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Why the Labour Party lost everywhere last week

Posted on May 11, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

Since late 2024, my wife Joanna and I have received a combined total of five speeding tickets from the Metropolitan Police. And, in each case, the strategically-placed automatic camera had caught us driving at … 24 mph. Most recently, the … Continue reading →

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Workers deserve better than ‘hope’

Posted on May 4, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

So, having publicly defended the right of murderous armed nutjobs to be arrested ever so gently by police officers, former boob-enlarging hypnotist David Paulden (aka Zack Polanski) and his Watermelon Party have now gone big on the rights of workers. … Continue reading →

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Wealth of nations, poverty of policy

Posted on February 27, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

Zack Polanski, the former boob-enlarging hypnotist and Liberal Democrat who now leads the Green Party, says that yesterday’s Gorton & Denton by-election result proves the Labour Party is a busted flush, and that voting Green is now the only way … Continue reading →

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