jane martindale
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jane martindale
@janebellina
London and Lake District, copywriter, media strategist.


Robert Jenrick admits Reform UK will NOT deport foreign nationals living in social housing Trevor Phillips showed him Restore Britain's deportation plans and was clear "YOU DON'T AGREE WITH RESTORE'S POLICIES" There are approx. half a MILLION social homes currently occupied by foreign nationals in the UK Deport them all and give those homes to British people Reform are just weak sauce It's time to Restore Britain

The woman trying to ask Ms Gillard a question “was interrupted by moderator Katya Adler who said “we are finished”’ reports @jacquelinmagnay for @australian Sad to see no debate allowed by @BBCkatyaadler at the @hayfestival @salltweets archive.is/Y1W4O


'He's a great lawyer but a terrible, terrible leader' Lifelong Labour voter and feminist campaigner Julie Bindel explains why - despite Keir Starmer's "excellent" work as a barrister - she would spoil her ballot paper if a general election was called tomorrow. @bindelj


Trans women have been using the ladies loos for two decades in the UK. There is NO evidence to suggest women are at a greater risk because of it. This is a made-up problem caused by some rich bigots. Excluding trans peoples from single sex spaces will not make c!s women safer.

To beat Reform in Makerfield we’ve all got to come together as one Labour team with our best available players. Speaking to @MirrorPolitics about what’s at stake in this by-election 👇🏻 mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

To beat Reform in Makerfield we’ve all got to come together as one Labour team with our best available players. Speaking to @MirrorPolitics about what’s at stake in this by-election 👇🏻 mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

JK Rowling mansplained, by Sarah Ditum (@sarahditum) What happened to JK Rowling? If only there were some kind of primary source that could tell us why she became interested in the clash between trans activism and women’s rights — say, a first-person essay. But alas, the archive is silent. It must be, because why else would two male podcasters have taken it upon themselves to solve this supposed mystery? This week, the ‘Origin Story’ podcast, hosted by indistinguishable journalists Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey, bravely shouldered the burden of analysing Rowling over the course of two episodes. Do they succeed? Not remotely. But they do offer a fascinating insight into what happens when a certain kind of progressive man becomes radicalised by Bluesky. Read more below ⬇️ buff.ly/fyIiwWg





I’ve been writing about Andy Burnham in Manchester for a while. We’ve had a few run-ins but I think he has qualities that many people don’t appreciate and weaknesses that spell trouble. I wrote this for @ManchesterMill - I hope it’s insightful and fair. manchestermill.co.uk/stop-looking-f…

@MelJStride @Conservatives Mel please stop lying. You’re doing Putin’s work for him. Until this week there were no sanctions on Russian oil products processed elsewhere coming into the uk (including under your government). From this week there are. Some products are banned immediately. Other are phased out







