Malcolm Gate

@TiceRichard Why are Reform MPs so thin skinned?

BBC confirm bias against me & don’t mention in same debate Ayoub Khan MP didn’t register his donation from a pro Palestine group. Are BBC antisemitic? BBC give this story more coverage than our great policy to stop the boats BBC need reform bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@miffythegamer Probably

I wonder if Auntie Claire knows that he was a woman-beating paedo?

@afneil He's living in the 21st century Andrew, unlike you.

Please stop. You’re the Prime Minister.

@WhoopsJack94524 The politics of the right eh? A race to the bottom. Which party/coalition of parties can be the most depraved to attract the hard of thinking voter.

Rupert Lowe offers a snake like olive branch to Nigel Farage. Let's think about this. Reform UK have 8 or 9 MP's. Reform UK have 17 MSP's in Scotland. Reform UK have 34 MS's in Wales. Reform UK have 2 Regional Mayors. Reform UK have 1 elected Police Commisioner. Reform UK have control of 24 GB councils. Reform UK have majority of 33 GB councils. Reform UK have 2,339 councillors. Reform UK have a UK network of over 500 offices. Reform UK over 350,000 paid up members. Restore Britain have 1 MP. Restore Britain have 35 councillors. I liken this to my local village shop offering to join forces with Marks & Spencer. My advice to Farage would be "IGNORE RUPERT"

@birdinthehand74 @PolitlcsUK Democracy is disgusting isn't it.

@PolitlcsUK My fellow Mancunians, you are a disgrace. 75% of you couldn't be arsed voting and 17% of you that did, decided to vote for this shit show, woke fest of a Labour circus. I'm embarrassed to be from Manchester today.

🚨 BREAKING: Labour's Bev Craig has won the Greater Manchester Mayoral election 🔴 LAB: 309,525 - 66.3% ➡️ RFM: 157,178 - 33.7%

@OliLondonTV Impressive lady.

This is the new LGBTQI+ ‘queer’ socialist Mayor of Greater Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧

@jk_rowling You don't have to wear that gaudy clobber to be vulgar Joanne.

It’s so important to remain understated on one’s birthday, to avoid anything gaudy or vulgar.

@DBentleyMiller Anyone else feel their head was going to explode whilst under this 'anaesthetic torture?'

Did anyone else have teeth removed this way??

@Glinner Nasty? Fgs when 'nastiness' was handed out, GCs got the lot.

This is really disappointing from the Telegraph. What a stupid, nasty headline

Sky News reports violence 'between' Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank. Actually no, Israeli settlers are casually mutilating/killing Palestinians as they illegally occupy more and more Palestinian land. The world shrugs its shoulders. #WestBank

@iamcassierowan Good to see Nigel showing some metal. Should put him on an equal footing with his main opponent.

Good morning guys 🩵 follow and share 🇬🇧 What a brilliant day at Reform HQ Clacton! Standing strong with Nigel and the team – the energy here is unreal. Clacton is ready for change. I’m with Nigel. Are you? #VoteReformUK #Clacton #ImWithNigel #ReformUK”**

@Bushra1Shaikh Distancing itself from the vile racist, islamaphobic rhetoric of Reform you mean?

Rupert Lowe is a fringe extremist. If Reform UK wants a chance at the next general election, it will need to continue distancing itself from him and the vile racist, Islamophobic rhetoric that he spews all day long.

@BrianColeman251 @sharrond62 @TrevorPTweets He never was a lefty Brian.

@sharrond62 @TrevorPTweets is sound . It was a pleasure to serve with him on the London Assembly and even the Fire Authority (which he hated) . I never really considered him a lefty ! Good to bump into him on the Northern line 3 weeks ago !

Trevor Phillips: ‘London liberals are only now realising how hated they are in Britain’. A brilliant article & very intuitive insight. Wishing Trevor well in the USA, he’ll be missed (gifted) telegraph.co.uk/gift/e1d875492…

@kayotickitchen @sharrond62 @Iromg Correct. The man has zero integrity.

@sharrond62 @Iromg Just read it and though I have no idea who he is, the pattern jumps out: Phillips lights the fire, then walks away at the perfect moment. The timing and trajectory perfectly matching the shift that keeps him in the media, power, and cashflow. He kinda sounds like an opportunist.

@LabWomenDec Thank God he's gone.

“It never occurred to us that anybody would think of sex as anything other than biologically determined... We never imagined there would be people peddling the fantasy that you can make up what sex you are...that people who make decisions would be engulfed by this fantasy" telegraph.co.uk/gift/3bb99f2c6…

@moo11625 @jk_rowling She has a lot of nasty followers primarily because she's a nasty person. The opportunity to abuse people who are different and to know lots of people will agree with you, is too good to pass up.

