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Imagine a semi-pro football team. Imagine their reserve team. Imagine their kitman. Imagine he resigned a decade ago. I'm the political version of that.
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Congrats to the amazing
@SophieRanald
whose book is No 1 in apple books in the UK! Get it here on amazon if you don’t have apple books:
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We’ve convicted two former heads of state in England. The sentencing guidelines are clear, the first had his head chopped off, The second was already dead, so we dug him up, chopped off his head and displayed it on a spike above the legislature for 25 years. Your move, America.
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If you’re a Labour person banging on about how the LibDems should stand aside in Canterbury, please also nominate a seat Labour should stand aside in.
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Other arrests seemed very heavy handed, but a guy who has ‘egger of monarchs’ on his profile and calls himself “PatrickEggsKing” seems like good grounds to say you have reasonable grounds to suspect he might want to throw eggs at the King.
Today I was arrested at the
#Coronation
on suspicion of carrying eggs. I was identified by facial recognition cameras, and snatched from the protest in handcuffs so tight they cut my skin. For the second time I was dragged through a crowd of monarchists baying for my blood....1
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Shameless. Who paid off your mortgage and paid you over £60k redundancy when left your job to became an MP Ian?
The Conservatives stole the miners' pension fund.
Labour will right this historic wrong and bring justice to mineworkers.
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I’ll translate this for those of you who don’t speak Labour. “John’s smart enough to hide what he’s really doing here, which is trying to protect his factional protégés. Don’t let him get away with it, they’re just as bad as he his”
John is one of the most enigmatic characters I ever worked with. We rowed but I admired his intellect and work ethic, which made him the stand out figure in his faction. The defeat is not ‘on him’ though. It is shared with the shadow cabinet and NEC, who supported the manifesto.
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On the positive side, every time Richard Burgon speaks, I'm reminded of the value of All Women Shortlists
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Your occasional reminder that this guy had his mortgage paid off by a trade union he ran, unelected, for years, who had no addresses for their members, then took c87.5k “redundancy” after he was elected MP
These dissident Labour MPs aren’t ‘independent’. They represent the 1% | Ian Lavery
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I kind of hope that Ian Lavery runs for Labour leader. It'll identify everyone who nominates him, campaigns for him or votes for him as having the political judgement of a lemming and the moral values of a Borgia.
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The question Labour needs to answer about their plan today is "if it's just a caretaker administration, why does Corbyn need to lead it?". The answer, obviously, is political advantage, which is why it's fake proposal, designed to fail.
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as a graduate of Blairite control freak school of spin, a Labour party focussed on winning elections would be hiring free coaches for northern town commuters to get to work, not for a shit concert in London.
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The thing you need to know about Novara Media and the internet age is that they have less than a tenth of the youtube subscribers of Beard meets Food, a British competitive eater with a beard
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CUT TO
@Kevin_McCloud
"Daniel is recreating a medieval castle. But with no planning permission, budget or builder, is he in over his head?"
Leaving the EU is a bit like moving to a nicer home. The move can involve stressful moments, but it's worth it.
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A potted history of Corbyn's appeal for popular support.
2015 "Straight Talking, Honest Politics"
2016 "..."
2017 Let's Copy Donald Trump.
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One thing I like about this
moment is that all the genuine Russia experts are “I dunno, it’s bloody mental, anything could happen, what the actual f**k?” while the online bullshit artists are 100% confident they know what’s going on and what will happen next.
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waiting to leave work, took picture of peaceful view from window, thinking of people who give all to keep the peace
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Corbynite twitter is outraged by total lunacy of Tories cutting Stamp duty for first time buyers of houses up to £300,000.
In June, Corbyn's Labour promised no stamp duty for first time buyers up £330,000
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Jesus. Look. I'm a Blairite. I know Blairism. Rachel Reeves may be a lot of things, but she's no Blairite. Please, for the love of god, stop using 'Blairite' when you mean 'somewhat to the right of Richard Burgon.'.
Our almost immediate response to losing Hartlepool is to make a Blairite remainer who wanted to stop Brexit the Shadow Chancellor. Wish us luck in Batley we’re gonna need it
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I sometimes think the main problem with the dominance of Oxbridge PPE/History in British politics isn't elitism, but the weekly tutorial.
We're governed by people who are good in an essay crisis. We need people who got graded on the coursework.
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I suspect
@HackneyAbbott
is right that a lot of people have forgotten they supported Tony Blair. Others have forgotten that Tony Blair supported
@HackneyAbbott
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I'm tired of No10 and LOTO Sources saying straight up rubbish in the knowledge that the social media age means it'll be immediately recycled, rather than just ignored judiciously.
