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@christ36.bsky.social
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Retired. “Ageing homosexual” . Brighton & Hove. Centrist, socially liberal, but economically & fiscally more conservative . Dogs, conservation, gardening, books, fine wine, single malt whisky

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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 1h
Polanski already preparing the ground for his defeat in Holborn and clearly intends to try to cling on to power as leader of Greens www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader
Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 4h
Going to be pretty untenable for Polanski to remain as leader if he can’t win a north London seat, particularly when the far left Feinstein has helpfully stood aside for him #R4today www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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Labour Increasingly Confident Of Beating Zack Polanski In Crunch By-Election
But the Greens say their “confidence is misplaced” as voters in Keir Starmer’s old seat prepare to go to the polls.
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 4h
🚨🚨 Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay, former leaders of the party, labelled the motion as “divisive” or “not helpful”, and risked alienating Jewish people from joining the Greens #R4today Ex-Green Party leaders criticise motion to define Zionism as racism www.thetimes.com/article/8876...
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Ex-Green Party leaders criticise motion to define Zionism as racism
Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay, predecessors of Zack Polanski, have said the vote at the party’s conference in Brighton is ‘divisive and not helpful’
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 6h
This interview with “nice but dim” Rachel perfectly illustrates how the Greens are not a serious political party #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 7h
Just as Putin supported BREXIT, he and his cronies are now agitating for Scottish and Welsh independence #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 19h
Jeez absolute car crash for @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social on #CathyNewman #SkyNews . Greens riddled with racism and antisemitism and she refuses to condemn it . Utterly appalling . Sad, because I thought she was a decent woman
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Natalie Bennett (@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social)
Green Party member of the UK House of Lords. Party leader 2012-2016. There are enough resources on this planet to look after people and nature, if we share fairly. Promoted by Chris Williams on behal...
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Because wealth taxes don’t work . Everyone apart from the Greens and Labour hard left seem to understand this fact www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/...
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Netherlands drops wealth tax plans amid exodus fears | The National
Dutch PM ditches plans to tax paper profits in favour of a capital gains levy
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The far left are doing to the Greens exactly what they did to Labour under that idiot Corbyn, infiltrating the party to use it as a vehicle for their antisemitism and extremist beliefs . Polanski is too stupid to realise it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda
Exclusive: Greens for Palestine group has links to activists who say pro-Israel ‘infiltrators’ must be rooted out of UK
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hopefully this will be terminal for his leadership, although I imagine the little charlatan will try to cling on to power . Greens fear Holborn by-election loss as insiders feel Zack Polanski’s peaked www.thetimes.com/article/954d...
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Greens fear Holborn by-election loss as insiders feel Zack Polanski’s peaked
Party sources tell The Times there is scepticism over whether new supporters will remain loyal during the Andy Burnham bounce
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not sure this is going to win the Tories the youth vote . Certainly “bold” #r4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m not a big fan of Burnham, primarily because I find him too left wing. However, he is undoubtedly an impressive leader and speaker. Crucially, he’s also very ‘human’ & empathetic . Lots can happen of course over the next 2 years, but I’d be amazed if he isn’t still PM after the next GE #r4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I dislike the politics of Reform, the Greens & Restore intensely and all 3 having a greater say in govt concerns me . However, it is difficult for someone who actually believes in democracy to argue that those who support these parties, shouldn’t have a ‘fairer’ representation . #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The hysterical reaction from the leadership of Reform, the Tories and Greens to the removal of the tripple lock is both dishonest & alarmist All 3 are framing it as an “attack” on pensioners . Farage, Badenoch & Polanski should all be ashamed . As should many of their outriders . #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not a poll Burnham will want to see on the morning of his major speach …. 😬 #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s a reason Starmer sacked Lucy Powell from the Cabinet . She’s bloody useless . #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just as Labour is planning to help young people become home owners by offering them 97.5% mortgages on new build homes, but only new builds, we hear that vast numbers of said new builds are being built on flood plains that will soon become uninsurable and thus unsaleable ….. #r4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sharon Graham is very difficult to listen to. She seems permanently furious and aggrieved . #r4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Regardless of whether Burnham scraps the triple lock or not, seems utterly incompetent & bizarre that he has allowed all this speculation to arise. X is awash with both furious pensioners and younger people absolutely relishing the pain it might cause old “boomers” they despise . Nasty #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good, if true #C4news
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨 Sadiq Khan says Burnham’s planned Mansion Tax raid Londoner’s owing £1.5 million homes would be wrong . Sadiq is correct, this really isn’t a lot of money in London #Bbcpm inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sadiq Khan: Why a mansion tax raid on London would be wrong
The Mayor of London also rejects the idea that Britain should be viewed through a contest between regions
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“There’s no money left” John Healey rightly tells #LabConference . He’s going to have to cut Welfare to fund Defence . Was happy to demand that of Starmer when he was Defence Sec, but seems to have forgotten now he’s got the job he wanted
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have a horrible feeling this is going to prove a massive problem for Burnham . Might have been better to lease some prison ships and pay other countries to warehouse these convicts for us …. #R4today ‘He will kill me’: victims’ fears as abusers get early release www.thetimes.com/article/e841...
