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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 8h

"I do enjoy being crafty" we know??

Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 10h

No, I don't. Their moment is gone, wasted on fighting amongst themselves in a pathetic manner that allowed the Greens to steal a march on them. You're right though, it's not just Jez and Zarah, there are also landlords who find LGBTQ+ people icky.

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 13h

If you get a constant stream of bullshit from X, or Facebook or GBNews (hello Gran) and you never left the house to interact with people, you absolutely would think the country is fucked. But these people live in a different reality to the rest of us and our driving our politics. How do we fix this?

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 13h

Virtually every time I go out knocking on doors now, someone declares "I hate this country" and you can instantly see they are someone who spends most of their time alone indoors and just isn't really integrated with society anymore.

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 13h

Basically, the biggest political divide in this country is rapidly becoming those who leave the house vs. those who don't

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 13h

I think about this almost every single day atm

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 15h

I think of Zack Polanski as sort of a creature of not-highly-informed-but-shares-colourful-political-graphics-to-their-story Instagram which, tbh, is something of an untapped demographic as of late

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 17h

That's fucking wild

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 17h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 30% (-3)
LAB: 22% (+2)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 9% (+1)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 10-13 Oct.
Changes w/ 3-6 Oct.

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 17h

Unironically think they've strengthened the Greens and made them the undisputed left-populist option for the forseeable by being so fucking wank. Now up to the Greens to see if they can turn all those new members that may have joined "Your Party" into electoral success

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 17h

Gotta be the two most unwarranted egos in all of British politics, and that will be their only achievement in this endeavour

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 17h

Also very very funny that the answer to this question they arrived at was "social conservatism"

bsky.app/profile/jhol...

Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · Jul 24

Seen lots of takes re the Corbyn/Sultana party and whether it will or won't be successful in hurting Labour electorally, but yet to see one person articulate why it is necessary, when the Greens would occupy virtually the same space and be weaker fighting Labour in metro areas as a result!

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 17h

Genuinely impressive the degree to which Jez and Zarah had a space and opportunity and just completely and utterly fucked it

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 17h

Following the announcement of YourParty, support for 'Others' in opinion polls increased from 3.7% to 6.0%. It has since dropped back to 3.7%, with the Greens seemingly gaining, reaching a peak of 10.7%.

electionmaps.uk/polling/vi

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 17h

Following the announcement of YourParty, support for 'Others' in opinion polls increased from 3.7% to 6.0%. It has since dropped back to 3.7%, with the Greens seemingly gaining, reaching a peak of 10.7%.

electionmaps.uk/polling/vi

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Jack @jhol95.bsky.social · 18h

I'm so impressed and yet so very angry at the same time

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...