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Scrapping the #NewLabour national ID scheme was one of the only two good things the Coalition did. The other was the electoral reform referendum, which people stupidly rejected because they preferred to give Nick Clegg a good kicking.
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Scrapping the #NewLabour national ID scheme was one of the only two good things the Coalition did. The other was the electoral reform referendum, which people stupidly rejected because they preferred to give Nick Clegg a good kicking.
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"Old-school Blairites are seeing one of their own, given #Burnham’s hinterland and his announcement of James Purnell as his chief of staff. The #Labour right is taking heart from the rumours of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor, and Josh Simons’ role in the policy team. The soft left is betting on Burnham’s transformation from #NewLabour careerist to a new kind of thinker. It feels churlish to point it out, but they can’t all be right."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/andy-burnham-good-at-politics-pm-voters
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"Old-school Blairites are seeing one of their own, given #Burnham’s hinterland and his announcement of James Purnell as his chief of staff. The #Labour right is taking heart from the rumours of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor, and Josh Simons’ role in the policy team. The soft left is betting on Burnham’s transformation from #NewLabour careerist to a new kind of thinker. It feels churlish to point it out, but they can’t all be right."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/andy-burnham-good-at-politics-pm-voters
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This is why Burnham will be Starmer Mark II. By the time he gets to No 10, everything that made him different will have been leached away by the rotten #NewLabour culture. Sarah Wakefield should be fighting Makerfield seriously, to win.
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This is why Burnham will be Starmer Mark II. By the time he gets to No 10, everything that made him different will have been leached away by the rotten #NewLabour culture. Sarah Wakefield should be fighting Makerfield seriously, to win.
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#Labour have always used #Lambeth as a lab (no pun intended) to test policies to later roll out nationally. This time and after decades of #NewLabour rule, it is the turn of the #Greens. Not only the elected mayor is now Green councillor Paul Valentine, but the council is going back to rule by committee thanks to a coalition with #Libdems https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2026/05/lib-dems-back-greens-to-lead-lambeth-ahead-of-watershed-committee-system-vote-1-june-2026/, at a time when #Westminster rolls out legislation to restrict committee ruling https://www.cfgs.org.uk/resource/explained-committee-system-amendments/. Strong positive signals 💪🏼💚!
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/33426/ Mike Parry LOSES IT at Tony Blair meddling in Keir Starmer’s government ‘completely misplaced!’ #Analysis #BreakingNews #GBNews #GBNewsLive #GBN #GOVERNMENT #KeirStarmer #KeirStarmerLatest #Labour #MikeParry #NewLabour #news #NewsUpdate #politics #Reports #TBI #TonyBlair #uk #WorldNews
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How many people out there in the UK are suffering from #thathcheritestockholmsyndrome? The numbers must be truly staggering if they were to be calculated properly. I’m personally shocked that it can be an affliction on people a lot younger than myself. #uk #politics #farright #rightwing #leftwing #farleft #margaretthatcher #pfi #tonyblair #newlabour
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#Starmer's plan:
1/ take a record hammering in election, 'cos you are untrustworthy and have no ideas
2/ announce you now have great new ideas, which you chose not to use until you were hammered
3/ reveal big new idea as reheating hated geriatrics from #NewLabour
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#Starmer's plan:
1/ take a record hammering in election, 'cos you are untrustworthy and have no ideas
2/ announce you now have great new ideas, which you chose not to use until you were hammered
3/ reveal big new idea as reheating hated geriatrics from #NewLabour
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#NewLabour did us the honour of adopting a voting system for Holyrood designed explicitly to stop the SNP becoming a majority government. Funny how things work out.
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#NewLabour did us the honour of adopting a voting system for Holyrood designed explicitly to stop the SNP becoming a majority government. Funny how things work out.
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undefined | Mandelson faces £300 fine for urinating in street
Lord Peter Mandelson, a former UK ambassador to the United States, is expected to receive a fixed‑penalty notice of up to £300 for publicly urinating on a street in Notting Hill, west London, in November of last year. Kensington and Chelsea Council said it wants to issue the fine but has been unable to locate a suitable address for Mandelson, preventing the notice from being served.