thetimes.com
‘He will kill me’: victims’ fears as abusers get early release
Hundreds of criminals will be released as Andy Burnham tackles prison overcrowding, while the women they hurt are scared and unable to rebuild their lives
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The fact that the likes of the appalling hard left Corbynista John McDonnell are praising Andy Burnham is a massive red flag for me. Will also be for many other Centrists. Many of us were driven out of Labour because of the likes of McDonnell and find him utterly toxic. #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Despite demanding a boycott of Google, Polanski has personally taken thousands ££££ in fees from them by monetising his podcast and YouTube channel #charlaran #Bbclaurak #R4today Zack Polanski’s podcast takes Google cash despite backing boycott www.thetimes.com/article/ac3b...
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Zack Polanski’s podcast takes Google cash despite backing boycott
The Green Party leader, who has supported a campaign against the tech giant over its Israel links, has a monetised channel on its subsidiary, YouTube
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"REFORM FAILED TO WIN ANY OF THE SIX BY-ELECTIONS THEY CONTESTED THIS WEEK." via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the most stupid and bizarre “personnel” decisions Burnham has made was sacking Darren Jones from the Cabinet #Bbclaurak
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Burnham is not in the least prime ministerial, maybe he will grow into the job, but at the moment he’s an over promoted Northern mayor #Bbclaurak
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wish the PM was as concerned about Defence as social care #Bbclaurak
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Incredibly concerning particularly the day after we hear that the Government gave citizenship to a bodyguard of a Hamas terrorist leader. How many more Hamas & other Islamist terrorists are in Britain ? #Bbclaurak www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Men held under Explosives Act as major incident declared
A major incident is declared and villagers have been evacuated from their homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford.
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FFS 😡 UK gave citizenship to Hamas chief’s guard, then he ‘plotted terror’ www.thetimes.com/article/47be...
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UK gave citizenship to Hamas chief’s guard, then he ‘plotted terror’
‘Mr X’ is accused of co-ordinating antisemitic attacks in Europe from the safety of suburban England, where he lived with refugee status
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lisa Nandy might be one of the most useless Labour Govt Ministers ever, but she’s superb at using lots of words to say absolutely nothing #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If Rayner is giving interviews to the Telegraph and Times to attack the Home Secretary as it appears, then Burnham needs to sack her, today #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rayner up to her old tricks . Regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with her, you can’t have a Housing Sec criticising the Home Secretary over Home Office policy . Burnham needs to sack her . Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown www.thetimes.com/article/385b...
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Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown
Speaking before the party conference, the housing secretary says Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans would affect care workers
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nine of the ten areas that would be hit hardest by an expanded mansion tax are Labour strongholds #Bbcpm How Labour’s £1.5m mansion tax plan would hit its own voters hardest www.thetimes.com/article/9b55...
