B O'Brien
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Pro-Labour, anti-anti-politics. Enjoy rational debate, despise populism of Left or Right, supporter of parliamentary democracy. "That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." (Christopher Hitchens).
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Taking a step back, I find it astonishing that a mainstream British political party has actually resolved that a whole foreign country should not be allowed to exist & anyone who says different is a racist
The arrogance is just stunning
Now do Russia
Now do Iran
Maybe Belgium
Unbelievable...
The arrogance is just stunning
Now do Russia
Now do Iran
Maybe Belgium
Unbelievable...
October 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Taking a step back, I find it astonishing that a mainstream British political party has actually resolved that a whole foreign country should not be allowed to exist & anyone who says different is a racist
The arrogance is just stunning
Now do Russia
Now do Iran
Maybe Belgium
Unbelievable...
The arrogance is just stunning
Now do Russia
Now do Iran
Maybe Belgium
Unbelievable...
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The Green Party: “We stand against racism”
Also the Green Party: “If Jews go to a synagogue we don’t like, they will be punished”
Also the Green Party: “If Jews go to a synagogue we don’t like, they will be punished”
October 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The Green Party: “We stand against racism”
Also the Green Party: “If Jews go to a synagogue we don’t like, they will be punished”
Also the Green Party: “If Jews go to a synagogue we don’t like, they will be punished”
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This is like saying “we will never tolerate fire” as your house goes up in flames behind you.
Green MPs have issued a joint statement following the Zionism is racism motion, saying they "will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment", and work to ensure the party is "an anti-racist party in every way" (1/2)
October 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This is like saying “we will never tolerate fire” as your house goes up in flames behind you.
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What it comes down to is this.
If you’re determined a motion on Zionism isn’t seen as antisemitic, you pass this amendment. Obviously.
It was instead rejected twice. First in a pre-conference meeting re: all amendments, then by conference members in the hall.
This is now what the Green Party is.
If you’re determined a motion on Zionism isn’t seen as antisemitic, you pass this amendment. Obviously.
It was instead rejected twice. First in a pre-conference meeting re: all amendments, then by conference members in the hall.
This is now what the Green Party is.
October 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
What it comes down to is this.
If you’re determined a motion on Zionism isn’t seen as antisemitic, you pass this amendment. Obviously.
It was instead rejected twice. First in a pre-conference meeting re: all amendments, then by conference members in the hall.
This is now what the Green Party is.
If you’re determined a motion on Zionism isn’t seen as antisemitic, you pass this amendment. Obviously.
It was instead rejected twice. First in a pre-conference meeting re: all amendments, then by conference members in the hall.
This is now what the Green Party is.
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Those people currently destroying the Green's are so obsessed with their own superior morality and the 'rightness' of their beliefs they can't see what many of them actually are which is antisemites. Yeah you can be young, progressive, 'believe all the right things' and basically be an antisemite.
October 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Those people currently destroying the Green's are so obsessed with their own superior morality and the 'rightness' of their beliefs they can't see what many of them actually are which is antisemites. Yeah you can be young, progressive, 'believe all the right things' and basically be an antisemite.
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The greatest service Keir Starmer did the Labour party was to drive the anti-Semitic left out of the Labour party. He deserves immense credit for that. The Greens welcoming them with open arms was absolutely always going to prove a disastrous decision
When you've got senior members trying to find places to hide and are having to rule out physical violence from proponents...
...maybe a motion is slightly dodgy?
...maybe a motion is slightly dodgy?
October 2, 2026 at 7:33 AM
The greatest service Keir Starmer did the Labour party was to drive the anti-Semitic left out of the Labour party. He deserves immense credit for that. The Greens welcoming them with open arms was absolutely always going to prove a disastrous decision
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It is rather notable that, one day after Burnham announced his vague but significant policy positions on the triple lock and EU ties, neither the Tories nor Reform are making much noise about the EU position.
Given this, and the rather positive reaction to social care, perhaps moderate centrism
Given this, and the rather positive reaction to social care, perhaps moderate centrism
September 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It is rather notable that, one day after Burnham announced his vague but significant policy positions on the triple lock and EU ties, neither the Tories nor Reform are making much noise about the EU position.
Given this, and the rather positive reaction to social care, perhaps moderate centrism
Given this, and the rather positive reaction to social care, perhaps moderate centrism
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SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service
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September 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service
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Sharon Graham on Today was extremely shouty, which made her sound like a completely unreasonable person, irrespective of any merits in what she was actually saying. Does she always talk like that?
September 29, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Sharon Graham on Today was extremely shouty, which made her sound like a completely unreasonable person, irrespective of any merits in what she was actually saying. Does she always talk like that?
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"Away with ya now and don't bother coming back ya gobshite."
September 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"Away with ya now and don't bother coming back ya gobshite."
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You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.
September 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.
A pensioner being taxed at the basic rate for a £200 pa Winter Fuel Allowance would pay an additional £3.33 a month. It would not be £33 a month.
September 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
A pensioner being taxed at the basic rate for a £200 pa Winter Fuel Allowance would pay an additional £3.33 a month. It would not be £33 a month.
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If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment.
#ReformAssault #Fascism
#ReformAssault #Fascism
September 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment.
#ReformAssault #Fascism
#ReformAssault #Fascism
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How Farage has been covered by the BBC versus How Farage has been covered by Channel 4
September 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
How Farage has been covered by the BBC versus How Farage has been covered by Channel 4
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Reform UK will increase the efficiency of HMRC by encouraging everyone to spend all day repeatedly phoning them.
August 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Reform UK will increase the efficiency of HMRC by encouraging everyone to spend all day repeatedly phoning them.
