Nick Tyrone
@NicholasTyrone
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Neoliberal Centrist Dad, hoping British politics sobers up eventually. Author of several books. Research Director @TheJobsFndn.
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Joined July 2012
Why a referendum on net zero could be coming - and why it's a really stupid idea, which could bring long-term disastrous effects on the British constitution in its wake:.
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The "Polls tell us nothing this far out from a general election, Reform being on 34% doesn't mean a thing" crowd really need to take a reality pill.
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When I first heard about the girl with the British flag dress story, I thought there must be some rational explanation. That some part of the story must be hyperbole. But no - it seems to be as reported. How totally insane. This is why Reform are on 34%.
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Guys, something tells me “unite the right” is not a goer. Don’t know what it is, just a feeling.
The list of former Tory ministers who should defect to Reform is shorter than the list that should probably be in jail.
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Really tricky to see how Starmer comes back from this. It would be unprecedented if he managed it.
Just 12% of Britons approve of the government's record to date, the lowest level recorded by YouGov since Labour took office. Approve: 12% (-1 from 5-7 July).Disapprove: 66% (-1).Net: -54 (=)
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Further good news for Nigel Farage and his party.
🚨 NEW: The MoD is responsible for data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death - sparking a £7bn secret operation that flew 23,900 to the UK. Successive Governments kept it quiet for years under a now-lifted "unprecedented superinjunction". [@thetimes].
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We're finding out that it's fairly easy to tax "working people" if your definition of what a working person is turns out to be fairly nonsensical.
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I would prefer pretty much anyone in the country over Corbyn to be prime minister, so this is an easy one.
Who would you prefer as Prime Minister?.
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This is Reform super majority territory, like 500 seats, 250+ majority sort of thing. I mean, if you are on the left and don’t like Starmer and want to enjoy the schadenfreude, go for it, but at least figure out what you’re celebrating.
New poll with FindOutNow: . Reform: 34%.Conservatives: 17% .Labour: 15% 🤯.New ‘Corbyn-Sultana party: 15% .Lib Dems: 9% .Greens: 5%. When did a member of the British polling council have Labour that low? If ever?!.
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RT @RianCFFWhitton: My @TheJobsFndn report on energy-intensive industries is out!. The EII sector had a 2023 revenue of £170 billion, a gro….
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Boris Johnson hates Macron for a simple reason: Macron's been president of France for over eight years, while Johnson was lucky to hang on in Number 10 for three before getting kicked out by his own party. Macron is a success, Johnson a failure.
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"Why haven't Labour used their massive majority to enact electoral reform?" Because the Labour Party are uninterested in changing the voting system. Always have been, always will be. If that's your pet concern, Labour is the wrong party for you.
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To those complaining about Labour changing the voting system from first past the post to the "European style" Supplementary Vote in London: that was the system we had in London forever until about five minutes ago. It's not a big deal.
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The most amazing thing about this parliament so far is not the rise of Reform, but the continued complacency of the Conservative Party. No matter how many times I’m confronted with it, I am staggered by it each time.
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A common trope is “It wouldn’t matter if the UK wanted to rejoin the EU, the EU wouldn’t let us rejoin”. Evidence constantly proves that not to be true:.
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Controversial take: if everyone really did do that, then the problems wouldn’t exist any longer. For a start, we’d have all the tax money needed to help the genuinely unfortunate.
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I’d say that with this article Boris Johnson has completely lost his mind, except that we all know that happened some time ago.
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Here’s the thing, Lib Dems: all of this is true.
✅ @EdwardJDavey opposed Brexit personally. ⚠️ He was never a strong public voice against it. ⚠️ He adopted bolder anti-Brexit policies under pressure. ❌ As leader, he has helped bury the issue rather than confront it.
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Given I want the right to realise their mistake and become anti-Brexit, and for the left to ultimately reject pro-Europeanism to clear space, this sort of thing heartens me. This is exactly why the left will reject Europe: something they value more within the Omnicause trumps it.
@NicholasTyrone As an ardent Remainer/Rejoiner I'm not sure any more. Von der Leyen is an evil Zionist saying Europe is based on Likud. Europe could easily sanction Israel but hasn't. Did nothing when MEP kidnapped from aid ship. Not sure I want to be part of that gang.
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Imagine believing that Angela Rayner is too right-wing and anti-trade union.
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