Population wise, Manchester has been one of the fastest growing cities since the early 2010s and Leeds has leapt up the rankings since the pandemic.
Meanwhile London's population growth rate has decreased significantly.
Meanwhile London's population growth rate has decreased significantly.
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Population wise, Manchester has been one of the fastest growing cities since the early 2010s and Leeds has leapt up the rankings since the pandemic.
Meanwhile London's population growth rate has decreased significantly.
Meanwhile London's population growth rate has decreased significantly.
Yet another instance in which Labour Together types calling liberals 'out of touch elitists' is pure projection
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yet another instance in which Labour Together types calling liberals 'out of touch elitists' is pure projection
Ed Davey is quite similar to Keir Starmer, in that he's basically a dad who is generally quite boring and occasionally embarrassing.
The difference is that Davey leans into that and owns it, whereas Starmer tries to conceal it and pretend he's someone else.
The difference is that Davey leans into that and owns it, whereas Starmer tries to conceal it and pretend he's someone else.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Ed Davey is quite similar to Keir Starmer, in that he's basically a dad who is generally quite boring and occasionally embarrassing.
The difference is that Davey leans into that and owns it, whereas Starmer tries to conceal it and pretend he's someone else.
The difference is that Davey leans into that and owns it, whereas Starmer tries to conceal it and pretend he's someone else.
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What happens is that the rent buys more. And since life is about more than £ that’s a huge welfare gain. Paying 1/3 of your income for a 200m2 mansion flat is not like paying 1/3 of your income for a house share.
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What happens is that the rent buys more. And since life is about more than £ that’s a huge welfare gain. Paying 1/3 of your income for a 200m2 mansion flat is not like paying 1/3 of your income for a house share.
He was Leonardo da Vinci in the CBBC series Leonardo, which was broadcast when I would have been 10 or 11. I remember being strangely drawn to him but also very confused (this was before I realised I was gay).
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
He was Leonardo da Vinci in the CBBC series Leonardo, which was broadcast when I would have been 10 or 11. I remember being strangely drawn to him but also very confused (this was before I realised I was gay).
(I should clarify that I was also a child when I saw that film)
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
(I should clarify that I was also a child when I saw that film)
Strange to know that I've fancied him longer than most people have – ever since the Five Children and It film
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Strange to know that I've fancied him longer than most people have – ever since the Five Children and It film
I don't buy the 'it's a trap' thing though. This is just Trump being Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I don't buy the 'it's a trap' thing though. This is just Trump being Trump.
For another example of the non-woke soft left, see Justin Madders and Karl Turner enthusiastically defending Shabana Mahmood's immigration policy this week
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For another example of the non-woke soft left, see Justin Madders and Karl Turner enthusiastically defending Shabana Mahmood's immigration policy this week
I mean, like most of what I'm going to call the 'non-woke soft left', she agrees with the government's position on immigration, which is proving a substantial hindrance to good policy making in health and social care, and that in turn is making things harder for local government
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I mean, like most of what I'm going to call the 'non-woke soft left', she agrees with the government's position on immigration, which is proving a substantial hindrance to good policy making in health and social care, and that in turn is making things harder for local government
My assessment is that Rayner was a very competent minister within the constraints of the overall policy mix of the government, but she agrees with much of that policy mix so that made her (indirectly) ineffective
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My assessment is that Rayner was a very competent minister within the constraints of the overall policy mix of the government, but she agrees with much of that policy mix so that made her (indirectly) ineffective
I still think Tim Roca is probably safe though because he'll have higher retention in the more affluent bits of the constituency that flipped in 2024, plus some tactical voting from those Greens
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I still think Tim Roca is probably safe though because he'll have higher retention in the more affluent bits of the constituency that flipped in 2024, plus some tactical voting from those Greens
It used to be the case that lots of academics voted Tory, and Durham's one of the poshest unis as well
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It used to be the case that lots of academics voted Tory, and Durham's one of the poshest unis as well
Idk about Durham but in the 1970s the studenty areas in Leeds (bearing in mind students were a smaller proportion of the electorate than they are now) *were* Tory
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Idk about Durham but in the 1970s the studenty areas in Leeds (bearing in mind students were a smaller proportion of the electorate than they are now) *were* Tory
Possibly not if it was in the City of Durham, which at that time would have had a large Tory vote
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Possibly not if it was in the City of Durham, which at that time would have had a large Tory vote
Incorrect – the nerdy conversation is what us weirdos get our kicks from
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Incorrect – the nerdy conversation is what us weirdos get our kicks from
You can just see Emmeline Pankhurst being a TERF, can't you
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
You can just see Emmeline Pankhurst being a TERF, can't you
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I feel like “the quality of services matters more than the delivery mechanism” is a view which has been variously left wing or right wing within Labour over the years but ardently rejected by the ‘popularist ’ tendency within each
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I feel like “the quality of services matters more than the delivery mechanism” is a view which has been variously left wing or right wing within Labour over the years but ardently rejected by the ‘popularist ’ tendency within each
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A fun bit in all of this is stuff like the railway nationalisation. We spent *years* with people pointing to this as Left Populism in action, it became a key litmus test for both left and right, and now there is a Labour government doing it and literally nobody gives a shit
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A fun bit in all of this is stuff like the railway nationalisation. We spent *years* with people pointing to this as Left Populism in action, it became a key litmus test for both left and right, and now there is a Labour government doing it and literally nobody gives a shit
How many Labour frontbenchers go on them though?
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
How many Labour frontbenchers go on them though?