#Tories

The leaked report said there were people in the party machine who would rather wreck the party than see the left win an election. Now, at least one of those
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There's a lot of anger on my timeline now, so let's doing something fun and positive. Like this tweet and I'll send you a compliment, based on what I like
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OK, everyone. I think it’s time I told my Boris Johnson story. It’s a story about the time as foreign secretary where Johnson committed a straightforward resigning offence, got caught
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1)The inevitable consequences of JohnsonYes, it's important to recognise the failures and sheer incompetence of this government, however it was inevitable. The events of the past 3 years were always
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When asked what her biggest achievement was, Thatcher replied "New Labour".The biggest achievement of Vote Leave,Johnson, Cummings,Gove is "Blue Labour": absolute victory in the culture war+the shift right in the
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Today’s story in The Times (right) is under the byline of the Deputy Political Editor. The previous ST front page “exclusive” in June (left) was under the byline of the
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We're NOT on lockdown. You might be.. but non essential workers being forced to go to work piled onto public transport. Airports open no quarantine no testing rambling straight onto
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It is extraordinary that #Covid19 has turned @BorisJohnson into more Castro than Castro. By the time the remade Job Support Scheme, the Self-employed grant and the business grants terminate at
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Good morning #Chester. We will be will be at our street stall today (Sunday) 12 to 2 pm at the top of St Werburgh Street. We want to tell you
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1/ On 31 March 2020, a thirteen year-old boy called Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab died at King’s College Hospital after contracting coronavirus.“Sadly he died without any family members”, because they dutifully
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I don’t normally do threads but I thought today might be time.I’ve been thinking about the Tories (there’s a shocker I hear you groan). I am more convinced than ever
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On Sunday Times front page news that Rishi Sunak proposing "to increase corporation tax from 19% to 24%, a move that would raise £12bn next year" Labour manifesto 2019: "We
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Ian Byrne, new Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby, tells the @socialistcam rally that there should be "no going back to the incestuous relationship with Murdoch and MPs writing in
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With all the fuss about mandatory mask-wearing in shops, and Tories cutting up their membership cards in protest, it seems timely to offer this. It happened this morning. I have
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If you're thinking of casting your vote for London mayor as 1st preference Labour, 2nd preference Green, then it actually makes sense to swap these around. Here's why… The way
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After all the negative press on @BorisJohnson, here finally is a piece that gives real insights into why we are where we are, and - if you read between the
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