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BREAKING: Angeliki Stogia announced as Labour candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
BREAKING: Angeliki Stogia announced as Labour candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
This might be a controversial opinion, but much as I want to see more investment in England's railways, I've long been sceptical of the utility of high-speed rail here.
I think lots of English people don't grasp what a geographically small and densely populated country we are.
I think lots of English people don't grasp what a geographically small and densely populated country we are.
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 PM
This might be a controversial opinion, but much as I want to see more investment in England's railways, I've long been sceptical of the utility of high-speed rail here.
I think lots of English people don't grasp what a geographically small and densely populated country we are.
I think lots of English people don't grasp what a geographically small and densely populated country we are.
And yet they have three councillors on the southern edge of Leeds for some reason
The SDP are running in the Gorton and Denton by-election: the party performed very badly in the 2024 general election: with 122 candidates securing only 33,811 votes: average 277. This candidate Sebastian Moore got 240 in Manchester Central
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sebastian Moore named as Social Democratic Party by-election candidate
Sebastian Moore, the SDP’s north west chair, is the party's choice for the Gorton and Denton by-election.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
And yet they have three councillors on the southern edge of Leeds for some reason
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there are dozens of us, dozens
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
there are dozens of us, dozens
Always fun when I'm at an Opera North production to play 'spot the overdressed twenty-somethings who think they're at Covent Garden'
At the Grand to see Opera North's production of the Marriage of Figaro!
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Always fun when I'm at an Opera North production to play 'spot the overdressed twenty-somethings who think they're at Covent Garden'
At the Grand to see Opera North's production of the Marriage of Figaro!
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
At the Grand to see Opera North's production of the Marriage of Figaro!
This is sad news to hear. She was so brilliant in the first series of The Studio, just last year.
January 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is sad news to hear. She was so brilliant in the first series of The Studio, just last year.
Not a Tory but hope this is a success. And this lot need to learn to be as brutal and unforgiving as the Labour right when it comes to dealing with their internal opponents.
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Not a Tory but hope this is a success. And this lot need to learn to be as brutal and unforgiving as the Labour right when it comes to dealing with their internal opponents.
Likewise, you could say to many a 'soft left' MP: what is more left-wing, actually doubling child benefit and overseeing a massive expansion in welfare benefits, or writing long, ponderous articles about 'left behind' areas in which you propose 'more co-operatives' as the solution?
Look, what is more rightwing, actually creating Universal Credit and overseeing significant reductions in the generosity of benefits, both in and out of work, or giving pissy speeches where you sneer about people with anxiety?
January 29, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Likewise, you could say to many a 'soft left' MP: what is more left-wing, actually doubling child benefit and overseeing a massive expansion in welfare benefits, or writing long, ponderous articles about 'left behind' areas in which you propose 'more co-operatives' as the solution?
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It will never not be mind-blowing the way these people talk as if the David Cameron era was just Tony Blair's fourth term.
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It will never not be mind-blowing the way these people talk as if the David Cameron era was just Tony Blair's fourth term.
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Look, what is more rightwing, actually creating Universal Credit and overseeing significant reductions in the generosity of benefits, both in and out of work, or giving pissy speeches where you sneer about people with anxiety?
January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Look, what is more rightwing, actually creating Universal Credit and overseeing significant reductions in the generosity of benefits, both in and out of work, or giving pissy speeches where you sneer about people with anxiety?
As someone who came to political awareness in the early 2010s, the retconning of the coalition as not right-wing has been astonishing to experience
A funny thing about British politics is that what seems to unite Labour and Tory partisans is a belief that 'being bad at your job = being a rightwing government'. The 'has-beens' she is sneering at were part of a more effective and more rightwing government than Kemi Badenoch!
I can't tell if she thinks the Cameron years were good or not? Like cutting taxes, cutting welfare spending, all the things she apparently wants did happen!
It was a disaster for the country but we did try it!
It was a disaster for the country but we did try it!
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
As someone who came to political awareness in the early 2010s, the retconning of the coalition as not right-wing has been astonishing to experience
When this bit of the party tries to imply that higher education is an elitist luxury rather than a public good, it's projection IMO.
Because their ideology – which is basically Fabianism on steroids – is incredibly elitist!
Because their ideology – which is basically Fabianism on steroids – is incredibly elitist!
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
When this bit of the party tries to imply that higher education is an elitist luxury rather than a public good, it's projection IMO.
Because their ideology – which is basically Fabianism on steroids – is incredibly elitist!
Because their ideology – which is basically Fabianism on steroids – is incredibly elitist!
Reminder that I was born in 2001
…wait, you absolute fucker. I just saw what you did here 🤬
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Reminder that I was born in 2001
Currently watching Arc of Infinity, which would seem to be a prime example of Gallifrey being a terrible setting for a story
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Currently watching Arc of Infinity, which would seem to be a prime example of Gallifrey being a terrible setting for a story
Or just be a man who likes men!
