Tim Swift

Labour and Cooperative Councillor; Calderdale MBC. Interests in health, social care, and the future of towns. Tweeting in a personal capacity

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

Promoted by and on behalf of Tim Swift, at Trades Club, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Right, let's knock this on the head now. If you're calling for the security services to release details about the identities of the suspects of an ongoing terror investigation less than 24 hours after the alleged attack, you're a moron. And you have no business even pretending to be a candidate for high public office.

[BBC Leeds @BBCLeeds]

'Magical' hospice unit opens after £16m revamp https://t.co/GXe1E9DEZh

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@ian_m_greenwood @DailyMail @RicHolden @LilianGreenwood @PACTS @rcuerden_trl @HFS_ITSLeeds @transportgovuk @racfoundation @DavidDjward @NaranMeera @roadsafety Ian, the comments from the Tory MP are appalling. Quite as bad as anything I would expect from Reform.

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

As someone dealing with both the social care & SEND systems, I can confirm they’re exactly as broken as every says.

[Labour Future @LabourfutureUK]

The arson attack on the Prime Ministers home shows how far Russia will go to threaten the west.

All the mad right wing rumours that went round were total lies. It was a Russian backed attack on our democracy.

Solidarity with the Prime Minister.

https://t.co/2jNEz1Wd9o

[Nick Cohen @NickCohen4]

Our discourse is now so corrupt the Russian firebombing of the PM’s home, and lies about Starmer using rent boys, are ignored by "patriotic" conservatives The country is under attack and they are so lost in culture wars they cover up the threat
https://t.co/kUKx3sdkjP

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Let's just reflect on this for a moment. For the past few months a group of people who style themselves "patriots" have been peddling propaganda on behalf of a foreign state after it sponsored a firebomb attack on our Prime Minister.

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@MaryCreagh_ So when are we going to get tough about dealing with it? and exporting Reforms links to Russian?

[Richard Corbett @RichardGCorbett]

‘Brexit was a con, and those who sold it are guilty of a heinous crime’ – Michael Heseltine
https://t.co/qgOHeD9uBm

[Tim (totally unremarkable and officially stubborn) @forwardnotback]

No politician, regardless of party should be subject to abuse
When people normalise that and also talk about politics being broken you know they are hypocrites and part of the problem

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@seanbamforth But there’s a poll I think showing half their members want Reform to win. Which perfectly captures their existential crisis.

[Jonathan Brash MP @JonathanBrash]

Real change means tackling disadvantage head on. Replacing our deeply regressive council tax system is the kind of big, bold reform that would genuinely improve lives in northern towns like Hartlepool, putting more money back into the pockets of the people who need it most.

[Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot]

Without minimising the dire results for Labour, it’s extraordinary how chipper the Tories are.

They’ve lost 500 seats from a low watermark, lost major councils to Lib Dems and Reform, show no signs of recovery in the esp LD areas they need to win.

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

Labour lost *every single seat* on Kirkless, where the party holds 4/5 MPs.
We are seeing some of the most fragmented results in councils that combine a white working class vote with a large ethnic minority population - e.g. with Mill Towns like Kirkless/Burnley.

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@LukeTryl @stephennaylor Looking at who has been elected, it’s hard to imagine that the new Reform group will be entirely cohesive!

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@LukeTryl @stephennaylor The Tory wipeout is interesting. Has perhaps been coming for a couple of years as they seemed to have lost most of their recent activists to Reform, but I expected them to cling on in a couple of wards.

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@jessicaelgot True. In Calderdale where I was a councillor, the conservatives were the main opposition to Labour. They now have no seats, and as far as i can see, have lost most of their activists to Reform.

[Oliver Kamm @OliverKamm]

This isn’t altogether surprising and suggests Matt Goodwin was talking off the top of his head. The only election-loser I can recall who displays comparable gracelessness is George Galloway.

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@Helen_Barnard I thought it was just happening to me.

[Tim Swift @TimSwift]

@NJ_Timothy So let me understand. The conservatives would ban Muslims from performing any act of worship in a public place. Would this also apply to Hindus? Jews?