Should I join the Labour Party?

my support for corbyn was more for the movement to democratise the party and run it from the bottom up, but given the nature of the machinations that have been used to make his position untenable it looks like that is anathema to the ppl who are still evidently running things

with both this and the referendum result we've had democratic decisions which the establishment has been unable or perhaps just unwilling to make work. not sure what people are supposed to do in the face of this sort of anti-democracy

the willingness of people to make practical compromises is what has sustained the system for so long, I don't think it will be sufficient to solve the deeper problems, but hey, there's an election coming, got to look good for the tabloids

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.

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

No

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

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

Pretty sure the SNP is not a big talking point on the doorsteps of Milton Keynes North.

I believe it is part of a general purge of socialists, though I don't know much about this particular individual.

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

Both.

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/selective-history

funny to see chessum beef make its way into the lrb

it’s the NLR!

that is quite a roasting

The 2017 election is described as ‘a moment of intoxication from which the leadership never really came down’

same here tbh.

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

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.

lol meant as a reply to the novara thread!

Lol

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