The secret to being successful on apps is really quite simple:
a) be interested in people beyond just wanting to see them naked
b) actually make yourself look vaugely (and it only needs to be vaugely) good *and* interesting
Amazing how many people fail on this
a) be interested in people beyond just wanting to see them naked
b) actually make yourself look vaugely (and it only needs to be vaugely) good *and* interesting
Amazing how many people fail on this
I see a lot of visualizations of one year of a person's online dating (a 21M from London in this case). Seems miserable. Is getting drunk in a bar or club making a comeback as a dating strategy? Source: buff.ly/ZvAbOdz
January 28, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Or just be a man who likes men!
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Steady-state economics, anti-developmentalism, concerns about overpopulation – this stuff is in the Greens' DNA and the fact Bennite democratic socialists and those to their left don't want to anything to do with it shouldn't come as a surprise
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Steady-state economics, anti-developmentalism, concerns about overpopulation – this stuff is in the Greens' DNA and the fact Bennite democratic socialists and those to their left don't want to anything to do with it shouldn't come as a surprise
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The 'they're actually Tories' routine is overdone and doesn't help us electorally, whether we're doing it to the SNP, Plaid, Lib Dems or Greens – but it's worth remembering in the Green Party's case that it actually *was* founded by Tories!
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The 'they're actually Tories' routine is overdone and doesn't help us electorally, whether we're doing it to the SNP, Plaid, Lib Dems or Greens – but it's worth remembering in the Green Party's case that it actually *was* founded by Tories!
Kind of annoyed at how this manages to conflate multiple political and economic arguments
www.instagram.com/reel/DUAuzSR...
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gordonmckeemp on Instagram: "This one big problem is holding back Europe"
This one big problem is holding back Europe
www.instagram.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Kind of annoyed at how this manages to conflate multiple political and economic arguments
www.instagram.com/reel/DUAuzSR...
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Passed the 3,000 word mark on my MAR literature review this afternoon. Not even halfway through what I want to talk about yet though!
I suspect this project, like my undergrad dissertation before it, will end up being quite theory‐heavy, with supplementary data gathering to reinforce the thesis.
I suspect this project, like my undergrad dissertation before it, will end up being quite theory‐heavy, with supplementary data gathering to reinforce the thesis.
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Passed the 3,000 word mark on my MAR literature review this afternoon. Not even halfway through what I want to talk about yet though!
I suspect this project, like my undergrad dissertation before it, will end up being quite theory‐heavy, with supplementary data gathering to reinforce the thesis.
I suspect this project, like my undergrad dissertation before it, will end up being quite theory‐heavy, with supplementary data gathering to reinforce the thesis.
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I actually had this argument at university with Maurice Glasman, a friend reminded me recently. I said 'We have this politics already back home. It is not good and it is not what Labour should want to emulate'. Back then Aspire were called Respect, I think? Or maybe they were already TH First?
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I actually had this argument at university with Maurice Glasman, a friend reminded me recently. I said 'We have this politics already back home. It is not good and it is not what Labour should want to emulate'. Back then Aspire were called Respect, I think? Or maybe they were already TH First?
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In a recent by-election within the York Central constituency, the Greens only improved on their 2023 result by 1.7 percentage points.
This was a slight underperformance on their *2019* result in the ward in question.
This was a slight underperformance on their *2019* result in the ward in question.
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
In a recent by-election within the York Central constituency, the Greens only improved on their 2023 result by 1.7 percentage points.
This was a slight underperformance on their *2019* result in the ward in question.
This was a slight underperformance on their *2019* result in the ward in question.
I don't doubt that the Greens are a very real threat in this by-election.
That said, the story told by recent council by-elections is that they are underperforming their polling. Will be interesting to see what happens.
That said, the story told by recent council by-elections is that they are underperforming their polling. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Why a Green victory in Gorton and Denton would be so dangerous for Labour – the "wasted vote" argument would no longer hold. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Labour should fear a Green surge
The Gorton and Denton by-election gives Zack Polanski’s party a chance to prove it is not a wasted vote
www.newstatesman.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I don't doubt that the Greens are a very real threat in this by-election.
That said, the story told by recent council by-elections is that they are underperforming their polling. Will be interesting to see what happens.
That said, the story told by recent council by-elections is that they are underperforming their polling. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Lmao
I do not say this lightly when I tell you, as a proud Scot, that this is the funniest thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
January 26, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Lmao
There are actually three constituencies which each contain a single ward from the Leeds district that's been bolted on to somewhere else: Selby, Wakefield & Rothwell, and Wetherby & Easingwold
The West Yorkshire version of this is Wakefield and Rothwell (which doesn't even cover the whole of Wakefield)
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
There are actually three constituencies which each contain a single ward from the Leeds district that's been bolted on to somewhere else: Selby, Wakefield & Rothwell, and Wetherby & Easingwold