bojo is king, brexit is on, stuff is fvcked, tomorrow starts here -- new govt new thread new battle

the replies on there, fucking hell

I'd imagine (without reading them) that the stuff about her being continuity Corbyn will be the mild content compared to the classism and misogyny.

That's largely it, plus lots of Tories going "hope she wins!!!“

the Conservative party will probably prefer being "attacked" from a more aligned centre-right position than from the left by the next election, even they don't need to worry about that for a while. But it's fair to say having a potential LOTO surround by private healthcare stans would be preferable to them with their current plans.

I'd imagine (without reading them) that the stuff about her being continuity Corbyn will be the mild content compared to the classism and misogyny.

I thought constitutional reform wasn't one of your priorities?

― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 January 2020 bookmarkflaglink

Lewis was talking about a constitutional assembly in his manifesto/having a conversation about it in a tweet. RLB is being asked about it by a reporter, and has given the correct answer.

It's definitely not a priority.

Bevan said “he language of priorities is the religion of Socialism … The argument is about power … because only by the possession of power can you get the priorities correct.”

Some of this is good, but the point about engaging with the community "via its main groups, not fringe organisations" is ludicrous. We are a people famous for disagreeing with each other, and proscribing the views and experiences of "bad Jews" is no way to tackle antisemitism. https://t.co/AdEUEi7EjL

— Gordon Maloney (@gordonmaloney) January 12, 2020

Another quote I’ve been thinking about: “Who in History but Robespierre is specifically disliked for his virtue?”. Not that I share Finlay’s love of authoritarians, but thinking about it in relation to Corbyn.

The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do. Aneurin Bevan

This has...just lost my vote pic.twitter.com/gt2H8zNmND

— Aniqah (@AniqahC) January 12, 2020

Oh ffs! Rayner needs to be a bit more thoughtful with her words sometimes. Especially when two good BAME candidates are struggling to get enough noms. This party is frequently an embarrassment.

She has deleted and apologised

one of my local melt MPs posted something about how great it was that Starmer has Matt Pound on board "bringing some vital pluralism that has been missing from the party for years". I immediately unfollowed her and came back later to see if it read as bad as I thought it did earlier and she'd deleted it - so possibly I wasn't the only screaming Fuck Off at the screen!

🎵 SHOT.... BY BOTH SIDES 🎵 pic.twitter.com/jCuxGmZK8k

— Wolfgang La Rouge (@TreborRhurbarb) January 12, 2020

That article has made me a lot more enthused about Starmer.

Good to see Hodges is opposed.

I bet even D Mili wearing Blair's face wouldn't cut the mustard with that cunt.

i'm sure Starmer is considerably posher than whoever wrote that headline, that piece, and Dan fucking Hodges

he was brought up in a townhouse and they never even had a cleaner or a bagman, cos the young Starmer kept grassing them up to the DHSS!

lmao

Dan Hodges WOULD be the perfect leader for a party of liberal sanctimony, well put.

From the Obituary thread, because I posted there not realising it wasn't this thread:

Genuinely trying to figure out why Loki's published a picture of a guy I know with the title 'Frisson' and no other context.

― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, January 12, 2020 6:56 PM (three hours ago)

Are you joking about knowing this guy because if not...😬
― glindr jackson (gyac), Sunday, January 12, 2020 7:20 PM (two hours ago)

who is it?

― calzino, Sunday, January 12, 2020 7:21 PM (two hours ago)

I think the picture is supposed to be the person behind a really horrendous account who’s been banned multiple times for harassment and is a colossal transphobe. He spends all his time online ranting about Owen Jones & even tweeted “Jussie Smollett” when OJ was talking about being assaulted. I think it’s him going by the context of other Loki tweets and the “frisson” caption is a reference to his goodreads page?

pic.twitter.com/wT2dwn9fSI

— Dr Fran van Plannaram Ph.D. (@dismalplaces) January 12, 2020

Yeah, there's a reason I didn't say 'friend' - I've not seen him in years, but I met a mutual friend last week and he came up - he's one of those people where he's got more former friends than friends, but still manages to be a regular subject of conversation whenever the former meet. I heard about the bannings and the transphobia second-hand.

Ah, sorry for replying there. Yeah, I don’t really feel comfortable about saying much more because that guy & his mates aren’t very pleasant (the kind of people who attack left/female accounts on twitter is one of many reasons this is the only place I post publicly about politics).

not-so-red ed

I have nominated @Keir_Starmer and @AngelaRayner for Leader and Deputy Leader. My statement: pic.twitter.com/hWs1I2FtVk

— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) January 13, 2020

guy who ran a racist tory lite campaign backs tory shocker!

Lol Momentum is backing Rayner! Get why they don’t want to back Burgon, but Butler is right there.

xp if Ed lives in the Miliband house in Camden, then KS might well be a constituent?

10-SECOND INTERVIEW
Bitter or lager? Bitter

Autobiography or novel? Autobiography

Aneurin Bevan or Keir Hardie? Aneurin Bevan

Beethoven or The Beatles? Edwyn Collins

George Clooney or Matt Damon? George Clooney

House of Cards or Homeland? House of Cards

Wenger in or Wenger out? Wenger in

House of Cards or Homeland? House of Cards

this aged well

The original version is fine!

Also, Homeland is awful

I bet they weren't referring to the good version, because it would be an insult to put it next to garbage like Homeland.

Nah benefit of the doubt being given here, I seriously doubt he has a Netflix account tbh. He does not come across as someone who watches a lot of tv.

The road where Ed Miliband (plus Ken Loach, Benedict Cumberbatch and Glenda Jackson) lives is in Holborn & St Pancras constituency - although Islington North pretty much starts at the end of that street!

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-OLsdV4Skt74%2FUQq2jnp1Z-I%2FAAAAAAAAAMM%2FuTh1joGSeEo%2Fs1600%2Fstellastreettitles.PNG&f=1&nofb=1

Lol Momentum is backing Rayner! Get why they don’t want to back Burgon, but Butler is right there

Don't rate Butler tbh.

it's been downhill ever since 300

xps to suzy - does this mean Ed meets Dan Hodges on his way to/from his mam’s more often than he’d like?

Spoken like someone who hasn't basked in the glory of Den of Thieves xp

"it's been downhill ever since 300"

enough about Rentoul's sex life.

lol

Surely Count Dracula / Judas Iscariot in Dracula 2000 (also known internationally as Dracula 2001)

Surely PS I Love You?

Here, big Ger's from the same part of Paisley as me, I'll not hear a bad word about him.

In 2018 Butler attended a fundraiser gala organised by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), which raised $60 million for the Israel Defence Forces.

*People from Paisley are famous for their extravagance and generosity.

(*in-joke for Scottish readers)

xpost to gyac - that would depend completely on where each house is, an sure Hodges could be avoided by any reasonable person including his mum.

A pity she couldn't have avoided conceiving him, but hey you can't choose your kids

First comedy gem from the Jess Phillips phone-in: "A woman cried when she saw me the other day, as though I was the Beatles or Take That." #LBC

— Briefcase Michael (@BriefcaseMike) January 13, 2020

*the common touch* that has been so missing from the Labour leadership in the recent decade.

Clive Lewis has 5 nominations and deadline is today - he’s pretty much out. Thornberry has 13 - same. Burgon has 19 nominations for deputy and only needs three more, hope he doesn’t get them.


https://labour.org.uk/people/leadership-2020-nominations/deputy-leadership-2020/

https://labour.org.uk/people/leadership-2020-nominations/leadership-2020/