@jk_rowling Look who your posts attract Joanne. You have a lot of nasty followers who agree with you. Comment on what you like. But at least show balance. You're a massively popular public figure who's manipulation skills are top notch. Start posting positive videos about trans people too

If you don’t think he’s a woman, you’re transphobic. When he claimed to be a woman, he became a woman. He now belongs in women’s changing rooms, bathrooms, hospital wards, prison cells and rape support centres. If you try and differentiate between him and a trans woman who looks more convincing as a woman, you are promoting patriarchal beauty norms. If you admit to seeing an aggressive and possibly unbalanced man in this video, you’re saying all trans people are mentally ill predators. If you refuse to let him into female-only spaces, you’re removing his right to exist. If you suggest he could comfortably use male facilities, you secretly want him assaulted. If you refuse to call him ‘she’, you are guilty of unpardonable cruelty. If you’re a woman who wouldn’t want to share a locker room with him, or a man who wouldn’t want your daughter, sister or mother to get undressed in close proximity to him, you belong to the far-right. If you point out that there is no objective difference between his claim to be a woman and that of any other biological male claiming a trans identity, you are too stupid to understand the circular arguments explaining why he’s not really trans whereas other men who say they’re women are really trans. If you’re righteous, you must argue that this man’s self-declared identity overrides any consideration of the safety and rights of females. To be godly, you must agree he’s as ‘valid’ as every other trans woman, because people are who they say they are. No matter what your eyes, ears and common sense are telling you, if you don’t want to end up on the wrong side of history, you must pretend to believe that this angry, intimidating man is actually a vulnerable, oppressed woman.

@floboflo Have they forgotten Dunkirk?

His name’s Muhammad for a start

@implausibleblog Why are we giving him airtime? He's criticising a non-existent policy fgs. Nothing to see here.

Journalist rumbles Jenrick's outrage, "How do you know there are no exemptions or thresholds when Andy Burnham hasn't even set it out?" Robert Jenrick admits in his answer that Andy Burnham hasn't even said how it will be paid for Which begs the question, why is he getting angry at something he doesn't know about? That's the problem with Reform UK. It's not about dialogue or conversation or debate, it's just a constant churn of heated anger, division and dispute

@SennaBurnley @X @ryan_murton @rushy_sport @Chris_Wilson6 @Tesco I'm genuinely worried that our club will be in administration by the end of this decade. If that's gloom-mongering, so be it.

The usual suspects are quiet this morning. Rumour has it they are in Burnley Tesco cafe, plotting their next move on @x as there is to much happiness around Turf Moor. Make sure you’re quick @ryan_murton and @rushy_sport because @Chris_Wilson6 only has a 15 minute break @Tesco

@IndiaWilloughby @bbcstrictly Just like the Labour Party, the BBC has no moral backbone.

The BBC’s ban on trans contestants on Strictly Come Dancing - confirmed to me way back in 2019 - remains! @bbcstrictly is now in its 22nd year. I’m told these are the reasons: ⭐️The Fear of "culture war”backlash: The issue is not the trans person, but the reaction of the UK tabloid press and social media. BBC executives are highly risk-averse regarding Strictly, which is their biggest family-friendly commercial asset. They fear a trans contestant would dominate the headlines for political reasons, shifting the focus away from a "light entertainment" dance show. This ‘ban’ reason also applies to The Traitors. ⭐️ Duty of Care Pressures: The BBC has faced intense internal and external scrutiny over its safeguarding and "duty of care" protocols. Given a trans contestant would incite a wave of online trolling and hostile national press, producers are terrified they couldn’t guarantee a safe psychological environment for the trans celebrity - and that the reputation of the show would be deliberately smeared. ⭐️An unofficial ban: The Corporate Line vs. Booker Reality: Officially, the BBC Press Office will always maintain that casting is open to anyone based on merit. However, talent bookers on the ground work under a practical reality. They must pitch names to senior execs who hold ultimate veto power. If senior management consistently flags trans names as "too high-risk" , it creates a functional, unofficial barrier - even if a formal ban is never written down on paper. So while the BBC would never explicitly implement a policy banning trans individuals - the reality is trans people ARE banned, due to the fact the BBC do want one of their flagship shows attacked. Sad, innit? Like Amnesty backing down today over the Edinburgh Funder. Fear of attack means trans people lose out. @bbcstrictly