Denis (Dee) Gallagher

Our unstable world is on the brink. It is now essential for the UK to increase Defense funding. At least 4% of GDP. Yes that means more tax, stricter rules for mental health sickness benefits, reintroduce the 2 child benefit cap, reduce corporate tax avoidance.

Palantir has been granted “unlimited access” to NHS patient data. This is the same company that is involved in mass surveillance and genocide. We did not consent to this. Get Palantir out of our NHS, now.

No one NO ONE is asking one very simple question. Why is @Keir_Starmer so unpopular? Whatever your answer is it can’t be based on his track record. YES some mistakes were made. But look at his achievements. We ALL know it’s the right wing campaign that’s been running

@Bru1g @Dougmcg1 Not as a right and not easily.

@Dougmcg1 What is stopping you from working, living and studying in the EU? You can still do all three.

Had to dive down to Glasgow today for a quick passport. That burgundy one entitled me to work live and study in 27 countries. That blue thing doesnt. Brexiteers and Farage supporters you're fuckwits. Brexit wins eh. 🏆

So Starmer’s sorted the ECHR. As he promised. So no need for Reform to ditch our human rights. Another policy taken away Reform So Immigration to nearly net zero Boats down Economy growth best in G7 What Labour MPs are doing is criminal @ayeshahazarika @TimesRadio

I am honestly furious with the selfish, egotistical, narcissistic fools like Streeting, Burnham, Sarwar et al who are all gunning for Starmer. They are not fit to lace his boots.

If Burnham resigns as Mayor to stand in a bye election he will face a well funded Reform candidate, a popular Green candidate & possibly a ‘I back Starmer’ candidate. Should he lose, his political career will be over & Manchester will end up with a Reform Mayor. Think twice Andy

I have an awful feeling that Reform will very likely pick up Makerfield. The Greens will pick up the GR Manchester mayoralty. Burnham is an arrogant fool for doing this, and as a longstanding Labour member, I will not forgive him.

When Keir Starmer was elected he made it clear that it would take TEN YEARS to make a difference. To repair broken Britain There’s 8 years to go #TenYearKeir

The BBC refuse to hold scammer Farage to account. MPs are meant to declare ALL gifts over £300 in the calendar year leading up to their election. I refuse to look away. Repost if you feel the same.

Fastest growing economy in the G7. NHS waiting list lowest in 3.5 years. Be very careful what you wish for. #BackLabour

@L15per I am angry, disappointed, in despair ! Was never a great Starmer fan - but I'm a Democrat. Yes mistakes have been made - but he owned them & much good stuff has never hit the headlines. His strength & resilience is impressive. The MSM have much to answer for.

I am a Labour party member and am not going to vote for Andy Burnham Wes StreetIng or anyone else. I am going to vote for PM Starmer because he won a landslide victory under two years ago & needs at least another two years to demonstrate economic and political success.

Please consider signing this petition as I have done if like me, you are appalled at the amount of sewage tipped into our waterways to the vast financial benefit of others. Why would any country sell control of something as crucial as water? It is lunacy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7626…

The level of personal hostility directed at Keir Starmer over the last week deserves scrutiny in its own right. Not because he should be immune from criticism, but because the tone and intensity of the attacks tell us something unhealthy about the state of democratic politics. 1. Starmer is a conventional political figure. Cautious, legalistic, incremental. He frustrates people precisely because he is managerial rather than messianic. Yet the reaction to him often goes far beyond disagreement, tipping into visceral hatred more commonly reserved for authoritarians or demagogues. 2. Much of this hostility is disconnected from concrete policy. It is not about specific votes, proposals or outcomes, but about projection. A belief that Starmer embodies betrayal, bad faith or hidden malice. That kind of politics runs on suspicion rather than evidence. 3. This matters because democracy depends on the assumption of good faith among opponents. You can think a leader is wrong, timid, or misguided without believing they are fundamentally illegitimate. Once politics becomes moralised to the point of demonisation, compromise is reframed as treachery and pluralism as weakness. 4. The pattern is familiar. In fragmented, polarised systems, anger concentrates not on extremists, whose intentions are clear, but on moderates, who disappoint maximalists on all sides. The centre becomes the lightning rod precisely because it resists totalising narratives. 5. There is also a media and online dynamic at work. Incentives reward outrage, not proportionality. Algorithms favour contempt over analysis. Over time, this creates a political culture in which relentless personal attack feels normal, even virtuous, rather than disgusting. 6. None of this is a defence of Starmer’s decisions, instincts or record. Those should be argued over robustly as you do in a democracy. The problem is the substitution of critique with hostility and the quiet erosion of democratic norms that follows when political opponents are treated as enemies rather than rivals. 7. A democracy cannot function if every election is framed as an existential struggle against internal evil. At some point, the target may change, but the damage to trust, restraint and culture remains.

Don’t normally do politics on here but as a Labour Party member I have to say that Wes Streeting as PM is the very last thing the party or the country needs at the moment. Keir was elected on a manifesto and despite the noise from the media, a lot of good work is being done.

@AndyBurnhamGM @wesstreeting Hugely disappointing both of you. It's clear you think you matter more than the country. The PM has made mistakes & the pace could be increased but the direction is correct & he does care. You may both find a lot of people would rather stay with Keir

An excellent speech today by @ChrisWebbMP #blackpool South, in the debate on the loyal address. He set out the problems families in Blackpool face and what the govt is doing to improve their lives. He also called for action to protect local taxi drivers and support for tourism

Can anyone name and shame the gobshite that shouted at Ministers in Downing Street. And @BBCNews can you stop showing it every bulletin. It’s completely unnecessary and really doesn’t show the MSM in a good light. #bbcnews #politicslive

The fuckwits on the Labour back benches are virtually handing the keys of No10 to Farage and Reform. I’m am beyond disgusted with every single one of them. Traitorous bastards they are, short-sighted and spineless. @UKLabour