The incident was captured in photographs published by the Daily Mail, showing the former Labour minister relieving himself against a wall after leaving the home of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne. Council officers were not present at the time, so no on‑the‑spot fine could be issued, but the images and public comments have prompted the authority to pursue a penalty, which would be reduced to £150 if paid within two weeks.
Mandelson’s troubles come amid broader controversies. He was dismissed as Britain’s ambassador to the US in September after revelations about his connections to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, and he is under criminal investigation for allegedly passing market‑sensitive government information to Epstein. A former business secretary and key architect of New Labour, Mandelson was appointed ambassador by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in December 2024, arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and remains a high‑profile figure in British politics.
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undefined | Mandelson faces £300 fine for urinating in street
Lord Peter Mandelson, a former UK ambassador to the United States, is expected to receive a fixed‑penalty notice of up to £300 for publicly urinating on a street in Notting Hill, west London, in November of last year. Kensington and Chelsea Council said it wants to issue the fine but has been unable to locate a suitable address for Mandelson, preventing the notice from being served.
The incident was captured in photographs published by the Daily Mail, showing the former Labour minister relieving himself against a wall after leaving the home of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne. Council officers were not present at the time, so no on‑the‑spot fine could be issued, but the images and public comments have prompted the authority to pursue a penalty, which would be reduced to £150 if paid within two weeks.
Mandelson’s troubles come amid broader controversies. He was dismissed as Britain’s ambassador to the US in September after revelations about his connections to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, and he is under criminal investigation for allegedly passing market‑sensitive government information to Epstein. A former business secretary and key architect of New Labour, Mandelson was appointed ambassador by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in December 2024, arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and remains a high‑profile figure in British politics.
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#NewLabour hated Devolution. They only did it because they were more afraid of an independent Scotland, hobbling the assemblies with a better and fairer electoral system in the hope of ensuring continued Labour control. Didn't work with Holyrood and I hope the Senedd kicks the bastards out as well.
So no surprise #NewerLabour will try to thwart the wishes of the devolved regions.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/keir-starmer-warned-cabinet-devolved-governments
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#NewLabour hated Devolution. They only did it because they were more afraid of an independent Scotland, hobbling the assemblies with a better and fairer electoral system in the hope of ensuring continued Labour control. Didn't work with Holyrood and I hope the Senedd kicks the bastards out as well.
So no surprise #NewerLabour will try to thwart the wishes of the devolved regions.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/keir-starmer-warned-cabinet-devolved-governments
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"Lord #Mandelson is credited as one of the key architects of the #NewLabour movement, which came to power with Tony #Blair's election victory in 1997."
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"Lord #Mandelson is credited as one of the key architects of the #NewLabour movement, which came to power with Tony #Blair's election victory in 1997."
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@GeofCox The most radical thing Blair did was to abandon any pretence of socialism or social democracy. Talk of "social enterprise" sounds great, but there was little or none of it. The mutual financial institutions were demutualised and wrecked. Public service ethos was denigrated, and local government left centralised, depowered, and undemocratic.
#NewLabour was neoliberalism. Its biggest achievement was PFI: turning public services into a permanent revenue stream
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@GeofCox The most radical thing Blair did was to abandon any pretence of socialism or social democracy. Talk of "social enterprise" sounds great, but there was little or none of it. The mutual financial institutions were demutualised and wrecked. Public service ethos was denigrated, and local government left centralised, depowered, and undemocratic.
#NewLabour was neoliberalism. Its biggest achievement was PFI: turning public services into a permanent revenue stream
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“[Labour] Party bigwig says New Labour led to ‘perversion & paedophilia’”
by Willem Moore
“As if this wasn’t bad enough, party rivals have now branded Blairism as the political wing of international paedophilia. There is no coming back from this”
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/02/08/labour-bigwig-says/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Labour #Starmer #McSweeney #Epstein #Blair #NewLabour
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“[Labour] Party bigwig says New Labour led to ‘perversion & paedophilia’”
by Willem Moore
“As if this wasn’t bad enough, party rivals have now branded Blairism as the political wing of international paedophilia. There is no coming back from this”
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/02/08/labour-bigwig-says/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Labour #Starmer #McSweeney #Epstein #Blair #NewLabour
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From Blair’s #NewLabour architect to #Epstein scandal — Mandelson embodied the worst of political cronyism.
