David Marsh

@FrankFWJH @beauregarde_ A “cult” that more than 80% of party members belong to.

@beauregarde_ Yeah in any case a lot of greens outside polanski’s cult are rightly annoyed. you can’t ask people to vote for you to stop reform and bang on about how important that is and still stand, split the left vote, in probably the most consequential postwar by election

Greens contesting this by election is beyond moronic

@PondLesley67978 @Essex_CC @patriots777888 No one has been indoctrinated to hate these flags.

@Essex_CC @patriots777888 People laugh at Reform about the flags, many people including children have been indoctrinated to hate the Union Jack and the St. George flag, bringing this pride back is essential for us to move forward to the UK, we know and love.

A second Union Flag has been raised outside of Essex County Council’s headquarters in Chelmsford, following control of the authority transferring to Reform UK after last week’s elections. The move brings Essex County Council in line with Reform UK national policy, which only permits the Union, national, county or armed forces flags to fly at council buildings under its control. “Today we have raised a second Union Flag at County Hall in Chelmsford. It was a proud moment to see it flying high, representing all of the nations that make up our wonderful United Kingdom.” Cllr Peter Harris, Leader of the Council’s Reform UK group and County Council Leader Elect. The flag of Ukraine that had previously flown since 2022 has been replaced, and following discussions with the Ukrainian community in the county, will find a new home. Councillor Harris said: “The replacement of the Ukraine flag does not diminish the support and generosity that Essex residents have shown the people of Ukraine since 2022 and I know this will continue.”

@Essex_CC How does removing the Ukrainian flag not diminish support for Ukraine? Do the people of Essex approve of Reform cosying up to Putin?

@SteveReedMP Here’s someone who knows he’ll never get a cabinet job from Burnham.

We must stop talking to ourselves and get on with delivering our manifesto. Country first, party second.

@Gr8balls4hire @CarolineLucas Members decide our policies. They are much the same as when Caroline was leader. How hard can this be to understand?

@CarolineLucas Let’s be honest, the Green Party. Ears no resemblance to the dignified, environmentally concerned party that you championed. The name has been hijacked by the radical left and Muslim vote.

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter dire threat of a Reform UK government theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

At what point do we stop pretending our newspapers are ‘news’ and start calling them what they are… Promotional pamphlets for the billionaires who own them and the agendas they’re selling.

Prince Harry: “we must stand against both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.” Guess which part has been erased by @SkyNews @ITVX @thetimes and @BBCBreaking

These people are pathetic.

@Steven_Swinford @fintan_03 @benellery Don’t you ever feel even slightly embarrassed about participating in this, Steven? Ask yourself, can you honestly say this is why you became a journalist?

EXCLUSIVE from @fintan_03 and @benellery Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last week’s local elections The Green Party leader had previously indicated through a spokesman that he had cast a postal vote in Hackney before spending polling day in Wales, and had publicly told the east London borough’s mayoral candidate: “You have my vote” However, after inquiries by The Times, the party confirmed on Thursday that he had in fact not registered to vote in the elections because of fears for his safety Polanski had pledged his support to Zoë Garbett, the Green candidate for Hackney mayor, telling her “you have my vote” in a campaign video released on May 3 “One consequence of the heightened intrusion and safety risk he faces was that Zack did not register to vote in the most recent local elections,” a spokesman said The party said Polanski had faced “extreme and distressing press intrusion” since becoming leader, including “antisemitic cartoons” and journalists “doorstepping family members”, and was now in discussions with police and local authorities about registering anonymously thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

@AndyBurnhamGM @ThatTimWalker Makerfield: Reform gain. Manchester mayoralty: Green gain.

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election. I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics. Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic. Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures. However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people. Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place. I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that. Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again. ENDS

@BlobWarriorUK @John_Of_Eng What have “Africans” got to do with this? What are you on about?

@John_Of_Eng Driver is correct. People can't criticise Africans jumping on buses and not paying and then play the race card about a white girl being refused access. Pay the fare! Pathetic from the dad/whoever. Teach your child responsibility.

I hope this cunt gets sacked, what a fucking jobsworth.

@neyikaybettik @TripeUK They’ll be calling him “antisemitic” next.

🔴 İsrailli orkestra şefi Ilan Volkov, Londra’da İsrail’in Gazze’ye yönelik saldırısını kınadı. Canlı yayın, BBC tarafından kesildi: ▪️Yüreğimde büyük bir acı yaşıyorum ve artık sessiz kalamam ▪️ Binlerce masum Filistinli öldürülüyor, hastanesiz, okulsuz, bir sonraki öğünün ne zaman olacağını bilmeden defalarca yerinden ediliyor ▪️Filistinlilerin hastaneleri ve okulları yok, bir sonraki öğünlerinin ne zaman olacağını bile bilmiyorlar ▪️Bunun daha fazla sürmesine izin veremeyiz, geçen her an milyonların güvenliğini tehlikeye atıyor ▪️Artık İsrail’de sahne almayacağım.

Are @lisanandy and @Ofcom on the case? We’ll wait …

@thelefttake @ruviexo My root canal surgery was funnier than this drivel.

The Telegraph has published a disgusting fake letter written from the perspective of Zack Polanski which makes a number of false claims which he never made for “comedic effect”. Only it isn’t funny and I would encourage Zack to hire a serious defamation lawyer or it won’t end.

@zeekonarules @KTHopkins “Minister”? What are you on about?

This statement appears to have been made under significant pressure and lacks credibility. Based on her public positions and policy choices, the minister seems more focused on accommodating Islamist interests than defending traditional British values and the concerns of ordinary citizens.

On behalf of their client, Zara Sultana, Bindmans Media and Information Law Practise Group requires that I publish the following statement on X, and that such statement must be clearly visible and pinned to my profile for a continuous period of no less than 24 hours: “On 30 March 2026, I published a post on my X account addressed to Zarah Sultana in which I stated that she encourages and incites violence and is friends with terrorists. Those statements are false. I was wrong and offer my sincere apologies to Ms Sultana for the harm and distress caused to her.” It is my very great pleasure to do this, and I reiterate my sincere and repeated offer to meet with Miss Zara Sultana in person to resolve our differences.

@benphillips76 @meadwaj You can’t make it up, he says. It’s literally been made up.

Translation: A group of housemates split the rent on a multi-room house in which he has a room. In the same sense he travels in a 10 million pound vehicle (he takes the tube).

Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."

The fact that there’s more noise about Zack Polanski not paying some council tax on a narrow boat, than there is about Nigel Farage taking a £5m bribe to run as an MP….confirms that it’s pretty fucking impossible to have functioning democracy AND a billionaire owned ‘free’ press

If you live on a boat Dan Neidle will hide in the bushes to check how frequently you wash your pants.

Across the country, thousands of boaters, mooring owners, public sector organisations like Canal & River Trust, & council valuation departments look on in despair as the mutually agreed upon fiction whereby residential moorings are treated as leisure moorings crumbles in the face of the media obsession to destroy Zack Polanski.