Purple Electric
@purpleelectric.bsky.social
Historic Lib Dem voter who is apparently now hard left without changing my views (I now vote Green). Cat lover. Passionate about justice and the rule of law.
PLEASE SHARE THIS To the young person (longish dark hair, patterned waistcoat, chinos & DM boots) who left this scroll of papers on the Piccadilly Line train at South Kensington station at about 4.25pm today, I’ve handed it to the station staff at Hammersmith.
How is something as vital as our water supply exposed to such a single point of failure? Where are the business continuity plans? Where is the strategic management of supply? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Water supply problem affects both terminals at Gatwick Airport
Bottled water is being handed out to passengers and staff while the issue is investigated.
bbc.co.uk
I've already voted for Simon.
Another Green@anothergreen.bsky.social · 2w agoSharon Graham 'told the Sunday Times that Miliband’s fierce commitment to net zero would be a “noose around the neck” of job creation.' Lets tell Sharon that climate change is a 'noose around all our necks' Just 10% of Unite members voted last time around, let's tell Sharon.... #StopRosebank
Some reflections on the new Cabinet. It started well, with some deserved sackings - Reed, Lammy, Reeves, Kyle, Kendall. Politically, Healey as Chancellor, swerving both Miliband and Mahmood, was smart. But we now have a CX who wants to cut benefits to spend more on defence.
The justice system is in major crisis. Backlogs in the Crown Court, legal aid collapsing, Court infrastructure crumbling, prisons at bursting point, and who do we get as Justice Secretary? A complete nonentity newbie with no legal background whatsoever. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_No...
Alex Norris (British politician) - Wikipedia
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"I go with good grace", said Starmer as he left. By definition, anyone who says this out loud is not leaving with good grace.
OK, this already makes him a better PM than Starmer. Other free things he could do immediately to keep people listening: 1. Come off X 2. Sack Mahmood 3. De-proscribe Palestine Action and free all those arrested in connection with it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to scrap digital ID to focus on 'helping with cost of living'
A spokesperson for the incoming prime minister says his government would “put its focus where people need it right now”.
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If you are a Unite member and want more climate action (not less), look out for the ballot paper which should arrive in the next couple of days. Sharon Graham has argued for more drilling in the North Sea and briefed against Ed Miliband because of his work on net zero. Time to dump Sharon!
France v Morocco Thursday, 9.00 pm Spain v Belgium Friday, 8.00 pm England v Norway Saturday, 10.00 pm. Argentina v Switzerland Sunday, 2.00 am That rules out local time zone issues as the excuse for effing around with start times. So it’s just another pointless farcical decision from the US.
Dodgy rules delaying matches Random start times Ridiculous distances between venues Hydration breaks Banning a Somali ref The treatment of the Iran team Players and officials harassed by border guards and police And now the corrupt rescinding of Balogun’s ban The most farcical and corrupt WC ever?
Signed. We able-bodied cishet white men may be the last people to lose our rights. But lose them we will unless we stand up for and with everyone else.
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · last mo.🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?
"No 10 has so far refused to officially sack Tapp, saying “no decision” has been made by the prime minister." That is going to be the epitaph for this awful PM. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over No 10 not sacking junior minister
Mike Tapp wrote unauthorised article saying new settlement rules should not cover overseas care workers
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This is a good week to sign this petition. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
We need a maximum working temperature
A red weather warning has been issued for some parts of the country. We need the rules to keep us all safe at work. Please sign the petition for a maximum working temperature.
megaphone.org.uk
Here's an off the wall thought. Today's politics are about the rich and powerful seeking policies that push the general public down Maslow's hierarchy of needs so that they are too worried about their basic needs to worry about things like accountability for the wrongdoing of the wealthy.
Actual result. Why does anyone take any notice of opinion polls for by-elections? And why do polls keep overestimating Reform?
Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️@leftiestats.bsky.social · 2mo ago‼️FINAL ESTIMATE | Makerfield by-election: 🔴 Lab: 47% (+1) ➡️ Ref: 39% (+8) ⚫️ Res: 7% (+7) 🟢 Grn: 3% (-1) 🔵 Con: 2% (-9) 🟠 Lib: 1% (-5) Labour HOLD (3% swing to Reform) +/- vs GE2024 x.com/LeftieStats/...
This is something that needs to be shouted from the rooftops. Starmer is not protecting children FROM paedophiles. He is gift-wrapping children FOR them.
River@riverlorien.bsky.social · 2mo agoNSPCC: "If social media becomes something they must conceal, they are less likely to...report inappropriate things they’ve seen and grooming or abuse they may experience." "They’ll stay silent because they fear getting in trouble. That is a gift to abusers, not a safeguard for children."
Sparks are one of the most exciting, innovative bands of all time, but one thing they are not is political. Or are they? Is there a reason why they dug out this George Bush-era song in their gig at Chelsea Hospital last night? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv6G...
Sparks - (Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by S P A R K S
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Here’s that book that Meta is so anxious you shouldn’t read, they silenced the author at the Hay Festival.
Munkeycop@munkeycop.bsky.social · 2mo agoLooks like Tim Apple is also in the same boat. £6 on iBooks.
This sounds like an appalling case. I hope it's looked at again. But I really would have hoped that a former human rights barrister PM would have had the sense to say, "This is a live matter before the courts, and it would be wholly inappropriate for me to comment". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.
bbc.co.uk
Well, this sure as hell needs to be more widely known. "The Labour Party leadership has caused uproar by banning its councillors from doing local deals with the Green Party." This is forcing Labour councillors to do deals with Tories. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer bans Labour councillors from doing deals with Polanski’s Green Party
A row has broken out after the ban on Labour councillors working with the Greens forced them to make a deal with the Tories in Brent
independent.co.uk
Labour punching left and speeding right as always.
Barnet Post@barnetpost.bsky.social · 3mo agoBarnet stays red as Tories agree deal with Labour It means the borough's only Green councillor has been frozen out of power https://barnetpost.co.uk/2026/05/20/barnet-stays-red-as-tories-agree-deal-with-labour/
This one is going to get hot dogged to death, isn’t it? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’
Commission led by Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas asks public to share vision of community and country to help rebuild social cohesion
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You will note the Prime Minister didn't hold a panicked press conference where he spoke at length about the importance of defeating Islamophobia and that the press didn't engage in a full scale hysteria operation.
Lancashire Telegraph@lancstelegraph.bsky.social · 3mo agoInvestigation launched after prayer room in Blackburn café set on fire
So what's this bold new agenda in the King's Speech? Some high(?)lights. Anyone think this is what will revive Starmer's premiership? A Regulating for Growth Bill will allow for pilot schemes to boost innovation in areas like defence technology and AI-controlled ships
I thought it might be worth looking back at Dylan Difford's assessment of what would be a good/bad/indifferent night for the parties in the English council elections as a way of viewing the results with some of the post hoc spin taken out of them. dylandifford.substack.com/p/how-to-ass...
How to assess the 2026 local elections
A cut-out-and-keep guide of benchmarks for the 2026 council elections
dylandifford.substack.com
This deserves to be circulated. A former Red Cross staff member got in touch. She testifies about @zackpolanski.bsky.social's role. For transparency: her name is Brea Thibodeau. The whole thing is a desperate smear.
Ahead of this week's elections, and before all the spin merchants get to work, here is a really good piece analysing objectively what a good, bad or indifferent night for each of the parties would look like. Thank you @dylandifford.bsky.social. dylandifford.substack.com/p/how-to-ass...
How to assess the 2026 local elections
A cut-out-and-keep guide of benchmarks for the 2026 council elections
dylandifford.substack.com