I demand a full council by-election in Crosby. Then the slogan can be "New Hope, New Crosby".

This balaclava-clad mob were reading out a weird & imtimidating message about Fabians, Zionists and others outside Bluecoat before dispersing

On immigration @thefabians I noted that the Starmer government had changed immigration outcomes (net migration down dramatically to lowest net migration; boat crossings beginning to fall since Autumn; removals up) without changjng the politics of immigration. Could a Labour govt do the latter too?

Good to start on home turf

Joe Dromey@joedromey.bsky.social · 21h ago

Standing room only for our discussion on the future of our migration system with @jowhitemp.bsky.social Minister for Migration and Citizenship, @chrismurraymp.bsky.social , and @sundersays.bsky.social from @britishfuture.bsky.social

The distinct thing about "hope again" as a "hope" message is that it involves bring backery (bring back lost hope)

Why did the Starmer government fail to persuade its own supporters it was on their side?.Speechwriter Alan Lockey's insider reflections including on what didnt work & whether/why "the vibe" matters in politics beyond policy + who the left thinks it is for futureoftheleft.substack.com/p/what-is-po...

What is politics for?

Do we still live in a material world?

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Labour have losds of MPs, so give Greens a 6th instead is a viable campaign pitch. That pitch = more outriding voice, say different things to stretch the debate/!pressure the govt, build up Green voice This sounds like a claim re outcomes. A 6th Green saying nationalise won't lower bills either!

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h ago

Labour already have a huge majority. Another Labour MP putting Thames Water "on notice" isn't going to lower our water bills or protect our rivers. Nationalise Thames Water. Vote Green on October 8th. 💚

Shouldnt this mug say "Definitely maybe"!

General Boles@generalboles.bsky.social · 23h ago

Also please get me 3 dozen "Andy" mugs so I can gift them to former colleagues who stopped speaking to me

The PM is asked if Mr Daniel Thomas ("Danny Tommo") is racist, on the BBC "Its hard to conclude he has anything but racist views", he says. He doesnt like to just throw labels but his actions have been "the worst kind of hateful behaviour".

"The first thing you can do for me is chuck all your medals and all your caps and all your pots and all your pans into the biggest f*cking dustbin you can find. Because you’ve never won any of them fairly. You’ve done it all by cheating" Brian Clough first meeting with his Leeds squad, 1974

Beyond current/future sanction, icould be useful to have a rapid deliberative forum of suppporters/public to test/interrogate some principles of how to deal with past, esp symbolism of whether to strip trophies & whether to reallocate; broad boundaries re £ claims www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Ever feel you’ve been cheated? Consequences could be profound after Manchester City guilty verdict | Jonathan Wilson

The Premier League could be hit hard by the aftermath of this case, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict of illegal payments in 1906

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PM Burnham condemns masked gangs as a "poisonous" form of politics in an interview on the Mersey with the Liverpool Echo

Liam Thorp@liamthorp.bsky.social · yesterday

Exclusive: I asked Andy Burnham about the gangs of masked thugs marauding around parts of our country and asked if he and his government should be doing more to call out their actions He called them ‘poisonous’ amongst other strong words. His condemnation was unequivocal. Full story here 👇

Belfast Telegraph blog reporting from Drumcree. At 215am high court upheld the decision to allow the Orange Order march to proceed along the Garvaghy Road, from around 8am this morning, where protestors of the march are gathered www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/area/armagh/...

First members of Orange Order arrive at Drumcree Church as PSNI read out warning to Garvaghy Road protesters

DUP MP Carla Lockhart hails ‘seismic night’ for rule of law

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Heading north, gradually

Far right Homeland Party has closed down its social media accounts on X and YouTube (though not yet Facebook) nor its main website (which links to the dead social media pages): last news post April 2026 homelandparty.org Searchlight report on its demise searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/home...

Good piece from Jason Okundaye, who notes that the hard right's embrace of ethnonationalism still has plenty of critics within the right, either from a desire to actually promote integration, or a pragmatic concern at losing touch with the broad majority view www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Of course you can be English if you’re not white. So why can’t the right leave the question alone? | Jason Okundaye

Even Jacob Rees-Mogg pushes back on defining Englishness in exclusively ethnic terms. But the endurance of this discourse is still deeply troubling, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

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Will anyone that’s not Scotland ever beat Spain again?

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2d ago

World & European champions Spain leave Wembley undefeated in 40 competitive games (since their 2023 2-0 defeat in Scotland), except for losing the penalty shootout to Portugal in the 2025 Nations League final

Spain better across 90 minutes. But England would prob have won if Kane had made it 3-1 wth the penalty

World & European champions Spain leave Wembley undefeated in 40 competitive games (since their 2023 2-0 defeat in Scotland), except for losing the penalty shootout to Portugal in the 2025 Nations League final

That was Harry Kane's fifth missed penalty for England - out of 30 - with 25 scored Nobody else has scored more than 10 penalties for England, nor missed more than 3 (Beckham, one in a shootout)

I was at that Wembley game in 1967 when Scotland beat England to (briefly) become the unofficial World champions!

Dear England fans, ir's absolutely fine to say it: your team is wonderful fun to watch.

2-1 to England, who become very unofficial World champions if they win this Nations League qualifier against Spain at Wembley tonight!

The ITV commentator attributes the Gordon equaliser to English DNA (jokingly)

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is possession football genetic rather than cultural?! Anthony Gordon backs Tuchel on "DNA" & doubts it is something that can be taught. The Mail's sportswriter doubts its about DNA, seeing England as having the capability & resources to emulate Spain

The strangest thing is a 37% trough for Trump (and for the others midterm). A product of v high US partisanship

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Since 1990 when the @WSJ began polling, no president has been as unpopular as Trump is at this point before a midterm election. His 37% approval is lower than Clinton, Bush or Obama had before big midterm defeats. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Goodison Park on channel 5 now for a Merseyside vs rest of world charity match for Shelter/homelessness

'Bridging Divides: Why Generations Matter' - Mon 28th event at Labour Conference. With @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social Olivia Field, @jocoxfoundation.bsky.social Emily Abbott, Intergenerational England Shelley Hathaway-Batt, Clarion Futures www.britishfuture.org/event/britis...

Strictly speaking they have to earn the higher of the higher going rate here and £41,700: www.gov.uk/government/p... But in practice it's the same thing as the going rates will be above £50,270 by 2030 (possibly even the salary threshold will be). Earning £50,270 means settlement before 2030.

Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes

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GB News Hilary Fordwich: "What if we to say anybody seeking asylum needs to be castrated? .. if you did that, they would not be coming" Ben Leo: "that sounds bonkers.You can't pre-emptively castrate all asylum seekers" HF: "Why not? They are invading" ... Leo: "I think she was joking around"

Based on my conversations, regardless of Earned Settlement, fewer providers are issuing CoS for renewals and many more are losing their licences. Salary changes are also pushing sponsors not to increase salaries in time for settlement.