The #Caerphilly by-election was bad.
Better use the 'let the sex offender out of jail by mistake' routine so they don't talk about it on the Sunday morning politics shows ....
Angela Antunovic
and 2 others
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One key lesson from the Caerphilly by-election is (or at least should be) that ReformUK can be defeated not by adopting some of its policies in an attempt to strip away their support via imitation, but by forthright opposition for what they stand for (and by an associated recognition that tactical voting in a FPTP system is the best current inoculation against the Right in elections).
Will Labour learn that lesson?
Seems unlikely!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/24/reform-caerphilly-byelection-britain-labour
One key lesson from the Caerphilly by-election is (or at least should be) that ReformUK can be defeated not by adopting some of its policies in an attempt to strip away their support via imitation, but by forthright opposition for what they stand for (and by an associated recognition that tactical voting in a FPTP system is the best current inoculation against the Right in elections).
Will Labour learn that lesson?
Seems unlikely!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/24/reform-caerphilly-byelection-britain-labour
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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Nice day in #YstradMynach #Caerphilly
It's Friday! Woohoo!
After last week's celebration of the 7+ million people protesting in the US, this week the dancers celebrate a smaller but important event in Wales, where around 16 thousand people elected a progressive politician instead of our own brand of fash. Good job Caerphilly 😁
And as ever, have a good weekend if you possibly can 
#sillyScribbles #FridaySparklyDancers #Caerphilly #PlaidCymru #Wales
Nice day in #YstradMynach #Caerphilly
To no-one's real surprise Labour has lost the Caerphilly by-election to Plaid Cymru... Plaid took the seat with a 47% share of the vote, but Reform managed to gain (pretty much from a standing start) 36%, while Labour saw a majority drop to 11% (all, on a slight larger turnout of 50%).
Its not good news for Labour, but most disappointingly the Greens vote share dropped from a previous constituency high of around 15% in 2021 to almost (but not quite) zero.
#Caerphilly #politics
h/t FT