Thread 34 Starmer - Conference Swanwiches and a Deputy Leader contest

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Times article here. I think they are having a sneaky pop at Gen Z. The photos make them all look as odd as possible, apart from a couple of the women.

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Well done pointyds 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🍾

Great news @pointythings - well done him

Patriot Farright has been complaining about the UK's (state) education system.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/09/nigel-farage-says-uk-teachers-are-poisoning-our-kids-and-predicts-strikes-as-pm

Fabulous news Pointy, bet you’re very proud. Excellent news here today too, Mr BT had his surgery today and is doing very well. I shall sleep well tonight.

Nige must be horrified that the first paragraph makes him sound like a racist. 🤔

Excellent news, @BIossomtoes - hopefully onwards and upwards from here.

We really are inching closer to the line beyond which not only is it OK to be a racist, but it's discrimination to point it out.

Trust me, I speak from experience.

Good news @BIossomtoes

Great news Blossom 💐

So lovely to hear good news for a change!

Well done Pointy DS and speedy recovery to Mr Blossomtoes

Lovely news @pointythings congratulations to your DS ❤️ and so glad to hear operation has gone well @BIossomtoes all good wishes for your DH’s recovery ❤️

Fabulous news so happy for you all💐🎉

Can’t bring myself to comment on the line up photo of the young conservatives apart from wtf.
Patriot Farright is getting well beyond himself with those comments about U.K. education, I really hope & pray someone is doing some serious investigations into his shenanigans if he is even remotely above board im the Queen of Sheba.

Well done to your ds Pointy, and i hope all went well with the op Blossom.

Those gen z conservatives look like a caricature.

Second this💐💐

Final visit to the Dentist tomorrow and they have been brilliant, but still not looking forward to it. Flu jab Saturday. Start new psoriasis foam treatment tonight - get it free on prescription and just as well because it costs £60!

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Good news!

Very pleased to hear your update @BIossomtoes. Best wishes to your DH.

Thank you all. I’m having trouble staying awake now after getting up at 5am. Off to bed for me.

Lovely to hear good news @pointythings- well done to you and your boy 👏👏
Hope Mr @BIossomtoes continues on well and our @BIossomtoes gets a great sleep tonight 😴💤

Have a good night's sleep. Really glad to hear your bloke is doing well😘

Hope Mrblossom has a speedy recovery

As for Farage -he takes a decent point - we do need to teach critical thinking in the Uk - and turns it into something completely unpalatable.
Although on the flip side it’s only lacking critical thinking skills of the population that keeps him relevant so I think we’re safe from him actually pushing it 😉

Some by-election over night results. Labour not doing well of course, but Reform not managing wins, so that is good. Reform's vote shares here don't reflect the national polls. Lib Dems doing well. Two more to come:

What is the general political position of ‘Our West Lancashire’ do you know?
Edit: I googled. Slight Nimbyism (stop building houses for students etc) but general seems to be about local facilities. Nothing overtly anti immigration, but hard t9 tell with local independents really.