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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yes, wait and see. Wars have their own momentum and are rarely predictable, but there's a very bad feel to it all. It could have been avoided.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If the motion hadn't been put forward, and if Polanski had won, as an MP and leader of a growing party, he would have been able to condemn the Israeli government from the HofC. Now he's haemorrhaging members and support generally.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There are far better ways of taking a stand on it.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

But the general public is not interested in the nuances of the issue. They (and I) see his inaction as a major blunder by a relatively new leader that is taking the party in the wrong direction. Just like the decision to field a candidate at Makerfield, it shows political naivety.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That's an arrangement I hope to never see, but I take your point.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It was a terrible mistake. Despite that, if it's a close thing between Labour and Reform at the next GE, Labour might have to somehow work with them. Such a shame for a party that was doing so well.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fabulous photo. No more tuna mayo sandwiches for me!

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I agree, and nor was there anything to heal the rift with farmers. Otherwise, a good speech.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

But just look at the readers' comments attacking him at the bottom of the online version. It's difficult to believe that such people actually exist (those that are people rather than bots).

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've donated to Count Binface's campaign using Bincoin.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I hope it won't be a two party contest because that undermines the case for electoral reform.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

And I read in the Guardian tonight that Tony Blair is back and encouraging Starmer to get closer to Trump. Can the world get any crazier?

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I don't entirely trust him (after all, he's a politician). I just think he's the best hope the country has got right now of preventing FPTP putting Farage into No. 10 on a minority vote. That, for me, overrides everything else politically in the UK at the moment.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

About a year, but voted for them longer back than that.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Of course but sometimes cancelling membership is justified as in this instance for me. Regarding Burnham: two things: first, he might introduce electoral reform (and that seems the only reasonable chance we've got); second, he has a following and track record that could swing a fickle electorate.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

But you can't put it back in the box so use it responsibly and then argue for greater control

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Thanks for the chat. I must go now and feed my compost bin. But first a word of unsolicited advice: the use of profanities is not only unbecoming, it can lose you allies.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

No, I hoped they'd be able to retain a strong environmental bias, spread out into other progressive policy areas, and develop political maturity as they went along. I've been disappointed.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Well, I've attracted more interest than I expected to, including from you. Perhaps you'd better not reply any more.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

With respect to carbon footprint, your early point , unless you're generating images or videos, social media use has a far higher environmental impact than LLM AI queries.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm not sure which profile you mean, but, yes, I use AI. None of us can completely avoid environmental impact. Is a case of reducing it wherever possible. Do you not use it?

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So, who else might do it in the next three years?

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What do you mean by plagiarism machine?

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Gorton and Denton didn't have a potential prime minister in waiting who might (I accept 'might') introduce electoral reform to fit a multiparty system.

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Type 'Patrick Cosgrove Guardian' into a search engine and you'll probably find letters I've written over the years that demonstrate my environmental concerns more than most Labour Party members (along with a whole load of other stuff that's not relevant).

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@PatrickCosgrove.bsky.social @axj866.bsky.social · 26/05/2026