John Harris

johnharris1969.bsky.social

12 October 2026 11:43

Last week, Badenoch was trying to appeal to the lost liberal/Remainy Tory voters of the South east by distancing herself from Reform. Now this. 1)she hasn't a clue; 2)what a fucked up state the right of politics is in. Fold away your flags, you ain't patriots

Marcus Chown

marcuschown.bsky.social

12 October 2026 11:39

At #Cheltlifest, stood up and I asked this question of editor of The Sunday Times : “I’m looking at the government website and I can see the amount of uncollected tax last year was £46.8 billion. Could it be that the newspapers focus on welfare rather than tax avoidance because of their owners?”

Dorian Lynskey

dorianlynskey.bsky.social

11 October 2026 09:27

Huge respect for Caroline Lucas this week, repeatedly standing up to antisemitic entryism while remaining staunchly critical of Israel and the government's failures on that front. You can see why she used to be leader