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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 3m

Perhaps this is almost inevitable in British politics? Lots of people at the CPS seem to think he was great to work for.

John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 33m

“That tells us:
1. Starmer has terrible judgement
2. He allows a culture of briefing against each other
3. He has no loyalty to anyone
It’s appalling, disgraceful behaviour from a PM who turns out to be alarmingly like Boris in his treatment of people” 3/5

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1h

The key take from the election is that ‘anyone but Reform’ is effective. Just not for those parties aping Reform.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 3h

800 words please on why this proves the Labour and Conservative strategy to primarily target Reform voters is working perfectly.

Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 8h

Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:

PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)

Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 49m

It wasn’t even close @reuters.com

11% more votes to PC v ReFuk. Higher turn out than previously.

And old Farage slunk off when he realised they hadn’t won…of course he did

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 54m

Hey @reuters.com What a journalistic FAIL. Bottom of the class

You’d never in a million years think that Plaid Cymru won from your headlining - not ReFuk

Who writes this junk?

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 39m

It took Finland less than three years, but Jersey4eva says a decade or more for us. Sorry about that.

Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 41m

Excellent #secretknowledge that France and Germany are off, so let’s not bother.

Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 58m

Special update for today:

Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1h

If the govt had a “Brexit is bad but our red lines are great” policy, Plaid is exactly the sort of party that you’d expect to benefit.

Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1h

#greatmomentsinbarcharts

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Catherine 🕊️🇪🇺💚 @demcath.bsky.social · 2h

But we all know now the right wing British press and media are shite. They are responsible for our country's decline too.

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 2h

“The grown-ups are back in charge.”

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 8h

Caerphilly Senedd By-Election Result:

🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)

Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 8h

That scene of the Welsh BBC correspondent being the only person interviewing Caerphilly's new Plaid AM while the rest of the media interviewed Reform's loser in the background was far too on the nose.

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 21h

a scene from schitt 's creek shows a woman in a lab coat

ALT: a scene from schitt 's creek shows a woman in a lab coat

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1d

Nice cameo appearance from Sir ‘Not until I’m long dead’.

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 1d

The window for EU enlargement is now wide open.

Today in London, we met our Western Balkan partners to deepen our cooperation on security, energy, economy.

Enlarging the EU is a geostrategic investment in the security of whole Europe.

Together we can get it over the line.

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Paul @ronsmate.bsky.social · 1d

In London you say…

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 1d

The window for EU enlargement is now wide open.

Today in London, we met our Western Balkan partners to deepen our cooperation on security, energy, economy.

Enlarging the EU is a geostrategic investment in the security of whole Europe.

Together we can get it over the line.

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1d

But do take your point that nothing will be known for certain until we ask for something- which people on here claiming absolutely certainty of what the EU’s (450m people!) red lines will be should perhaps remember.

Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with a lot of this. Certainly we are unfortunately a nation with ‘issues’ at present and also your staircase comments are fair. Worth noting, though, that we were actually offered both May’s deal (CU) and Johnson’s deal (CU&SM for NI only).

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 1d

That would explain Labour’s view, although the EU were happy for Türkiye to do this, and also to offer May this in 2018 as per Barnier’s ‘staircase’? In fact, it seemed to be their hard preference (“we can change the font, maybe?”) until Varadkar went to Thornton Manor.

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 2d

They clearly aren’t going to argue with the troglodyte element within their base for Free Movement but the CU (admittedly smaller likely impact) should be politically easier given eg it was May’s deal. Yet Labour bracketed them together before the election and are now stuck without either.

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 2d

Worse, she talked about the costs of Brexit then went on to big up how they're making full use of the opportunities afforded by the regulatory freedom Brexit gives us. As if the one were not linked to the other

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 2d

Labour is trapping itself in a new lie. Saying that the costs of Brexit are the fault of how it was implemented implies that you can implement it in a way that undoes them. Labour's red lines on the Customs Union and Single Market mean we have to live with almost all of those costs.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

www.theguardian.com

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 3d

Its less being across the details and more having zero interest in policy at all - and viewing it as dull

John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 3d

Good thread on how a big part of the problem of British politics is big media figures with no real interest in being across the details.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"

This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!

She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 3d

Good thread on how a big part of the problem of British politics is big media figures with no real interest in being across the details.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"

This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!

She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.

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Secret Calendar @secretcalendar.bsky.social · 3d

The Fourth Estate apparently still has *no idea* of the time it takes to put together a Red Wall focus group. Do they just expect everyone to manage without mineral water?

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 3d

Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 3d

A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.

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