#FPTP

Shaun Lawson

shaunjlawson

So here's a complicated position (or set of positions?) for you. My own ones.1. The narrative about antisemitism in Labour was a disgrace, a nonsense, and 99.7% false (and provably

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

Labourites seem to hold the fixed false belief that our politics is simply polarised around age - Tories getting the older voters, the younger ones - which appears to

Abolish the Equality Act (2010)

AnglesonWalter

This is a thread offering a partial defence of the Goodwin-Emberry consensus that "Labour have abandoned the working class" and an account of the growth of 'right-wing populism' generally. In

Dr. Gerard McCarthy

gerardtmccarthy

THREAD: A toxic mix of vanity, ambition & naivety has led to the arrest of #SuuKyi & return to military rule in #Myanmar. The pall of the discarded 1990 election

Russ

RussInCheshire

Thread, and a vote.Weary of division and looking backwards, I’ve been working with @Reverend_Makers and others from all wings of Labour to state broad policies and principles we agree on.

Flippity flap already BLM ILM

TheRealBP2112

Why yes, the state called 'Canada' has several of these under its belt. Wonder if the #IStandWithTrudeau faithful will even pay heed. Here we go: 1) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

Steve Bullock

GuitarMoog

This will, I think, be my last post on UK politics.It a) makes me desperately unhappy; b) damages my mental health; & c) is futile with the current parties and

dasPost-CV

dasvee

1/ My thoughts in response to Ian Dunt's article on "Remainers should not give in to temptation to gloat" probably should be in blog post form due to length, but

Richy Black

mabuzzer

1/ 100 days from today a pivotal Holyrood election is due to be held. I’ve written previously about our AMS electoral system, and how it’s largely misunderstood (https://twitter.com/mabuzzer/status/1283016885873848325). Today, here’s

dasPost-CV

dasvee

When asked what her biggest achievement was, Thatcher replied "New Labour".The biggest achievement of Vote Leave,Johnson, Cummings,Gove is "Blue Labour": absolute victory in the culture war+the shift right in the

C.S. Blennerhassett

CSBlenner

I’ve heard it said that Northern Ireland’s economic decline is the result of the Troubles. But they themselves were the result of a rotten political system. And nothing exemplified this

StatisticusCollegium 🇬🇧

verumandverus

THREAD (in progress)In 46 years the UK electorate has been allowed 2 votes on EEC/EU matters. Over the same period the EU has changed beyond recognition. Here are just some

Paddy Docherty 3.5%

paddydocherty

Peaceful revolution in the UK: some personal thoughts on the need for #SystemChange and the potential for making it happen. [thread] #ToryCorruption #ToryTraitors #resist #revolt #remove #JohnsonMustGo In the wake

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