Aaron Bastani With respect Aaron I think that’s a highly reductive way of looking at it. Georgia is not a well embedded Western democratic state, with norms, safeguards, robust liberal democratic practices. It’s an oligarchic state dominated by one man, the founder of the Georgia Dream Party,

Labour now holds 10pt lead over SNP in Scotland Westminster voting intention (13-17 May)

Lab: 39% (+5 from 26-29 Apr)
SNP: 29% (-4)
Con: 12% (-2)
Lib Dem: 8% (=)
Green: 7% (+3)
Reform UK: 4% (-1)

yougov.co.uk/politics/artic…

What an extraordinary story. Am interested in the source of it as much as the report itself. Surely Starmer has no interest in pushing this? thesun.co.uk/tv/28011498/fi…

Good poll.

This is the opinion of someone who can imagine gradually shifting the political landscape to the left over a few decades. I don’t have that luxury. I’ve probably got one election left and I’d love to see decent people (indisputably) in power as soon as possible.

I tried to explain what's going on in Welsh politics with Plaid Cymru breaking the cooperation agreement with Welsh Labour.

This is a really big problem for Mr Gething.

Please excuse the atrocious production value (and massive run time). I'm better at typing than speaking.

Oh dear...Gething needs to resign. Pronto.

Interesting...

This is simply wrong from Rishi Sunak.

As Charlie Taylor's report on HMP Lewes found, high-risk prisoners are being released early under the scheme.

This included a prisoner who was deemed a risk specifically to children, with a history of stalking, domestic abuse and being

With the defection of Natalie Elphicke from the Cons to Labour, and a senior Labour member saying she was a “good natural fit”, we asked how similar the current Labour party was to the Conservatives of the 80’s and 90’s and to the current Conservative party.

🚨This is not an Elphicke bounce,
we repeat....
This is not an Elphicke bounce🚨

Labour up 3 points.

🔴 Lab 47% (+3)
🔵 Con 24% (NC)
🟠 LD 9% (+1)
⚪ Ref 10% (-3)
🟢 Green 6% (NC)
🟡 SNP 2% (NC)

Spoke to Ben, the brother of Jack O'Sullivan, who's been missing since a house party at the start of March. with Riyah Collins

bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-…

Like a parasitic worm leaving one host body for another, the intolerant, ideological hard left is moving from Labour to the Greens. My ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ column.
thetimes.co.uk/article/3103c7…

Tory spinner points out. The Labour Party have 1 NHS Defector, 1 Boats Defector need one on Economy next.

Largest Labour lead in Scotland with ANY polling company since June 2014.

Scotland Westminster VI (8-9 May):

Labour 38% (+5)
SNP 31% (-1)
Conservative 14% (-3)
Lib Dem 8% (–)
Reform 4% (-1)
Green 4% (+2)
Alba 1% (-1)
Other 0% (–)

Changes +/- 6-7 April

redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/scottish-indep…

horrendous.

This is awful. I hope there are legal consequences for the perpetrators.

🚨NEW Scottish Westminster VI for The Scotsman

📈Labour lead the SNP for first time in a Savanta poll.

🌹LAB 37% (+2)
🎗️SNP 33% (-2)
🌳CON 17% (-2)
🔶LD 7% (+1)
⬜️Other 6% (+1)

1,080 Scottish adults, 3-8 May

(change from 6-11 Oct '23)

BREAKING: Commissioners to hand back all powers to Liverpool Council with formal intervention ending next month

liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…