https://x.com/peston/status/2027339367476257237 Keir Starmer has just said that Labour’s failed campaign in Gorton and Denton was about fighting “the extremes of the right” in Reform and “the extreme… (View Post)

The only time people have been asked to vote on something that was a direct proxy for racism (i.e. preferential immigration for Europeans), it was rejected, but it did get as much as 48% support. (View Post)

Elon Musk Moves Against the Russians in Ukraine https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/02/elon-musk-ukraine-russia-starlink/686155/ The SpaceX team behind it received clear instructions f… (View Post)

Julie Burchill's take: https://spectator.com/article/do-gortons-green-voters-know-what-theyve-done/ They say you can never go home again, but if I think of my hometown of Bristol – and my adopte… (View Post)

That's not quite true. Before the election they tried to ignore the Greens and say that only they could beat Reform. Now having lost to Reform *and* the Greens they've updated their messagi… (View Post)