NEW: If Letwin passes government will step up No Deal preparations
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A pet theory of mine. Those most mad at the Beastly Foreigners for closing their borders as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of a virus would be the loudest in demanding the UK closed our borders if situation was reversed.
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There are lots of Labour MPs I admire, respect and am thankful for. But for as long as they are willing to make Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister, I will have to vote against them, campaign against them and laugh at them.
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Your party chairman took 90k 'redundancy' from a 10 member trade union when he became an MP, and the previous MP took his job without an election. Then lied about it. You promoted him.
Trade unions have been vilified for too long.
Schools need to teach children about the principles of solidarity and collective action and equip them to uphold their rights as workers.
#DurhamMinersGala
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Today, the Vote Leave website is still carrying their promise not to oppose a second referendum on terms of Brexit.
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Just realised there's a scenario where Jared O'Mara is the man who decides Brexit. Bet even Cummings didn't wargame that.
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2010 Labour
2010
@DMiliband
2011 Yes
2015 Labour
2015
@leicesterliz
2016 Remain
Good news is that I smashed the mirror in September 2009.
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The holy trinity of Press Offices:
We won't comment on historical matters:
Rules out anything that already happened.
We won't comment until facts are established:
Rules out anything happening.
We don't comment on hypotheticals:
Rules out anything that will happen.
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I have no idea whats going on in the Commons today, but the last week has at least clarified for me that I'll be voting and campaigning for the Lib Dems in the election that's coming.
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It's taken me three decades, but I heartily recommend not being in any way invested in the health of the Labour party.
Labour stands by union boss who claimed Israel 'created' antisemitism row
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The instructions for my new toothbrush are bigger than my girlfriend.
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I find it amazing that so much left wing analysis avoids mentioning that Hamas _not_ launching a massacre of civilians, or even afterwards, giving up hostages, handing over perpetrators and rejecting future attacks would do much more than prayers to limit the Israeli response.
This is the darkest day we prayed wouldn't come.
The terrifying forces that have now been unleashed on Gaza will mean the slaughter of untold numbers of innocents.
History will judge the perpetrators of these horrific war crimes & all those who abandoned the Palestinian people.
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Thoughts and prayers with all those Tory MPs who spoke out about how allegations of bullying staff were disqualifying for a Commons Speaker, but now realise it’s fine when the Home Secretary allegedly does it.
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Also, the Miners money was just resting in his account.
Labour chairman Ian Lavery claims he 'mistakenly' voted for no-deal Brexit
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I'd add to this people who can demonstrate residence in Ukraine - as
@ksvarnon
has pointed out, there are particular discriminatory issues for Ukraine's minority, student and migrant populations trying to leave Ukraine.
Anyone with a Ukrainian passport should be granted asylum in this country. Anyone. No ifs, no buts, no income tests, no bureaucratic meddling. Let them in.
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I disagree with the Corbynitrs, but they believe what they believe. My real contempt is reserved for the “go along to get along” types in Labour who think that pretending to believe now will position them well after the defeat - cowards one and all.
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Pro-tip: When _today’s_ politics is an dumpster fire being put out by a manure hose held by angry clowns, the “failed politics of the past” isn’t the devastating critique you might assume.
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Just Checked Labour's WASPI calculator. Theresa May (born 1st October 1956) gets £21,910. Fair play, she's had a rough couple of years.
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This video of Russia's President, defence minister and Chief of the General Staff smirking while watching war games in the far east on the eve of a major Russian military defeat looks like incredible incompetence and arrogance now.
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When you're credibly accused of turning a blind eye to racism, this sort of response suggests both that you're guilty and that you don't care who knows it.
Another seriously misleading Sunday Times story, full of wrong figures, inaccurate claims and complete falsehoods.
And selective use of leaked of emails has excluded information in the same email chains showing the opposite of what is alleged in the article.
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I cannot think for the life of me why Biden didn't give people who *immediately briefed to the press that he didn't tell them he was dropping out* a few hours notice that he was dropping out. It's a mystery for the ages.
Told that there was a very late disclosure of Biden’s decision even to senior allies /Cabinet (Cabinet is more policy focused entity than political in the US system, but there are still some ruffled feathers )
Likely he saw the decision as something he could own – and this would
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I have always been a militant opponent of immersive theatre, which is why the only facebook groups I'm in are full of posts about immersive theatre. I have only occasionally replied to these posts because i wasn't aware of the subtle immersive theatre tropes the posts contained.