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What do marginal middle class voters want in the middle of Suffolk, say, or in Nuneaton or Bognor? Ah yes, race hatred, huge numbers of people thrown out of the country, climate change denial and war with France! Do me a favour.
August 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
What do marginal middle class voters want in the middle of Suffolk, say, or in Nuneaton or Bognor? Ah yes, race hatred, huge numbers of people thrown out of the country, climate change denial and war with France! Do me a favour.
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Reform’s electoral record at parliamentary by-elections: win by five votes when the previous Labour MP had literally decked one of his constituents. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Beat a novelty candidate with no ground game while doing worse than the Tories in the same seat in 2019.
August 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Reform’s electoral record at parliamentary by-elections: win by five votes when the previous Labour MP had literally decked one of his constituents. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Beat a novelty candidate with no ground game while doing worse than the Tories in the same seat in 2019.
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The sheer hatred of Keir Starmer was something to behold. People spat out his name like he was the devil. 'Covered up for [Jimmy] Savile'; 'thinks men can become women'; 'Zionist'; 'communist'. Heard it all. With that fury taken out of the equation, politics opens up again.
July 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The sheer hatred of Keir Starmer was something to behold. People spat out his name like he was the devil. 'Covered up for [Jimmy] Savile'; 'thinks men can become women'; 'Zionist'; 'communist'. Heard it all. With that fury taken out of the equation, politics opens up again.
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Burnham: Social Care is a huge challenge that demands a proper longterm solution. It can be done if parties work together.
Most parties: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution.
Tories: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution. BUT ONLY IF HE CAN DO IT FOR FREE.
Grow TF up.
Most parties: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution.
Tories: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution. BUT ONLY IF HE CAN DO IT FOR FREE.
Grow TF up.
July 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Burnham: Social Care is a huge challenge that demands a proper longterm solution. It can be done if parties work together.
Most parties: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution.
Tories: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution. BUT ONLY IF HE CAN DO IT FOR FREE.
Grow TF up.
Most parties: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution.
Tories: PM is right and we'll work with him for a solution. BUT ONLY IF HE CAN DO IT FOR FREE.
Grow TF up.
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Con+UKIP(etc) vote in Clacton:
2010: 53% (Con only)
2014(b): 84%
2015: 81%
2017: 68%
2019: 72% (Con only)
2024: 74%
2026: Conservatives not standing, Farage mobilises activists from across the country as he is worried about being outpolled by Count Binface.
2010: 53% (Con only)
2014(b): 84%
2015: 81%
2017: 68%
2019: 72% (Con only)
2024: 74%
2026: Conservatives not standing, Farage mobilises activists from across the country as he is worried about being outpolled by Count Binface.
July 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Con+UKIP(etc) vote in Clacton:
2010: 53% (Con only)
2014(b): 84%
2015: 81%
2017: 68%
2019: 72% (Con only)
2024: 74%
2026: Conservatives not standing, Farage mobilises activists from across the country as he is worried about being outpolled by Count Binface.
2010: 53% (Con only)
2014(b): 84%
2015: 81%
2017: 68%
2019: 72% (Con only)
2024: 74%
2026: Conservatives not standing, Farage mobilises activists from across the country as he is worried about being outpolled by Count Binface.
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Love the smell of a Reform lead evaporating in the late morning.
New IPSOS poll. Reform will be knocked off the top soon.
Reform UK 26% (-1)
Labour 24% (+4)
Conservative 18% (-1)
Greens 13% (-1)
Lib Dem 11% (-1)
Others 8% (-)
Reform UK 26% (-1)
Labour 24% (+4)
Conservative 18% (-1)
Greens 13% (-1)
Lib Dem 11% (-1)
Others 8% (-)
July 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Love the smell of a Reform lead evaporating in the late morning.
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Yesterday, for the first time in 50 years, we reached the point where deaths in this country overtook births.
As of last year, we also reduced net migration to its lowest level since the last decade, and it looks to be even lower.
We are very rapidly heading to a massive demographic crisis.
As of last year, we also reduced net migration to its lowest level since the last decade, and it looks to be even lower.
We are very rapidly heading to a massive demographic crisis.
July 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Yesterday, for the first time in 50 years, we reached the point where deaths in this country overtook births.
As of last year, we also reduced net migration to its lowest level since the last decade, and it looks to be even lower.
We are very rapidly heading to a massive demographic crisis.
As of last year, we also reduced net migration to its lowest level since the last decade, and it looks to be even lower.
We are very rapidly heading to a massive demographic crisis.
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Tony Benn also said the first duty of a government is to make its citizens feel safe.
As Tony Benn said, "If we can find money to kill people, we can find the money to help people."
Labour prefer to kill people
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Starmer trims investment budgets to fund extra £15bn for defence
The plan outlines how billions will be spent on equipping the UK armed forces in the years ahead.
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July 1, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Tony Benn also said the first duty of a government is to make its citizens feel safe.
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I stand by my record – including putting us on course for a record reduction in child poverty – and if the Tories think that makes me a 'spiteful class warrior', it tells you everything you need to know about them.
June 25, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I stand by my record – including putting us on course for a record reduction in child poverty – and if the Tories think that makes me a 'spiteful class warrior', it tells you everything you need to know about them.
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Which part of UK has outperformed the rest since Brexit?
Northern Ireland of course, as it has effectively stayed in the EU’s single market!
Northern Ireland of course, as it has effectively stayed in the EU’s single market!
June 25, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Which part of UK has outperformed the rest since Brexit?
Northern Ireland of course, as it has effectively stayed in the EU’s single market!
Northern Ireland of course, as it has effectively stayed in the EU’s single market!