David Swift @davidswift87
SCOUSE REPUBLIC out now https://t.co/BfkmT3083b Writing @newstatesman @unherd @spectator @tribunemagazine @independent @thetimes Joined July 2009-
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The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help @blue_labour.
The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help @blue_labour. https://t.co/11QWaP3lTJ
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Across the West, Christianity has long been in decline. Merseyside is no different: Protestant and Catholic church attendance has dropped and their institutional power waned. At least one academic has argued that the common Scouse identity emerged from two sectarian ones. 🧵
Great Saturday reading here
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Cutting Angela Rayner loose would be a disaster for Labour. She is one of the only charismatic working class politicians left in the party. @LabBeyondCities newstatesman.com/uncategorized/…
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I wrote about Angela Rayner for @NewStatesman 🔗 In replies
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Happy 818th Birthday, #Liverpool. Founded on this day in 1207.
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The Liverpudlian folk anti-hero known universally as ‘Purple Aki’ has died. The strange obsession with him tells us a lot about the city, writes @davidswift87👇 buff.ly/EejzZfh
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Liverpool's Old Dock that's still hidden beneath the city centre @LivEchonews liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia…
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German soldier Eric Stahl's division is now shooting 4000 prisoners: "They scarcely looked up when our interpreter told them of their fate. How strangely these men used their last minutes: one neatly folded up his greatcoat on the ground; others greedily sucked a last cigarette."
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Over half of council tax goes on social care. What's the principled case for social care being paid from local taxation?
How you know you're in a Zone 2 pub: 'Who Gives a Crap' toilet paper; tampons in the men's bogs; and 40 year olds with todlers. In fairness I love it
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@_footyheritage Half Man, Half Biscuit… at Prenton Park (Tranmere Rovers of course).
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Netanyahu’s government is moving against Arab Israel. Amid anti-war protests and pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu is looking ahead to the next election. 🌎 @davidswift87 newstatesman.com/international-…
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The figure is not well known but had a significant impact on British politics manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
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This is excellent. When people refer to Liverpool’s “Rebel City”/progressive/Left-wing political culture, you have to qualify it by saying **since the 1980s**, before which it was further to the Right than any other large urban area. People also conflate Liverpool with what is…
This is excellent. When people refer to Liverpool’s “Rebel City”/progressive/Left-wing political culture, you have to qualify it by saying **since the 1980s**, before which it was further to the Right than any other large urban area. People also conflate Liverpool with what is…
Interesting read on Liverpool in @unherd by @LedgerLomasM Pleased to see 'Scouse Republic' get a name check! unherd.com/2025/08/the-my…
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