Retired journalist. Fighting Tories, Trump and corrupt right-wing populism. EU rejoiner. Reclaiming Labour for centre ground. Change has finally arrived.

Yorkshire and The Humber
Joined September 2016
As a Labour activist I fought Hezza for years. Challenging 'Tarzan' became an obsession. But on Saturday he almost brought me to tears. One of the most powerful, emotive, pro-Remain speeches I've ever witnessed. A veteran Tory grandee savaging May and the Brexiteers. Devastating!
Michael Helseltine's speech at the #PeoplesVoteMarch shows up Michael Gove & Boris Johnson for the posturing, casually destructive clowns that they are. God help us if either of them becomes PM. #Marr #Ridge
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"Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no."
This Australian's reply to Trump's rant about “NATO not being there for America” is perfect. "Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage. You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail. Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates. Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you. And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban in Afghanistan thanked you very much for losing again. And you're calling Greenland poorly run? Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no. 'NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years. And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess. So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your f----- mouth." Credit to: Jim Keller
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Has anyone's life improved since Brexit? In any way? Have your bills gone down since Brexit? Do you feel richer since Brexit? Safer? Has your local community improved at all since Brexit?
Has your life improved in the last 100 days? In any way? Have your bills gone down? Do you feel richer? Safer? Has your local community improved at all? For the average person, the answer is a resounding NO. Burnham is making tweaks as broken Britain slides further into terminal decline. He’s a talker, not a doer. He hasn’t changed the country one bit so far, and isn’t going to. We need fundamental change - and that's what I will bring. In our first 100 days, we will: Put the Royal Navy in the Channel and stop the boats forever. Begin the mass exit of over 1 million people who illegally entered Britain. We will make it impossible to live here illegally, so many will leave voluntarily. But, make no mistake, the deportation of those who don’t will be enforced. We will increase your tax-free personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 to keep money in your pocket. We’ll reduce your annual energy bills by £250. We’ll charge NO interest on loans for nursing students, lift the cap on medical school places and cut student loan issuance by 20%. If my ministers fail to deliver, I'll sack them. Simple as. The stakes have never been higher. It's time we have a government that acts like it.
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Israeli electorate have given their verdict on “Mr Security” Netanyahu- and it’s a clear rejection.
If exit polls hold, the Israeli public rendered a clear verdict on Netanyahu’s coalition, dropping them from 64 to about 50 seats. He has no path to a government. Eizenkot’s bloc does, working with the Arab parties who appear likely to receive a record 17-18 seats. Israeli democracy has created this important opportunity for change.
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Cllr Sam Jourent has resigned of leader at Essex County Council and Cllr Martin Murray has resigned of leader at Staffordshire Two Reform council leaders stepping down within 24 hours. Farage cannot control his own party. It's in a steep free fall with no pilot.
BREAKING Reform UK's Martin Murray has resigned as leader of Staffordshire County Council and leader of its Reform UK group. In a statement, he says he's made the "difficult decision" after careful consideration, insisting it is in the best interests of Staffordshire.
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Joe Biden: “I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to. I don't debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth.”
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Great to hear @DeliaOnline and @amolrajan speak about the importance of rebuilding civic life. Many thanks to both for referring to my recent book The Future Starts with Us.
Very special conversation with a very special human. Our interview with @DeliaOnline - Episode 2 of The Amol Rajan Connection - is out now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Thanks for your time. 🙏🏾
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Three quarters of the British public want Royal Mail back in public hands.
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We’re one week away from Election Day. Ohio, @SherrodBrown and @AmyActonOH are ready to bring about the change we need right now. So don’t wait – vote early or make a plan to vote on November 3rd. IWillVote.com/OH
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Every Texas bar has that one guy. He’s loud. He’s obnoxious. He makes all the women feel uncomfortable. He adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Ken Paxton — and I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
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Trump's sniveling over elections that haven't even been held yet. Jeez, what a baby!
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Proof that Trump is cognitively impaired: Trump: “President Donald Trump saved at least 30 million lives, at least. So I didn't get the Nobel Prize, but I saved 30 million lives.” This man is completely batsh-t crazy.
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Congratulations to President @LulaOficial on your re-election - a true victory for democracy and progressive values. I look forward continuing to work together as we create opportunities for people in the UK and Brazil.
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#bbcbreakfast Brexit has not been “reopened because of Andy Burnham”, but because: - it’s turned out to be a costly mistake - geopolitics shows we can’t rely on the US, but need to work with our neighbours with whom we share common interests - the public has turned against it
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Royal Mail should be back in public hands. After years of missed delivery targets, Royal Mail has proven it can’t be run effectively by the private sector. That’s why I’ve called on the Government to renationalise it. If we fail to act, we risk losing Royal Mail for good.
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It’s Putin and not Zelensky who should be asked to step down
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The death rattles of Reform will get madder and madder.
Our latest Westminster voting intention poll (25-26 October 2026) shows a five point lead for Labour Labour: 27% (no change from 18-19 Oct) Conservative: 22% (-1) Reform UK: 20% (-2) Lib Dem: 11% (=) Green: 10% (=) Restore Britain: 4% (+1) SNP: 2% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
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We have knocked Arsenal out of the League Cup. Wow. 🤩 🤝 Fox Group
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The public are finally seeing through Farage and I’m here for it.
I’m not sure I’ve seen a Nigel Farage press conference quite this empty
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Reform putting its foot in it! Inching towards defeat? Write some more please…
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