I live in Leeds and have a cat called Bridget Jones. Vice Chair (Campaigns/Membership) for Leeds South CLP. Perennial election agent. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (they/them)
Leeds, England
Joined January 2010
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Thomas Coole retweeted
I think this is absolutely fine. I even quite like the fact that all the new/refurbished entrances are becoming more coherent with the gold vibe. And I'm sorry but if you are sharing that godawful AI slop gothic pastiche version, you're a bad person with worse taste.
Thomas Coole retweeted
These were not areas of grand Victorian splendour. That was and is to the North of the station. These were the heavy industrial bowels of Leeds. The kind of places where a poorly chosen teaspoon of soil would kill you and Marx wrote about poverty beyond imagination.
Thomas Coole retweeted
Dear the online people moaning about Leeds City Station's new entrance not being Victoriana,... the attractive parts of the stations are beautifully preserved and restored and take you to the very pleasantly restored, historic, and pedestrianised city square.
Thomas Coole retweeted
A ballot for the Clacton by-election (posted on Facebook).
We need to change the rules about ballot access in Britain. I admit Clacton is a bit of an outlier case, but the length of ballot papers generally is growing.
There gets to a point where this serves no public benefit, and in fact can be unhelpful to voters, especially those who might struggle navigating an excessively long ballot paper.
I have no objections to independents and minor parties standing, but what we have at the moment is a system which is increasingly attracting non-serious/joke candidates who are happy to throw away £500 for their 15 seconds of fame (and possibly for the much more valuable freepost), but with no benefit to anyone but themselves.
The deposit to stand for Parliament has not been increased since 1985, with inflation now substantially eroding its value. It is time to increase it.
For those who feel this would exclude poorer candidates, I would be open to introducing an alternative route to standing, which involves gathering signatures in place of a deposit or in exchange for a lower deposit (e.g., it remains £500 if you have a certain number of petitioners sign).
Thomas Coole retweeted
If you stood on Briggate at 8am on a weekday in 1957, and stood there again in 2026, in which year could you reach more of the city in half an hour?
Samuel Bancroft has crunched the numbers. Since the 1950s, Leeds has got bigger - but the city has effectively shrunk.
Thomas Coole retweeted
When British right-wing populist leader Nigel Farage announced he was resigning as a lawmaker and triggering a special election in the face of a swirl of allegations over personal financing, he sought the high ground, saying his constituents “should be the judges of my actions.”
Instead, rival parties united in dismissing his actions as a stunt, leaving his only opponent to be a garbage-can wearing comedian whose policies include forcing rule-breaking cyclists to ride unicycles. cnn.it/4guJhTy
Thomas Coole retweeted
"I once told the country I was taking on the establishment, and instead ended up fighting a bin."
Thomas Coole retweeted
I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.
But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him.
Thomas Coole retweeted
I'm back in the @NewStatesman today, this time on the 1984 Chesterfield by-election.
The Labour frontbench were forced to campaign for a party celebrity whom they really didn't want back in Parliament. All smiles during by-election. Less so afterwards...
newstatesman.com/politics/la…
Thomas Coole retweeted
There is too much happening for mid-December. Where are the cancelled meetings? Why are we not circling back next year?
Thomas Coole retweeted
Congratulations Lucy Powell, elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
ALT A photograph of Lucy Powell MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Overlaid text reads: Lucy Powell - Elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Thomas Coole retweeted
The Prime Minister of France, Sébastien Lecornu, resigns after just 26 days – yet another area in which the UK sadly has now been overtaken by Europe
Thomas Coole retweeted
After hearing from both candidates, Labour for Trans Rights has decided to endorse @LucyMPowell in the Deputy Leadership Election.
Ballots will begin to drop tomorrow for Labour Party members and other eligible electors.
Good luck Lucy!
