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The results up and down the country show that the Tories have had a very bad night, with Reform taking votes and seats, but we must face the reality that Labour lost seats as well. Our Labour vote split to the right, to Lib Dems, independents & to the Greens and disillusionment saw many stay home.

Poundland Trump!

My thoughts on the Local Election results in County Durham today. Voters feel let down - and they’ve certainly let the Labour Party know that!

🔴Local Elections: ‘Keir Starmer’s Rightward Shift Is Laying the Ground for Nigel Farage’ Labour’s embrace of economic and political orthodoxy is forcing voters to look elsewhere for change, argues Keir Starmer’s former adviser Simon Fletcher bylinetimes.com/2025/05/02/l...

Reform have currently won more seats than all other parties and independents put together - all those people who through complacency or complicity have drawn us closer to being a far right country being run for the benefit of a few super wealthy people should be ashamed - but they won’t care

🌹 Labour's official policy recognises that First Past the Post is "flawed" and driving "distrust & alienation" in politics ⚠️ Now, multi-party politics is colliding with a 2-party system - and inaction is becoming untenable 🎯 We need a National Commission for Electoral Reform

In Gaza, meat, chicken and eggs have basically run out, due to Israel's blockade. What a horrific form of collective punishment. www.ft.com/content/89cc...

Starmer & his careerist right-wing colleagues paving the way for a Reform gov't. Labour isn't Labour anymore. @warinderjussmp.bsky.social @wolveswestlabour.org.uk

Starmer & his careerist right-wing colleagues paving the way for a Reform gov't. Labour isn't Labour anymore.

Gosh, so promoting Reform talking points leads to Reform victories. Who would have thought.

Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?

'...the BBC behaves much like Starmer’s government: appeasing critics on the right and far right, while suppressing the left.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

At what point do you think the voice in her earpiece screams "shut this interview down NOW!" Kneecap manager, Daniel Lambert overwhelms news host with multiple truth bombs. #GazaGenocide #Israel #Kneecap #Apartheid #ZionistMedia #WhiteSupremacy #Racism

Why do we take any notice of the warmongering liar? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"This clip absolutely rinses the intelligence impairment of Farage. Well done, Trade Union. #ukpolitics

Louis Theroux: The Settlers is a deathly warning In this documentary, Theroux allows ultra-nationalist Israeli settlers to speak with perfect openness. It is chilling. 📺 Rachel Cooke

The demonisation of cyclists in the UK is lunacy! '...the very same people who zoom through a red light on a bike will also speed in a car, recline their seat as the meals are served on a plane or push past to get the last seat on a train.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The current backlash against Louis Theroux shows just how powerful the truth can be. His latest film is unflinching, vital viewing – exposing the daily oppression Palestinians face, the injustice of occupation, and the violence of the settler movement. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Journalist: "Blair wasn’t losing to Farage after one year in office, was he?" Andy Burnham: "Well, let me say something that’s the biggest rupture in all of that, and that’s Brexit... What Labour now needs to do is talk more about how that has damaged the country’s prospects" Well said. 👏

Second stage of our Black Country Ales Real Ale Trail yesterday. @sjrlyme.bsky.social & myself had the pleasure of enjoying fine beers at The Court House, Dudley, The Old Bulls Head, Lwr Gornal, The Cottage Spring, Woodsettton, The Rising Sun, Tipton & The Three Horseshoes, West Brom. A great day!

Usually when this fella comes to Molineux we give him a whole load of grief, but I reckon he deserves applause this Saturday. What a great career, and if he'd played in gold & black, we'd have loved him #wwfc #lcfc

I'm with UB40... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel killed 15 unarmed emergency workers, buried them with their crushed-up vehicles in a mass grave, then lied repeatedly about the circumstances. After this was exposed, it has now dismissed 1 (one) deputy commander. www.ft.com/content/3e4f...

The deliberate killing of medics and paramedics is a war crime.

Yup... it's green! Stonehenge Ales, Signs of Spring. A very pleasant bitter #TheLychGate #Wolverhampton

Today's the day! Feel The Noise #Wolverhampton #KeepMusicLive feelthenoisefestival.com/schedule-1

Another day another Israeli massacre. Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

'What was true to me was that I would very rarely use the word ‘I’...' Are you listening Nick Robinson? #BBCRadio4 #Today www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Last night while enjoying a couple of fine ales in The Prince of Wales, Birmingham with @sjrlyme.bsky.social, we decided to take on this challenge! Great pubs, great beer... can think of worse ways to spend our time! #RealAleTrail #BlackCountryAles

Next Saturday promises to be a great day. Bring it on! #Wolverhampton #FeelTheNoise feelthenoisefestival.com/schedule-1

Football 2025! Things have certainly changed #wwfc #LegacySupporter

Spineless Starmer. True to form... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Spineless Starmer should listen to this man... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I've joined over 30 MPs in signing this letter. We need an independent inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the war on Gaza 👇

Rewarded for failure. Via Private Eye

For chlorine-washed chicken and no NHS, he's your man!

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

Spring has sprung! #WightwickManor #Wolverhampton

Deciding not to accept £600 worth of free tickets in the future is the closest Reeves has got to making an actual difficult decision.