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How Labour’s £1.5m mansion tax plan would hit its own voters hardest
Lowering threshold from £2m to £1.5m would drag in thousands of homes in London constituencies held by Labour MPs, analysis shows
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Govt clearly need to do more to stop illegal immigration via small boats and to destroy the criminal gangs that facilitate this activity. However, a 40% reduction is a big achievement . Shabana Mahmood is the most effective Home Secretary this country has had for many, many years #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do Marine Le Pen and Zack Polanski both have in common as well as being dangerous populists ? They both want to drag their countries out of NATO . Thankfully Polanski will never lead his country #Bbcpm www.politico.eu/article/mari...
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Le Pen says she won’t leave NATO until Russia’s war in Ukraine ends
The French presidential front-runner still plans to take Paris out of the military alliance’s integrated command, she tells POLITICO.
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Brent Crude up another 5% today . It’s going to be an expensive winter #Bbcpm
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Always been a big fan of Darren Jones, even more so now #bbcpm
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tommy Robinson has this morning opened an appeal for £100k over on X for his “political prisoner” comrade in arms Danny Tommo . Grifters of the World unite 🙄. I utterly despise both the far right and far left of this damn country. Neither will be happy until we have descended into anarchy #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nick Robinson helpfully pointing out at the end of the interview that the ex LibDem leader has an £18 million holding in an AI company. Might have been better for Clegg to declare that at the beginning of the interview about controls on AI #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This “no booze & cigs” for those on the “dole” does seem a bit performative . In any event, as with US “food stamps”, many corner shops will happily help people get around the ban. Clearly popular with some though #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Fascinating” 🙄 debate on #R4today on whether people should be able to drink at football matches . Personally, I couldn’t care less because I don’t go, but my gut feeling is that football hooligans and booze don’t mix . Surely our esteemed PM has more important things to pontificate on than this 🙄
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One really cheering fact hidden in the YouGov MRP is that both Jenrick & Braverman would lose their seats to the Tories 👍 #R4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Massive YouGov MRP for Times/Sky just out has hung parliament. Labour would need both LibDems AND Greens to put together a “rainbow coalition” (sic) . Burnham & Davey would rightly be under enormous pressure to rule out working with hard left Polanski in advance, to secure centrist votes #R4today
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the White House to IMMEDIATELY restore the press credentials of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO reporters after President Trump barred the outlets from the White House. 1/
Screenshot of page 8 of a September 24, 2026 federal court order signed by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly. The order grants the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and directs White House officials, excluding President Trump, to immediately restore the “hard pass” press credentials of employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked around September 18, 2026. The temporary restraining order remains in effect for 14 days. The plaintiffs are also ordered to post a $1 bond by October 1, 2026. The page ends with “SO ORDERED,” Judge Kelly’s signature, title, and the date September 24, 2026.
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent idea, but will be unpopular with the #DefundTheBbc mob on both the hard right and hard left #BBCPM inews.co.uk/news/bbc-lic...
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How BBC licence fee could be scrapped for a new £11 monthly internet charge
Popular shows like Celebrity Traitors could go behind a paywall if the BBC licence fee isn't replaced by a 'universal' levy
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Finally, the idiot Polanski actually does the right thing and criticises the vile antisemites who have taken over his far left party . #Bbcpm www.jewishnews.co.uk/zack-polansk...
jewishnews.co.uk
Zack Polanski labels Green Party 'Zionism is racism' motion an 'unhelpful distraction' - Jewish News
In an interview in which he appeared to link concerns over Israeli government with the Holocaust, Polanski also reflected on how he had 'de-Zionized' himself
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Slow Horses alone is worth the subscription to Apple TV . Bloody brilliant #r4today
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m old enough to remember (in the 70’s and early 80’s) when managers would actually visit employees who were off sick at home to “see how you are getting on”. Some of it was genuinely a caring, paternalistic attitude towards employees, but it certainly also deterred people going off sick 1/2
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Admittedly margin of error, but great to see another poll with the Cons overtaking Reform and Labour cementing their clear lead . Also the continuing collapse in support for Polanski’s hard left Greens 👍 #R4today
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