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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 26m

You make Starmer look like a racist. Well done Ed. The Greens and the Lib Dems are showing Labour voters that there is hope, there is hope for real change, for the "change" that Labour promised us.

I'm not voting Labour again, it's tactical choice between Greens and Lib Dems for me

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Stew Liotta @handsfulofham.bsky.social · 59m

The PLP should realise fast that their leaders and advisors are all quite racist and Tory.

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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 13h

Come and work for Morgan McSweeney! You will certainly not regret working for Morgan McSweeney. We will certainly not sack you after a year while briefing the papers that you’re a useless sack of shit if you come and work for Morgan McSweeney!

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 14h

Starmer going to be livid when he finds out who keeps putting the wrong people in the wrong jobs. Livid!

No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’

www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...

No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’

Keir Starmer’s top team are said to be concerned about Chris Wormald’s performance as cabinet secretary and Downing Street ‘intends to replace him imminently’

www.thetimes.com

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 13h

Starmer goes to Morgan McSweeney.

“I am depressed”

McSweeney looks at him and says: “the treatment is simple! Fire someone who lacks dynamism and embodies Whitehall groupthink”

Starmer bursts into tears. “But McSweeney. I lack dynamism and embody Whitehall groupthink!”

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13h

Considering submitting 'I keep hiring in my own image and being dismayed by the results' to Ask a Manager.

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 14h

Starmer going to be livid when he finds out who keeps putting the wrong people in the wrong jobs. Livid!

No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’

www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 2h

there is a public support for this at like 7% but if you ask Morgan McSweeney that's 70% because the focus groups told him so

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 3h

A policy this expansive would certainly mean mass stripping of permanent residence status from people with ILR (including pensioners and parents of British children) on a scale far beyond anything any democracy has ever done before. There is no public support for such an extreme policy.

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3h

Via @sundersays.bsky.social the Conservatives' draft legislation - absolutely clear that it applies to (and is intended to apply to) legal permanent residents claiming state pension (on the basis of their contributions) or child benefit for British kids.

publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

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BlueRayCrisp @permanentlytired9f.bsky.social · 1h

McSweeney is running the country and nobody voted for him. I thought Labour wanted to clean up politics? They’ve just made it dirtier

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d

Greens are shifting the debate.

Next we shift power.

Join greensorganise.uk

Large text reads:
It’s moving and an arrow pointing left.
Underneath Zack Polanski pushes a box labelled “Overton Window” away from Nigel Farage while trampling on crumpled papers Reform UK.

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 1h

Labour have:

. Pushed disabled and vulnerable into poverty with cruel and nasty welfare cuts
. Demonised immigrants as a strategy to try to court racist Reform voters
. Abandoned trans people
. Arrested pro Palestine protestors
. Flirted with leaving the ECHR
. Bowed down to Trump like a pet dog

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Ms Robot (governed by idiots) @trudi.bsky.social · 1h

Nothing illustrates the cynicism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s shameless journey from human rights lawyer to war crimes apologist with greater clarity than his decision to take up the cause of the violent racists who support Israeli Maccabi football club.

Maccabi Tel Aviv: Why Keir Starmer is stirring the politics of hatred

Rolling out the red carpet for violent Israeli thugs fits neatly into this strategy

www.middleeasteye.net

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 1h

It's still INCREASING prices for gods sake. Labour bots celebrating this wow, you really are clutching at straws. Horrible party, horrible people

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 1h

Autumn is a busy season for hedgehogs. 🍂

They’re foraging, feasting, and gathering leaves to build cosy nests before hibernation.

Ways you can help:
🌿 Leave log piles or compost heaps for shelter
🍁 Avoid tidying up fallen leaves

[Alt: A hedgehog sniffs the ground in a dimly lit garden at night.]

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 1h

If people want change they'll join the Green Party and vote Green. Because Labour lied to us all about that "change".

Labour are just nasty Tories

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 14h

Labour have lied to the British public and Starmer very nearly put the people of Birmingham in danger by trying to allow these hooligans to come over. Resign Starmer

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Only 5% of migration is from small boats, but it gets 95% of the headlines. It would be ludicrous to cut legal migration when we have 150,000 NHS vacancies."

Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.

#Peston

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“It’s outrageous to even talk about spending cuts when people are already exhausted and struggling. We need to tax the wealthiest and invest in our public services.”

Green Party leader @ZackPolanski says the government must stop punishing working people and start taxing wealth fairly.

#Peston

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Pete Howe @petehowelondon.bsky.social · 20h

This in particular is hugely damaging to Labour…

Lab supporters now realise Starmer’s very recent speech at Conference was simply words - which Starmer has no intention of implementing.

Like millions already gone, Labour supporters on-the-fence with this govt will now flock to Greens or LibDems.

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 20h

No, Labour is actively helping the far right. You are enabling the far right. You are no different to a Reform voter.

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BlueRayCrisp @permanentlytired9f.bsky.social · 23h

Your party is a disgrace. Starmer is a disgrace. McSweeney is a disgrace. Horrible people

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Adam Brown @adamlbrown.bsky.social · 23h

McSweeney: Prime Minister, I have an extremely cunning plan: if we only make every second sentence racist, then we'll appeal to both racists and non-racists equally and success will be guaranteed

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rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 20h

Labour is dead in Wales and Scotland.
Congratulations 'Blue Labour'.
Congratulations McSweeney and Starmer.
Congratulations "fiscal rules" Reeves.
Vote PC in Wales, and SNP in Scotland to keep fascist Reform out.

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 20h

Good. Greens shouldn't work with Labour. If there's a dire need on election day, who knows. Now? No chance. Labour has made it's bed and it's bed is with The Tories and Reform.

Labour has failed it's voters and the Greens should look to replace them.

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 20h

I'm sure it's just a threat to keep him out of Polish airspace. But still, would be funny if someone shot Putin's plane down, woops

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 23h

⚡️ Poland warns Putin's flight to Hungary for Trump talks could be diverted to The Hague.

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

Poland warns Putin's flight to Hungary for Trump talks could be diverted to The Hague

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikors...

kyivindependent.com

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 20h

They love phrasing things in flag speak, but if it means pro PR then I'll roll with it and say it's the patriotic duty of everyone involved in government to introduce PR. Save the country. Union Jacks everywhere, fuck Reform, it's coming home, I don't care they can drape PR in scones if they want

Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 21h

I'd love to know if they actually believe the strategy can win. Like is it sunk cost, or do they genuinely believe they can win with it? Won't happen. The economy would have to 180 in 4 years. They need to introduce PR to save the country, at some point you have to think it's their patriotic duty

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