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The Voice of Balance
@thevoiceofbalance.co.uk
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AKA Dan Mercer. UK political writing. Centre-left. Anti-corruption. Pro-working class.
Challenging tribalism with nuance and decency.
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He's been bold, upfront and at times, confrontational.
Analysing Zack Polanski's Greens.

#ukpolitics #greenparty

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Zack Polanski’s Green Surge: Hope, Risk, or Disruption?
He’s made the Greens impossible to ignore. The question is whether his rise strengthens or fractures the left.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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A shooting silenced Charlie Kirk. The right instantly cried “leftist attack.” But the shooter was a conservative Mormon. This isn’t about tribes. It’s about honesty. Stop twisting tragedy into fuel for division.
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September 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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World leaders - especially our own PM - have been slow to condemn Israel.

Why the cowardice? Is the evidence of Israel's actions not clear enough?

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#gaza #israel #ukpolitics
July 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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"Our leaders may dodge the question, but history won’t. It will remember the bodies, the rubble, the water cut off, the hospitals bombed - and the politicians who said too little, too late"

My latest post on Starmer and Gaza:
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#gaza #israel #ukpolitics
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Gaza starves. But it’s not famine. It’s coercion.

Civilians collapse under hunger while aid sites become battlegrounds.

Death by starvation isn’t an accident, it’s a tactic. With Western complicity.

Let’s call it what it is.

#VoiceOfBalance #Gaza #UKPolitics
caitoz.bsky.social Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · Jul 26
They're Starving Civilians To Steal A Palestinian Territory, And They're Lying About It

This isn’t a theory. This is what’s happening. The facts are in and the case is closed. Israeli officials aren’t even hiding it anymore.
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They're Starving Civilians To Steal A Palestinian Territory, And They're Lying About It
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
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July 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Airdrops don’t equal aid.

UK rhetoric fails while starving families wait. Real balance means pushing for ceasefire, recognising Palestine, and demanding safe land corridors. Not symbolic gestures for optics.

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UK working to get aid dropped into Gaza, Starmer says
His comments come as he faces calls from 221 cross-party MPs for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state.
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July 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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I joined Bluesky to keep my centre-left voice from being lost in increasingly polarised discussion.

I want to fight for:
+ fairer wealth distribution
+ investment in public services
+ fair, controlled immigration
+ full political transparency
+ ending culture wars

If you're my people, let me know!
July 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Starmer is losing Labour.

Voters, MPs, party members. The politically homeless. All voted in good faith for a party and a man of principal and if change.

What even *is* the party now?
paulbrand.bsky.social Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · Jul 25
A *third* of the Commons has called on the PM to recognise Palestine as a state. Never seen anything quite like this.
July 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations in Britain came from just 19 people.

Cap political donations. Now

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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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July 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Yes, immigration policy must change.
But the boats aren’t the real crisis.
Exploitative bosses, housing collapse, gutted public services? That’s on us.
We need a serious, balanced plan - not distraction politics.

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#VoiceOfBalance #Immigration #UKPolitics
If we can’t talk about immigration fairly, we can’t talk about fairness at all.
Immigration is one of the most emotionally charged topics in modern politics.
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July 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Welcome to The Voice of Balance.

A space for the politically homeless - centre-left, anti-corruption, pro-working class.

No party line. No culture war noise. Just honest takes and better questions.

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Why I started The Voice of Balance
Britain’s not broken.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM