A political bomb is ticking in Caerphilly.
By-elections can create momentum that becomes self-fulfilling. If Labour loses this former mining town, the fuse is lit for a brutal 8-month countdown to the 2026 elections.
My piece for the Telegraph. https://t.co/5kgWg6mQot
Nobody asked for my political musings, so naturally I’ve started a Substack.
Kicked off with today’s Guardian piece on the reshuffle.
Link to the wider Substack in my bio.
https://t.co/n04436rkCl
Consultations on Lower Thames Crossing have cost £29 million to date.
I can't comprehend how that is even possible for a 14 mile stretch of road.
It's right to consult. But not at this cost!
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 What can we learn from these local elections?
🗳️ Lib Dem MP @mpmwilko, Labour Together's @JonAshworth, former SpAd @JMSellers93 & pollster @Scarlett__Mag join @Alain_Tolhurst to discuss next week's local and mayoral elections
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/sspGTbl996
🚨 New episode! 🚨
This week, Ryan Henson & Stewart Harper chat with
@JMSellers93 (@BlakeneyGroup & ex-Special Adviser to Rishi Sunak).
🎙️ His journey into politics
⚡ The fast-paced world of special advisers
🗣️ Why comms is key to campaigning & governing
https://t.co/yEb1o0l9Qy
Huge thanks to my former colleague & political commentator @rorystewart for endorsing my book - ‘Ungovernable’.
If you want a glimpse of life during a pandemic under PM Boris Johnson, or the extraordinary and unpredictable (and largely unreported) role of the Chief Whip, then this book is definitely for you.
Pre order your copy here - https://t.co/g9W39vX8mc
🚨I’m delighted to report that former Prime Minister @RishiSunak will be breaking his silence and giving his first major interview on his time in office since leaving Downing Street in conversation with me for 2 special editions of Political Thinking with Nick Robinson.
Keir Starmer is realising what I learned about being in power — it is brutal
writes @JMSellers93, former No10 adviser to Rishi Sunak https://t.co/PjcRWIHVsP
⚡️NEW WALESCAST ALERT⚡️
Inside No 🔟
@felicityxevans + @jamswilliams85 are joined by
@JMSellers93 to look back at his time working for Rishi Sunak in Downing Street
Enjoy 👇
https://t.co/bDziRIaP0P