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The grifter-industrial complex is seeking new opportunities in the face of Trump’s decline. it’s a delicate balance- go too soon and you lose your current suckers, wait too long and new edgelords will make bank from future suckers
Rittenhouse isn't voting Trump - rescinds that
Tim Pool isn't voting Trump - rescinds that
Joe Rogan isn't voting Trump - rescinds that
What is going on?! Is the Godfather putting a horse's heads in their beds? Can't anyone veer from the cult?
Shit, that's weird.
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Quite enjoying the fact that Biden endorsed Harris in a separate post about 30 minutes after standing down, causing about 400,000 pol corrs to have to swiftly re-write their articles wondering why he didn't endorse her.
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Brexit Britain: 'Out of Europe but Run by Europe'
Could be worse, I suppose.
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Seriously it is crazy Emily Thornberry is in more political trouble for saying nothing than Mark Reckless is for wanting to deport people
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Only the Labour party would lose two elections in four years to old etonian members of the Bullingdon club and immediately decide the only answer is to have a proleier than thou competition
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The answer to this is straightforward. Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party have let him get away with it.
How the f*** does Ian Lavery have the nerve to head up a video highlighting theft from the miners' pension fund?
Seriously. How can he be so brazen?
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Going to say this again: Literally every woman I've asked who works in politics has had experience of 'senior' men behaving inappropriately
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One for
@thecatreviewer
- our local park has a regular visitor who has found the perfect spot to review local ducks 10/10
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I think there’s something poetic about the defining moment of Corbyn’s leadership being an obviously machined, managed and brokered conference vote that resolves nothing either way.
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Johnson withdraws in manner we've come to expect. After allowing others to deeply humiliate themselves in his service, he makes an -at the least- unverifiable claim, and destabilises the next Tory PM by claiming _they_ were too self-interested to work in the National interest.
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Fireworks light up the sky over Wilmington, Delaware, as Joe Biden celebrates the departure of Dominic Cummings
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TL:DR - Gavin Williamson has ruined the life of a fireplace saleswoman in Scarborough because he really wants to be Prime Minister.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson confesses to office fling that nearly ended his marriage
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Most obvious predictions:
Tory Brexiteers who say 52-48 was overwhelming mandate will say 200-117 isn't.
Labour supporters who ignored 172-40 will say 117-200 can't be ignored.
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Interestingly, in June 2001, Jeremy Corbyn believed -and said in Commons- that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
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Applauding someone you disagree with on principle for _losing_ an election? The PLP are frit, trapped and gutless.
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Personally, I think Corbyn should have gone for it. He was already going to look sectarian, unpleasant, undemocratic and underhand. Now he just adds weak and cowardly to the list.
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Amusing thing for a certain type of Labour person: I recently rejoined Labour, after quitting before 2017 election, When my direct debit arrived it was £300, meaning I’d been counted as a member anyway, just six years late with my subs. You can check out, but you can never leave.
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Man, I’d really value a political strategist who publicly fell out with a politician because they had no confidence in their moral, ethical and personal integrity _before_ they were briefed against on front page of the Telegraph.
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Top Tip: 1kg of sugar currently 59p, so can avoid sugar tax by stocking up now, then adding 33g of sugar to a can of diet coke for just 2p
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Ah, we're past the osteoracism theory (not a bone in my body), and have moved on to the "I'm so anti-racist, me, I don't even see colour" stage.
“If my language was inappropriate I’ve apologised for it and taken the tweet down...I don’t look at Priti Patel and see her migrant background the colour of her skin, I look at Priti Patel and see her racist policies and the racism she’s carried out.”
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he’s literally named after a past Labour leader, so having his own name tattooed on his head would definitely feel unneccesary
"I don't need (a past leader's name) tattoo-ed to my head" says Starmer. Challenge for him: how to avoid spending a whole campaign trying to shrug off unhelpful tags
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@Jsorene
@tanyajoseph
@MattChorley
That's actually by the Room Next Door guy
@MrMichaelSpicer
you know!
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"How to win friends and influence people" by Clive Lewis is now available at all good bookshops
OK, the grown-ups are about to start talking. So I suggest the dozen or so
@LibDems
MPs stop their posturing and get with the programme as we start to discussions to stop no-deal, Johnson and his amoral cabinet.
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Oh, the Labour Party. Just when I think you might drag me back in, you make it clear it'd be a better use of my next decade to watch competitive eating videos on youtube.
