reveals employment rights overhaul popular with public despite many not knowing about bill

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 28d

I am fun at parties.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 28d

Deputy leadership candidates who get 80 MP nominations are not “on the ballot paper”. That will only happen if they go on to get three affiliates (two of which are unions) or 5% of CLP nominations. *Then* they’d be on the ballot paper.

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 28d

I’ve had more than my fair share of Americans try to do a British accent and I’d always thought it impossible for any yank to not embarrass themselves. Well I was wrong, this is legit.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 29d

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live.

Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

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Matthew McGregor @mcgregor.bsky.social · 29d

The government has a mandate and a mission. Tax the massive profits of the gambling firms to stop rising child poverty. New @38degrees.bsky.social polling in the Mirror ⤵️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Hike taxes on gambling firms to fund fight against child poverty, voters say

The poll shared with the Mirror shows 64% of people support the idea of hiking taxes on gambling firms - a policy recently championed by the former Labour PM Gordon Brown

www.mirror.co.uk

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