What is it about the directionless, post-CPGB radical left in this country that causes their parties either end up with a name like Revolutionary Socialist Trotskyite Communist Workers Party (Marxist-Leninist) or the Sharing Is Caring SuperFriends Movement.

And here I was researching and writing a dissertation about the politics of Manchester after the First World War. Looking forward to starting and then litigating the grade given to my new project: “God and also Jesus is like dead good and that because the bible says so innit.”

Never knew Liam Gallagher invented the tambourine. Then again I always thought it was odd that people really loved the Bob Dylan song “Mr. plastic circle with little cymbals attached that you shake or hit to make percussive noises Man”

Political dissidents were actually imprisoned and persecuted by the state pretty regularly for the things they said and printed during of the 18th century, the idea of ‘free speech’ in the UK from 1689 is laughable.

There has never been a set of elections more damaging for a major political party than the May 1982 local elections were for the SDP, credibility completely evaporated in one night.

I’ve gotta get at least one of these right

Something, something, 2026

Just gotta write the damned thing now

I see the “I’m from a well grim northern town called West Didsbury and I don’t like that southerners attend the same University as I do” op-ed which appears almost by appointment in the UoY student press has finally broken into the mainstream. theguardian.com/education/2026…

Is John Smith who lives at School House on Education Lane aware that all of his data has been leaked? Seems like someone hasn’t done their GDPR training smh

“pre Zahawi defection” as if that will have any impact on who people (other than Nadhim Zahawi) intend to support. The snake really is eating its own tale, you’d think we’d run out of news.

ngl I really hate it when our comms department does this shit, same as the Traitors graphic for Jenrick. What are we actually saying about anything?

The idea that Graham Stringer would actually defect to Reform is patently ridiculous to anyone with a cursory understanding of the last fifty years of Mancunian politics and very revealing about the standard of Westminster bubble commentary.

It’d be funny if a few weeks into the campaign Keir Starmer announced a snap election.

fwiw I doubt Andy Burnham will go for the Gorton vacancy, Labour will probably select someone who doesn’t have a man exciting national media profile and in all likelihood hold the seat, making all of the navel gazing media speculation look really premature and stupid.

Joe Biden’s entire legacy is going to be his administration’s failure to outlaw the GOP: