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Tim Packer retweeted
Ahead of the expected proscription of Palestine Action - the first time a protest group has been legally redefined as terrorist - I went through the Hansard of the 2000 Act they're being banned under. Turns out MPs were assured the law wouldn't be applied this way. Thread đ§”đœ
Tim Packer retweeted
Great speech from @DalrympleWill at the march in London over the weekend in solidarity with Gaza. If you haven't listened to the @EmpirePodUK episodes about the history of the region, I highly recommend you do âđ”đž
Tim Packer retweeted
I genuinely wanted you to prove I was wrong not to trust you, now youâre taking the PIP I need to be well enough to work and blaming it on low paid immigrants and refugees
Tim Packer retweeted
We were told Labour is listening, but anyone on the doors in Runcorn would have heard voters complain about winter fuel allowance, cost of living and general Govt incompetence. But rather than address these issues it engages in race to bottom with Reform
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Tim Packer retweeted
There is genuinely nothing more homophobic than thinking lesbians and gay men aren't attracted to people but simply sets of genitals.
It's as bad as the bigots who scream "stop discussing your sex life" if anyone even mentions they're gay.
Tim Packer retweeted
Netanyahuâs plan to âmoveâ Gazaâs people would be a vile act of ethnic cleansing against a population already facing genocide. Two months of total blockade have starved Palestinians. It must end now: reopen crossings, deliver aid at scale, and stop assaults on civilian lives.
BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plan to seize all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely will be 'intensive'
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Tim Packer retweeted
She's right, and all the nasty bullying and pressure from "Gender Critical" feminists hasn't bowed her at all. Including some very nasty lesbophobia aimed at her because she stayed with a lesbian friend when split with husband. A friend who was married at the time!
Tim Packer retweeted
đš Itâs easy to stand up for minorities when itâs popular. Starmer & Streeting both did that.
To stand up for them when theyâre under attack, that takes a spine.
âWe are at risk of making the lives of trans people almost unliveable.â - Nicola Sturgeon
Tim Packer retweeted
Said Reform cllrs also are clueless on statutory obligations which are almost entirety of budget and canât be cut. Iâll bet they donât understand funding either, or how much itâs been cut to the bone.
This could get very interesting.
(I chaired Brent finance scrutiny.)
Tim Packer retweeted
Labour leadership saying the party will go further and faster in the same direction. They donât seem to understand that, it is our current direction that is the problem
Tim Packer retweeted
These results are just breathtaking.
In any normal world there would now be a clamour for the dismissal of the architect of Labour's electoral policy, Starmer's Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney.
This is a test of how tight his control over his phalanx of client journos is.
Durham Council Result #LE2025:
RFM: 65 (+65)
LDM: 14 (+1)
INDs/LOCs: 12 (-14)
LAB: 4 (-38)
GRN: 2 (+1)
CON: 1 (-15)
Reform GAIN from No Overall Control.
Tim Packer retweeted
Reform councillors will soon find that contact with reality doesnât work like they think: try explaining why you deprioritised flood defence after peopleâs homes get swamped. (Even though the council likely couldnât afford to do it anyway, whoever was voted in).
Tim Packer retweeted
Surprise surprise, that âresearchâ about millionaires leaving the UK because of tax changes was absolute junk! Time for @RachelReevesMP to stop listening to the anti-tax 'millionaire community'* and start taxing wealth fairly?
Tim Packer retweeted
The EHRC guidance that spaces and associations of over 25 members for gay men stipulates that these spaces should not admit trans men.
This is a massive and concerning overstep. It is the government interfering and telling gay men who we can and cannot associate with.
Tim Packer retweeted
Are Labour going to start delivering the change this country needs? Or will they continue pandering to â and empowering â the far right?
Tim Packer retweeted
A tone deaf response from Labour spokespeople.
We must listen to and heed the message voters have delivered and we must respond to it by changing the lives of working class people for the better with polices that transform the economic situation.
If we do not improve the situation that millions of working class people find themselves in after 14 yrs of austerity, we will be rolling the red carpet out to Reform at the next GE.
I urge the Labour leadership to now truly reflect and change course. If they do not, I genuinely fear the country will face the consequences of a far right government in four yearsâ time.