neil merriman
@NeilMerriman
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little fat politics & sci-fi geek who knows enough to know he does not know enough. follow many people you disagree with as this is just an echo chamber
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Joined January 2012
@fleetstreetfox if you normalise racism, you embolden racists, we are not far off our first lynching and the trail of blame will lead all the way down Downing St
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if you spend days briefing journalists that you’ll be blocking him to head off a leadership challenge which they then report, then once he’s blocked send people out on the media to deny that was the reason, all that happens is the public sees this as yet more lies . #StarmerOut
Ridge: "why was Andy Burnham blocked?" Alexander says its because Labour doesn't want an election for Manchester mayor. Ridge: "You're missing out a very key reason here, aren't you?" Alexander: "tell me"
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he’s so good at this, someone with once in a generation communication skills.
Mamdani: "Just to first take a moment about Minneapolis. It is horrific what we have seen there. And I think that there are too many Americans who are being asked to not believe their own eyes, not believe their own ears, not believe their own realities." (This interview was
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he’s inherited his dads musical talent i see,
Victoria Beckham’s son, Cruz Beckham, has dropped his debut single “Optics” which reached #79 on the UK Singles Chart.
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were the @Arsenal fans booing their team off at the end or had word finally got round that #KeirStarmer was in the posh seats ?
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imagine being one of the #Labour MP’s who couldn’t wait to post their backing for the decision, then seeing this and thinking : “ oh I’m going to be seen as one of those being responsible for this shit show”
PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days. You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us. To whoever is Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support and I will be there whenever you need me. 1/2
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you heard it on GB News first, Starmer’s government think elections are an inconvenience #AndyBurnham
‘It would inconvenience two million people.’ Labour MP Steve Reed defends Labour’s decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s bid for the by-election, saying Labour doesn’t want to disrupt people with a midterm mayoral election.
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There's lots to say about the people running the country. That they're cynical ladder climbers, drawn to power for its own sake, devoid of principle or moral compass. But there's not enough attention on the fact that they are massive, raging dickheads.
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The selections for Labour candidates needs to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.
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every source Harpin appears to have is a twat,
Labour source: Don’t be fooled. Angela’s support for Burnham would have ground to a halt the moment he entered Westminster.
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it’s not that @Johnmcternan is a latter day Nostradamus, he just knows a stupid political operation when he see’s it
John McTernan: "[Andy Burnham] has got to be allowed to stand in this by election. To block him would be stupid, so stupid that only No.10 would try to do that"
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got to admit when @ManCityWomen signed #Miedema I’d didn’t foresee her basically becoming the Women’s @KevinDeBruyne
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Americans are being killed in the street by their government. Our Constitution is being shredded and our rights are dissolving. Resist. Senate Dems should block ICE funding this week. Activate the National Guard. We can and must stop this.
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this 👇👇👇👇👇
To be clear about what this depicts: An immigration officer threw a woman onto the ground. Alex Pretti, a registered nurse on scene as a legal observer, is filming and goes to help the woman up. He is then pepper sprayed and thrown to the ground for no discernible reason. Many
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yet another murder
🚨WATCH: ICE Agents DISARM the man BEFORE they began to shoot him.
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this week has shown how shit @Keir_Starmer is at just basic politics, signalling they’ll block @AndyBurnhamGM from standing gave him a win, win no man could resist, block him he would still be mayor and Starmer is toast. don’t block : he’s the MP in prime position come May
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New: Wes Streeting has branded anonymous briefings against Andy Burnham over the past few days "disgraceful". Said any decision on whether Burnham should be allowed to run is for the party, not the cabinet.
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there’s an ancient Chinese curse : “ may you live in interesting times” let’s call this karma for #Starmer for giving Neil Coyle the whip back. #AndyBurnham
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. Read my letter here.👇🏻
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last time i checked this shit has nowt to do with the Labour Party after he used other people’s genuine concerns about antisemitism as cover to avoid a sexual harassment investigation
Andy Burnham’s supporters shouldn’t treat Labour members like idiots with this ‘don’t leave your best player on the bench’ argument about needing him to stop another Reform MP getting into parliament. The only reason that risk exists is because Andy wanted a by-election now.
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Local Labour members must be able to freely choose their candidate for Gorton and Denton. Sorry but if the most unpopular Labour government in history intervenes to block our only senior Labour politician with a net positive public approval rating - in doing so risking handing
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