Yes, that's the key thing a lot of people are missing. It's not specifically about Corbyn - the idea of Labour as a democratic political movement goes far beyond the choice of leader. The naked contempt for members, not just within the PLP but from the Labour-aligned press and centrists within the wider party, clearly shows that's never going to happen unless Corbyn manages to hang on an implement a huge structural reform.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 30 June 2016 10:09 (seven years ago) link
I vacillate between thinking i should join and go for it seriously over the next few years - aiming to be a ward Councillor and, in the fullness of time, a PPC - and mostly assuming the party is heading in a direction i couldn't bring myself to vote for let alone represent.
yeah this has been my thing for a long time, Corbyn's election swung me towards the former but here we go again
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 30 June 2016 11:36 (seven years ago) link
No
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
A reminder of how the Labour Party is now bad.
Blacklisting candidates for liking tweets from Sturgeon saying she had recovered from COVID is a disgusting look for Labour. https://t.co/4nMzqMdTEV— Tom Sutton for NW YL Chair 🔶️ (@PushTheSutton) October 22, 2022
― the pinefox, Sunday, 23 October 2022 12:39 (one year ago) link
is this about enforcing anti-snp party discipline or is it more whatever pretext is to hand to keep out the wrong sort of people? or a two birds one stone situation
― Left, Sunday, 23 October 2022 13:15 (one year ago) link
Pretty sure the SNP is not a big talking point on the doorsteps of Milton Keynes North.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 October 2022 13:25 (one year ago) link
I believe it is part of a general purge of socialists, though I don't know much about this particular individual.
― the pinefox, Sunday, 23 October 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link
is the party just going to get more and more reactionary on the assumption that tory fuckery and FPTP and lesser evil guilt tripping will hand them victory anyway regardless of how toxic they are and how little they have to offer to anyone who matters? or are they just spiteful pieces of shit as a matter of habit
― Left, Sunday, 23 October 2022 13:37 (one year ago) link
Both.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 October 2022 13:45 (one year ago) link
https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/selective-history
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 13 February 2023 13:22 (one year ago) link
funny to see chessum beef make its way into the lrb
― devvvine, Monday, 13 February 2023 13:43 (one year ago) link
it’s the NLR!that is quite a roasting
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 13 February 2023 15:53 (one year ago) link
The 2017 election is described as ‘a moment of intoxication from which the leadership never really came down’
same here tbh.
― calzino, Monday, 13 February 2023 16:43 (one year ago) link
A community centre which helped provide food and support to people in Broxtowe has closed for financial reasons amid claims the Labour Party removed the local political group’s access to a bank account.🗒️Full story: https://t.co/ZqXU2bn8TY pic.twitter.com/PsWCOkYKr7— Notts TV (@Notts_TV) August 22, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 09:17 (nine months ago) link
I wish this jerkoff would just fade away. That's probably his fear, if he doesn't troll people with right-wing talking points he get's lower numbers because he's not half as interesting or funny as lots of the average shitposters who rip his stupid posts to pieces every day.
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 10:38 (nine months ago) link
lol meant as a reply to the novara thread!
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Wednesday, 23 August 2023 10:39 (nine months ago) link
Lol
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 23 August 2023 10:39 (nine months ago) link
This is Wes Streeting's constituency
We are delighted to announce our independent PPC for the Ilford North seat is the inspirational Leanne Mohamad. pic.twitter.com/luu3fU2rXa— Redbridge Community Action Group (@RedbridgeAction) January 15, 2024
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 15 January 2024 18:35 (four months ago) link