Corruption wears many faces, but it’s ugly in every one.
#CronyismKills #PoliticalJustice
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From Blair’s #NewLabour architect to #Epstein scandal — Mandelson embodied the worst of political cronyism.
Corruption wears many faces, but it’s ugly in every one.
#CronyismKills #PoliticalJustice
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"Peter #Mandelson told Jeffrey #Epstein that he was “trying hard” to change government policy on a bankers’ bonus tax; and appeared to recommend a fresh round of lobbying. The economic backdrop today is dramatically different from the depths of the banking crisis. But the clash between progressive policies and the powerful financial sector laid bare in the Epstein emails is still evident."
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"Peter #Mandelson told Jeffrey #Epstein that he was “trying hard” to change government policy on a bankers’ bonus tax; and appeared to recommend a fresh round of lobbying. The economic backdrop today is dramatically different from the depths of the banking crisis. But the clash between progressive policies and the powerful financial sector laid bare in the Epstein emails is still evident."
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If the #Trump administration can’t trust Tulsi Gabbard,
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#14#Amazon’s super-cute Echo Pop #Kids speaker is now 40%
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#20#Trump Admin Plans To Let #AI Write #Transportation #Regulations
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#13#NewLabour Codes will help protect workers’ interests
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#NewDelhiThe benefits of 'body doubling' when you have #ADHD,
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/health.html#16#International Pressure Forced #China to Shift on Uyghur
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-continents.html#Asia -
British Politician who had to Resign 3 Times for his Corruption Defends Trump's Stance on Greenland
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British Politician who had to Resign 3 Times for his Corruption Defends Trump's Stance on Greenland
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The political failure of #AnasSarwar is a joy to behold, a treat for the festive season. #ScottishLabour's gamble on loyal Starmerism has sunk them, and #SLAB is now reduced to just talking down Scotland: https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/28/anas-sarwars-dream/
In #BellaCaledonia @BellaCaledonia, Mike Small's sharp focus has not been dulled by festivity. This line alone, about former #NewLabour minister Brian Wilson, is a highlight of 2025:
"Wilson writes, bristling with indignant complacency".
Take a bow, Mike 👍
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The political failure of #AnasSarwar is a joy to behold, a treat for the festive season. #ScottishLabour's gamble on loyal Starmerism has sunk them, and #SLAB is now reduced to just talking down Scotland: https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/28/anas-sarwars-dream/
In #BellaCaledonia @BellaCaledonia, Mike Small's sharp focus has not been dulled by festivity. This line alone, about former #NewLabour minister Brian Wilson, is a highlight of 2025:
"Wilson writes, bristling with indignant complacency".
Take a bow, Mike 👍
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@ReggieHere @thecasualcritic @ChrisMayLA6
#NewLabour project was to continue Labour's 70 years of exclusive control of the left in parliament, whilst dragging the Labour bloc firmly into Thatcherite territory and winning power for that milder Thatcherism with a light sprinkling of Labour vibe.
#NewLabour largely succeeded in both those goals. It governed for 13 years, and controlled Labour for 21 years (1994–2015).
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@ReggieHere @thecasualcritic @ChrisMayLA6
#NewLabour project was to continue Labour's 70 years of exclusive control of the left in parliament, whilst dragging the Labour bloc firmly into Thatcherite territory and winning power for that milder Thatcherism with a light sprinkling of Labour vibe.
#NewLabour largely succeeded in both those goals. It governed for 13 years, and controlled Labour for 21 years (1994–2015).
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Keir Mather is also a supporter of trans rights. (Or was, before he was elected).But the good news ends there. He is also an Oxford graduate 🤮, a lifelong devoted fan of #NewLabour 🤮, and a protégé of Wes Streeting 🤮. His only job outside politics was as a researcher for the CBI 🤮. He could have been selected by Labour as a 2023 by-election candidate only if he was dissected and proven to be a 120% loyal #Starmtrooper.
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Keir Mather is also a supporter of trans rights. (Or was, before he was elected).But the good news ends there. He is also an Oxford graduate 🤮, a lifelong devoted fan of #NewLabour 🤮, and a protégé of Wes Streeting 🤮. His only job outside politics was as a researcher for the CBI 🤮. He could have been selected by Labour as a 2023 by-election candidate only if he was dissected and proven to be a 120% loyal #Starmtrooper.
