George MonbiotFeb 25
If Labour followed its own logic, it would now step aside and let the Greens walk home in this crucial by-election. It is hard to imagine how Starmer and co could have made a bigger fist of this - and of everything. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Show threadGeorge Monbiot
"The Reform candidate, Matt Goodwin, is among the most unprepossessing people I’ve ever met. He came across as utterly charmless and squirming with discomfort. When he tried to smile, his lips stretched, but no other part of his face seemed to move."
Feb 25 at 12:20pmWeb
Show threadChris Ford Feb 25
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social I surprised that you're proud enough of this to self-quote. It's not the way he smiles that makes him a monstrous option.