Steve Woods12h ago

#CONservatives having difficulty finding local candidates for the #Senedd #elections2026.

#Cymru

https://nation.cymru/news/tories-parachuting-candidates-from-different-parts-of-wales/

Tories 'parachuting candidates from different parts of Wales'

Martin Shipton The Welsh Conservatives have struggled to field a full list of candidates for next month’s Senedd election – and in some cases has had to import them from other parts of Wales. Under the new arrangements, six Senedd Members will be elected from each of the 16 new “super-constituencies” into which Wales has […]

Nation.Cymru
Julie Hughes1d ago
April 12th should be interesting! This chart shows the approval of #Hungary's #VictorOrban dropping and the popularity of the opposition Respect & Freedom Party increasing immediately after the #MangoMussolini was re-elected in the USA. I am certain there are other factors at play, but I take this as one more instance where #EverythingTrumpTouchesGoesToShit
#uspol #uspolitics #elections2026
France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺2d ago
RT: @FR_Consulaire 🗳 #Elections2026
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Steve Woods2d ago

Plaid Cymru leads Reform by 3% in new Senedd poll.

#Cymru #Elections2026

https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-leads-reform-by-3-in-new-senedd-poll/

Plaid Cymru leads Reform by 3% in new Senedd poll

Martin Shipton Plaid Cymru lead Reform UK by three percentage points, according to a new Senedd election poll undertaken by Beaufort Research for Nation.Cymru. The latest results show a slight increase in support for Plaid Cymru (up to 30% of the vote, from 29% in Beaufort’s last poll completed in February 2026), while Reform UK […]

Nation.Cymru
Steve Woods2d ago

#ReformUK - time to add #homophobia to the list its existing bigotries of #xenophobia, #racism, #Islamophobia, etc.

#Scotland #Elections2026

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25986129.malcolm-offord-heckled-hustings-homophobic-joke/

Steve Woods2d ago

"There are now fears Reform UK could go after Gaelic next and splinter long-held cross-party support for the language if they manage to gain significant influence in the Scottish Parliament come the May election. "

#ReformUK #Monoglots #Scotland #Elections2026 🐸

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25984777.nigel-farage-attacked-welsh-language-gaelic-next/

Scottish Gaelic could be Reform UK's next target – here's how

Cross-party support for Gaelic could come under threat for the first time in the Scottish Parliament if Reform MSPs are elected in May, an SNP…

The National
Silversnapples2d ago

Things I'd like folk to watch out for.
Ex reform candidates running as independents. They are not your friends.

I don't believe they are. I think its a power grab that leads them back the reform elite when the elections are over.

#elections2026

Steve Woods2d ago

Reasons to be cheerful.

#ReformUKLtd #Senedd #elections2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje47941j4qo

Three Reform candidates quit in one Welsh constituency

It is unclear who is standing for Reform in a south Wales constituency, after three candidates quit.

BBC News
General Strike Now3d ago

Eight million or more come out nationwide for No Kings III - People's World

MINNEAPOLIS—Eight million or more people rallied March 28 from coast to coast on “No Kings Day III” to denounce President Donald Trump, his war on Iran, anti-immigrant racism, his radical right-wing policies, and the illegal activities of the adminis…#labor #politics #us #democracy #elections2026 #fascism #labormovement #nokings #nokingsday #politicalaction #politicalactivism
Eight million or more come out nationwide for No Kings III

Eight million or more come out nationwide for No Kings III

MINNEAPOLIS—Eight million or more people rallied March 28 from coast to coast on “No Kings Day III” to denounce President Donald Trump, his war on Iran, anti-immigrant racism, his radical right-wing policies, and the illegal activities of the administration.

People's World
Deborah Rose ❌👑3d ago
Representative Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican, announced this week his intent to retire from Congress at the end of his term, adding another name to the now record-setting exodus of Republicans ahead of this year's midterms. #Elections2026