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Just when you think a terrible #NewLabour idea is safely buried with a stake through its rotten heart, #NewerLabour digs it up and pulls the stake out. PFI grossly inflates the costs of construction by stacking up future debt for the NHS and sucks up public money into private pockets. They did the same with ID cards, now with added AI for further immiseration. What's next for a government so desperate to win the next election that they'll willingly sell their soul?
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Just when you think a terrible #NewLabour idea is safely buried with a stake through its rotten heart, #NewerLabour digs it up and pulls the stake out. PFI grossly inflates the costs of construction by stacking up future debt for the NHS and sucks up public money into private pockets. They did the same with ID cards, now with added AI for further immiseration. What's next for a government so desperate to win the next election that they'll willingly sell their soul?
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At least #NewLabour boasted about 'joined-up thinking'. #NewerLabour is so focused on economic growth at any cost that the connection with the real world is lost.
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At least #NewLabour boasted about 'joined-up thinking'. #NewerLabour is so focused on economic growth at any cost that the connection with the real world is lost.
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Labour’s Factions: How Did Things Get #Hyperfactional?
The history of factions within the #Labour Party, from its inception through the #NewLabour era and now to the #Starmer-McSweeney hyperfaction, and the consequences that has both for the party and for #democracy in #Britain today.
#Starmer #ToxicLabour #ToxicStarmer #KeirStalin #UK #ProportionalRepresentation #DemocracyNOW
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Labour’s Factions: How Did Things Get #Hyperfactional?
The history of factions within the #Labour Party, from its inception through the #NewLabour era and now to the #Starmer-McSweeney hyperfaction, and the consequences that has both for the party and for #democracy in #Britain today.
#Starmer #ToxicLabour #ToxicStarmer #KeirStalin #UK #ProportionalRepresentation #DemocracyNOW
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#NewLabour claimed to be the party of 'joined-up thinking'. #NewerLabour has never heard of it. Now it's whatever shiny bit of policy they think will catch the voters' eyes. They treat us like idiots. To be fair, we did vote them in with a huge majority, but only because there wasn't a viable alternative.
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#NewLabour claimed to be the party of 'joined-up thinking'. #NewerLabour has never heard of it. Now it's whatever shiny bit of policy they think will catch the voters' eyes. They treat us like idiots. To be fair, we did vote them in with a huge majority, but only because there wasn't a viable alternative.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/515679/ How Bill Bryson hoodwinked England #BillBryson #Britain #England #GreatBritain #NewLabour #NorthernIreland #Nostalgia #Scotland #travelogue #Tweeness #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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Tony Blair, Tapped by Trump for Gaza Plan, Brings Peace Expertise and Baggage
Tony Blair, Tapped by Trump for Gaza Plan, Brings Peace... #blair #labour #newlabour #uk #us #worldnews #world #news #politics #israel #gaza #palestine #tonyblair -
Tony Blair, Tapped by Trump for Gaza Plan, Brings Peace Expertise and Baggage
Tony Blair, Tapped by Trump for Gaza Plan, Brings Peace... #blair #labour #newlabour #uk #us #worldnews #world #news #politics #israel #gaza #palestine #tonyblair -
One of the things that made a Tory victory in 2010 bearable was that #NewLabour's ID card scheme went tits up in the water.
Now #NewerLabour wants to bring it back, probably with AI. I wish history didn't keep repeating itself.
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One of the things that made a Tory victory in 2010 bearable was that #NewLabour's ID card scheme went tits up in the water.
Now #NewerLabour wants to bring it back, probably with AI. I wish history didn't keep repeating itself.
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Organising in the 21st Century: What’s Beneath the Surface?
Let’s talk about how we actually organise, in grassroots movements, in radical alternatives, and yes, even in the broader currents of #mainstreaming. Like a river system, the real action is often happening under the surface in tributaries and the undercurrents that shape how power flows and decisions get made. We can roughly split organising methods into two broad categories:The Horizontals (our grassroots tradition) is often celebrated, but rarely understood in practice. These organising […]https://hamishcampbell.com/organising-in-the-21st-century-whats-beneath-the-surface/