@oneleafleft.bsky.social
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300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
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This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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First stage of denial: shoot the messenger.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
First stage of denial: shoot the messenger.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
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BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
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From Heaven to Palantir HQ, from Yorkshire to our Bold Politics studio - great to have legendary journalist Simon Hattenstone follow me around.
Here's what he saw in his report:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Here's what he saw in his report:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub
With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revo...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
From Heaven to Palantir HQ, from Yorkshire to our Bold Politics studio - great to have legendary journalist Simon Hattenstone follow me around.
Here's what he saw in his report:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Here's what he saw in his report:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ed Miliband has appeared in my YouTube ads to warn me that *GASP* the Greens are putting out ads with dodgy bar charts on them. Thanks Ed!
Wait. Ed. What's that. Ed is that a bar chart made from a poll with an effective sample of 51? Ed?! ED?!
He's running.
Wait. Ed. What's that. Ed is that a bar chart made from a poll with an effective sample of 51? Ed?! ED?!
He's running.
February 7, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Ed Miliband has appeared in my YouTube ads to warn me that *GASP* the Greens are putting out ads with dodgy bar charts on them. Thanks Ed!
Wait. Ed. What's that. Ed is that a bar chart made from a poll with an effective sample of 51? Ed?! ED?!
He's running.
Wait. Ed. What's that. Ed is that a bar chart made from a poll with an effective sample of 51? Ed?! ED?!
He's running.
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Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton
People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform
manchestermill.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
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That rigorous vetting in full:
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
That rigorous vetting in full:
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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My latest on the Labour leadership for @gamblingcom.bsky.social
Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband are rising rapidly in the betting.
www.gambling.com/uk/news/next...
Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband are rising rapidly in the betting.
www.gambling.com/uk/news/next...
Next Labour Leader Betting: Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband Rising Rapidly
The storm clouds are gathering for Prime Minister Keir Starmer....
www.gambling.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
My latest on the Labour leadership for @gamblingcom.bsky.social
Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband are rising rapidly in the betting.
www.gambling.com/uk/news/next...
Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband are rising rapidly in the betting.
www.gambling.com/uk/news/next...
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May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
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The Home Secretary several times says she thinks 5 years is "quite short" and "quite quick".
Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair
natcen.ac.uk/publications...
Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair
natcen.ac.uk/publications...
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The Home Secretary several times says she thinks 5 years is "quite short" and "quite quick".
Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair
natcen.ac.uk/publications...
Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair
natcen.ac.uk/publications...
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Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
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Today’s acquittal of six Palestine Action activists is a huge win against attempts to criminalise protest and resistance to genocide.
After 500+ days in custody, the Filton jury returned not guilty verdicts on aggravated burglary for all, and no convictions on any other counts.
After 500+ days in custody, the Filton jury returned not guilty verdicts on aggravated burglary for all, and no convictions on any other counts.
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Today’s acquittal of six Palestine Action activists is a huge win against attempts to criminalise protest and resistance to genocide.
After 500+ days in custody, the Filton jury returned not guilty verdicts on aggravated burglary for all, and no convictions on any other counts.
After 500+ days in custody, the Filton jury returned not guilty verdicts on aggravated burglary for all, and no convictions on any other counts.
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Starmer says tackling violence against women his “personal mission”
But he knowingly made Mandelson US ambassador, an associate of a convicted sex trafficker
You can't claim the moral high ground and make decisions like that
We all see the contradiction, once authority is lost, it never comes back
But he knowingly made Mandelson US ambassador, an associate of a convicted sex trafficker
You can't claim the moral high ground and make decisions like that
We all see the contradiction, once authority is lost, it never comes back
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Starmer says tackling violence against women his “personal mission”
But he knowingly made Mandelson US ambassador, an associate of a convicted sex trafficker
You can't claim the moral high ground and make decisions like that
We all see the contradiction, once authority is lost, it never comes back
But he knowingly made Mandelson US ambassador, an associate of a convicted sex trafficker
You can't claim the moral high ground and make decisions like that
We all see the contradiction, once authority is lost, it never comes back
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Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Are you saying the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected?"
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"Are you saying the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected?"
