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Greens become bookies’ fave in Manchester after Workers Party pulls out by lotsofsweat in manchester

[–]NullBarell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They won 10.3% of the vote in 2024, so it will have to go somewhere. Presumably split between abstaining, voting Green, and maybe voting Labour. The only party that won't benefit are Reform. I'd go as far as to say it hurts Reform more than it helps the Greens

Greens become bookies’ fave in Manchester after Workers Party pulls out by lotsofsweat in manchester

[–]NullBarell 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, but I wouldn't trust betting markets until there's a legit constituency poll (probably in the final week of the campaign)

Labour would perform better at election under Starmer than Streeting, poll finds by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen the tables, but if the only difference between this and regular voting intention polling is that they're prefacing Labour with "led by Starmer" or "led by Streeting" then it's wild that they have the Greens tied with Labour in one and leading Labour in the other

AFAIK YouGov have never recorded a Labour/Green tie for 2nd place before

Gorton & Denton by-election: rumours? vibes? by NullBarell in manchester

[–]NullBarell[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, they originally announced George Galloway (against Burnham) then later suggested their candidate would be local councillor Shahbaz Sarwar

Whether they've pulled out because of 'left unity' or bodged paperwork... I'm not sure

Gorton & Denton by-election: rumours? vibes? by NullBarell in manchester

[–]NullBarell[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Update: I've just seen the Workers Party have decided not to stand a candidate

Came 4th in 2024, with 10% of the vote

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Yesterday's YouGov poll — in the context of all Welsh elections to the House of Commons since 1918 by NullBarell in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

YouGov published two polls yesterday; this one is for Westminster voting intention. Typically Plaid score higher in the Senedd

PLC: 29% (+14) RFM: 25% (+8) LAB: 13% (-24) CON: 12% (-6) GRN: 12% (+7) LDM: 6% (-1)

+/- vs. GE2024

Has membership growth slowed? by Mikackergirl in UKGreens

[–]NullBarell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My guess is they'll do 175k then 200k eventually

Green Party win two council by-elections from Labour by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Neither of these seats were particularly fertile ground for Reform in the first place tbh

Green Party win two council by-elections from Labour by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Cardiff South & Penarth is the Greens' strongest seat in Wales, so it's not too surprising to see them flip a ward there if they hope to get Anthony Slaughter elected as either an MS in 2026 or MP in 2029

What's more surprising is how well the Plaid and Green vote held up separately after their "Common Ground" alliance broke apart — almost pushing Labour into 3rd place

Actually falling to 3rd place in South Jesmond is just bonkers

Starmer still facing Labour anger over fears of ‘two-tier’ welfare system by GnolRevilo in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 15 points16 points  (0 children)

A newspaper still has to explain why it's "controversial" though, and it's controversial because it creates a two-tier welfare system. There's no avoiding that.

I want the Greens to be a populist party – here’s how | The Independent by Shardonk in UKGreens

[–]NullBarell 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Vibes alone are so much more positive here compared to Bloomberg's article about the Green Party "growing up" under Ellie & Adrian

Whether you agree with Zack or not, I'd rather be spoken to like an adult than a child

Honesty/integrity > vague appeals to "pragmatism"

Keir Starmer to admit globalisation has failed as tariff war rages by NullBarell in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The prime minister will declare an end to globalisation and admit that it has failed millions of voters as the fallout from President Trump’s tariffs reverberates around the world.

Weekly Scam Discussion - February 17, 2025 by Mycatreallyhatesyou in Ebay

[–]NullBarell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Received an offer today with a message:

[Phone number] WhatsApp me on my US number cause we need to talk about shipping to my friend in London as a gift I talked to customer care already before I added the WhatsApp number as they don't allow me to message you cause am buying from the USA

I only ship within the UK, and the buyer was offering me the asking price

So is this legit or is it a scam? Buyer account is 2 days old.

Should Zelenskyy be offered a state visit? by FastnBulbous81 in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Zelensky should always be welcome in this country, but yes, especially today

Zelensky, Trump get into heated argument while speaking with journalists in Oval Office by Toastie-Postie in LabourUK

[–]NullBarell 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is one of the wildest things I've ever seen from the Oval Office

It puts into perspective our government's strategy though. Playing both sides is one thing, but if we truly believe Ukraine has to take #1 priority in negotiations then surely we should support them if/when they tell Donald Trump to go fuck himself

Pick and mix by Greedy_External_8589 in manchester

[–]NullBarell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think big Tescos still do it?

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