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60% of those who responded to the Bank of England consultation called for pictures of wildlife on bank notes. Does he think the British people are conducting a "slow, steady and relentless attack" on themselves?

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Lovely piece about Andy Burnham's early days as a reporter for 'Tank World' the-fence.com/article/tank...

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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts

'Watson told the podcast he would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns if the situation arose, saying: “[Palantir] don’t actually work in that sector, but yes, of course we would"' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns

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I really like Peter but largely disagree with him on this one. H+SP was never going to be a particularly fruitful seat for the Greens

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True, I mean it's not a great result for him personally, but the impact of standing a leader is probably overdone imo. Farage lost seven by-elections in a row and I don't remember that ever being a leadership crisis for him

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Polanski obviously facing lots of questions about standing down, following his handling of the zionism motion, but can't see this result in itself as a reason to.

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This is clearly a good result for Labour, but it also doesn't strike me as a terrible result for the Greens. Vote share held up from the local elections in a constituency that was never really a target for them

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

They won the vote! Came fourth but the BoE picked puffins instead

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Once again, the culture warriors deeply misunderstand the deep underlying psyche of the British people. The British people were offered nice animals and they overwhelmingly favoured nice animals.

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Compare the coverage Badenoch is getting right now, when her party is in a poor third place, with how Ed Miliband's leadership was covered at a time when Labour were actually leading in the polls

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They're polling eight points lower than their general election result, which was itself the worst in their entire history, their leader couldn't explain the big defense policy they opened conference with, none of their big new tax cuts are funded, and yet it's still covered as a triumph

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When people say the Conservatives play politics on easy mode this is what it means

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Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban

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From the new Private Eye

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Kemi Badenoch labels Andy Burnham a 'Paddington Bear Prime Minister'. What is that even supposed to mean?

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"People are looking through the shop window and they like what they see..." says Kemi Badenoch, of the Conservative party, which is currently polling at its lowest level in its entire history

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Listening to Kemi Badenoch list her many supposed triumphs you wouldn't have any idea that the Conservatives just suffered their worst set of election defeats in their history and are now polling eight points lower than when she first took over as leader

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The civil liberties group Defend Our Juries has formally accepted an invitation to meet with the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, over the proscription of Palestine Action Miliband issued the invitation during an encounter with members of Defend Our Juries at Pizza Express in Liverpool (Labour conf)

Miliband sitting down in a Pizza Express, with a protester confronting him

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The thing is, this isn't some gotcha memory test about "what precise amount of money will this cost/raise" of the type beloved by interviewers in election campaigns. It's the most basic question imaginable - "how will this thing work?" She has no idea.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks again to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for highlighting Kemi Badenoch's banning of journalists she doesn't approve of, which very few other journalists in the country seem willing to mention for some reason inews.co.uk/opinion/bade...

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Just as a counterpoint to some of the obituaries this morning, here's the start of the Archer chapter in my history of political lying, The Lies of the Land:

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The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own

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Update: She was not pressed on this

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I've asked the Times if they pressed Badenoch on this in any way when she said this at their reception

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