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@thecatreviewer
Hither Green - came over from windowsill to accept fuss and allowed a close-up! 10/10
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@gabyhinsliff
@Lucywwatson
I mean, he still has £150k after mortgage, pension and school/nanny fees for 5 kids, so the 3k a week disposable income that leaves doesn't strike me as _that_ awful, even if you have to pay for a Chelsea Tractor and a Porsche out of that!
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i am embarrassed for the PLP. Jeremy at least had the guts not to pretend he liked Kinnock, Smith, Blair and Brown.
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Most interesting result of Yougov poll? 71% of Corbyn backers don’t mind if our policies prevent Labour winning
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Or, as we also know it, "Hansard"
Tories preparing 'attack dossier' in preparation for Jeremy Corbyn victory
http://t.co/9iuLwU4lHt
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It's 2019, and we're still talking about the Miner's strike and Iraq. The idea that Brexit is done now for the losers is politically deluded.
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Admitting your friends have done some bad, bad, things is “Not very helpful at all” to the cause.
(Jeremy Corbyn speech to Communist party of GB, 1991(!))
Self serving selective blindness is the realpolitik of fools
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Ulster says No Rush!
The DUP are not abstaining. They’re just taking their time getting up.
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Anna Turley and Jenny Chapman are fucking great people and not MPs. Ian Lavery is a dodgy money grubbing hack and chairman of the Labour party. Blame Jeremy Corbyn for both injustices.
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More Slogans improved by missing letter:
Audacity of Hop
Build a Bride to the 21st Century
Co passionate Conservatism
Ew Labour, Ew Britain
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Labour 2019 Review: If this was a country with a media that focussed on what we wanted and where people cared about what they should, we totally would have won.
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The real plan to reduce R is to keep delaying the announcement, so everyone in Britain just sits at home indefinitely, staring at their screens, waiting for an announcement.
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No need to tweet this, I saw you complain about it on TV
But I am sick to death of the determined silencing of any dissent by a political elite and commentariat which *every* *single* *time* demands unity and silence at times of a foreign-related crisis, often with demonstrably catastrophic consequences.
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One of really odd things about this debate is how 'EU burdened' France has just announced massive industrial state aid package while UK recovery policy seems focused almost entirely on consumer spending and returning service sector workers to their to offices. Weird dichotomy
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If John McDonnell wasn’t Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell would be touring the country condemning Labour’s Shadow Chancellor for supporting a Tory tax cut for the rich.
Dear Labour MPs, in case you're wondering what line to take - John McDonnell backs yesterday's increase in the personal tax allowance for higher earners. (for now)
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Sitting in the Lewisham East hustings learning all about drama in Lewisham east hustings on Twitter. Never change, Labour party, Never change.
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"You know who else didn't make the gains they hoped for in London?"
Growing quite fond of the new post-election tradition of Ken Livingstone going on the news to talk about Hitler.
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Can't think why former members of SWP who told people to vote green against a Labour challenge would be rejected.
Well - an e-mail from Labour says my application has been rejected as I 'don't support their values'. Maybe I was meant to invade Iraq.
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Which is only fair, because our local election campaign focussed on national issues, and the general election will obviously be about European issues
Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour MPs that the party’s European election campaign will focus on local issues.
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Corbyn won absolutely fairly.
He has earned right to lead.
He deserves a fair hearing.
It won't work, though. Because it's bollocks.
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Was watching
@hrcastor
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@jeremyCorbyn
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@SeumasMilne
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@wartranslated
Interesting that he specifically mentions children going on holiday to Dubai..
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'Jobs first' Brexit
We now know the three words Luke Skywalker first says to Rey in
#StarWars
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
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As far as I can tell, Mr Cummings has never _needed_ a job. Unsurprisingly, this affects his view of the value of job security.
Dominic Cummings ended the weekly spad meeting with “I’ll see half of you next week”. Gone down like cup of cold sick.
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2018 Jeremy Corbyn must be horrified by 2012 Jeremy Corbyn defending Stephen Sizer by saying the claims he linked to Holocaust deniers were part of a wider pattern of attempt sto demonise opponents of Zionism.
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I was getting very confused, so here’s my attempt to map current structures of British ‘Left’ - Amendments welcome!
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My main conclusion from election:
"rich people will buy you a pony" beats "we'll make your mum sell that pony she bought for you"
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I reverse-engineered YouGov data to show how Labour Leavers, Tory remainers etc voted in 2019, but proportional to how many of them there were to begin with - and I think it says some interesting things
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Only three people have won an election for Labour. Two of them are dead, and when third states the obvious everyone says "how unproductive!"
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New post: I can’t vote for Corbyn. I won’t leave the Labour party.
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