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
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Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
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@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social : "I can just confirm to the House, under my leadership [of Labour] Mandelson had no role, no influence & no part to play"
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social : "I can just confirm to the House, under my leadership [of Labour] Mandelson had no role, no influence & no part to play"
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
It was precisely because Corbyn didn't represent the interests of the ruling class (like Mandelson did), that his leadership had to be destroyed
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I found a #GreenParty leaflet... seemingly written as a knowing challenge to #Starmer and his people: “Make hope normal again.” Is that something Labour can do? And if it can’t, how can it possibly hope to arrest its decline?
#VoteGreen
join.greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#VoteGreen
join.greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle | John Harris
The people I met were disconnected and angry at the same time. Even if Labour somehow wins this byelection, how does it arrest the slide into hopelessness, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I found a #GreenParty leaflet... seemingly written as a knowing challenge to #Starmer and his people: “Make hope normal again.” Is that something Labour can do? And if it can’t, how can it possibly hope to arrest its decline?
#VoteGreen
join.greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#VoteGreen
join.greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"It is quite extraordinary for a serving government minister to advise a foreign bank to threaten the chancellor in order to reduce its UK tax bill.”
Surely Lord Mandelson cannot retain the Labour whip?
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
Surely Lord Mandelson cannot retain the Labour whip?
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein
Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor in 2009
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"It is quite extraordinary for a serving government minister to advise a foreign bank to threaten the chancellor in order to reduce its UK tax bill.”
Surely Lord Mandelson cannot retain the Labour whip?
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
Surely Lord Mandelson cannot retain the Labour whip?
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
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🗳️ POLL | Reform lead by 8pts
➡️ Ref: 30% (-3)
🔴 Lab: 22% (+4)
🔵 Con: 19% (+3)
🟢 Grn: 12% (-3)*
🟠 Lib: 12% (=)
-- Seats --
➡️ Ref: 321
🔴 Lab: 122
🟠 Lib: 76
🟡 SNP: 46
🔵 Con: 43
🟢 Grn: 15
Poll: @IpsosUK, 22-27 Jan (+/- vs Nov)
*Greens not prompted
➡️ Ref: 30% (-3)
🔴 Lab: 22% (+4)
🔵 Con: 19% (+3)
🟢 Grn: 12% (-3)*
🟠 Lib: 12% (=)
-- Seats --
➡️ Ref: 321
🔴 Lab: 122
🟠 Lib: 76
🟡 SNP: 46
🔵 Con: 43
🟢 Grn: 15
Poll: @IpsosUK, 22-27 Jan (+/- vs Nov)
*Greens not prompted
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🗳️ POLL | Reform lead by 8pts
➡️ Ref: 30% (-3)
🔴 Lab: 22% (+4)
🔵 Con: 19% (+3)
🟢 Grn: 12% (-3)*
🟠 Lib: 12% (=)
-- Seats --
➡️ Ref: 321
🔴 Lab: 122
🟠 Lib: 76
🟡 SNP: 46
🔵 Con: 43
🟢 Grn: 15
Poll: @IpsosUK, 22-27 Jan (+/- vs Nov)
*Greens not prompted
➡️ Ref: 30% (-3)
🔴 Lab: 22% (+4)
🔵 Con: 19% (+3)
🟢 Grn: 12% (-3)*
🟠 Lib: 12% (=)
-- Seats --
➡️ Ref: 321
🔴 Lab: 122
🟠 Lib: 76
🟡 SNP: 46
🔵 Con: 43
🟢 Grn: 15
Poll: @IpsosUK, 22-27 Jan (+/- vs Nov)
*Greens not prompted
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It’s a start. Party resignation alone is not enough. All the abusive participants and enablers MUST be held accountable.
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It’s a start. Party resignation alone is not enough. All the abusive participants and enablers MUST be held accountable.
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
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“There are two types of Trump supporters, billionaires and idiots. Check your bank account to see which one you are.”
a man in a blue shirt with the words accept the fact above him
ALT: a man in a blue shirt with the words accept the fact above him
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 PM
“There are two types of Trump supporters, billionaires and idiots. Check your bank account to see which one you are.”