Self indulgent twaddle.The purge of the left continues. The Labour party is now nothing more than a throwback to the Blairite years, pro capitalist, pro-imperialism, pro American, pro- neo liberalism, pro- EU, pro Israel, pro Tory, Pro identity politics, pro liberal values, pro metropolitan liberal elite, probably pro trident replacement, Starmer has moved the party so far right its under the bed sheets with Johnson and his crony capitalists.
A fucking disgusting day in Labour Party History, its no wonder Johnson gets away with lying and complacency as he knows he can be PM for 20 years because the mass movement is no more, Labour is shedding members quicker than the swamp emptied at the 1-6, the members that are leaving are the ones who do the hard yards campaigning, the ones who deliver the party leaflets, Starmer has basically told them all today he doesn't want them in his party, they no longer fit. Good luck to him getting the metro elites out campaigning on the door steps, maybe they can send nanny like Mogg. The red wall will not return to Labour any time soon, it will be the party of the big cities, London, Manchester and maybe Newcastle, the rest will go, maybe even Manchester will have tories once again.
The right wing have won , the country is lurching further to the right by the day and there is no true left opposition. Whats left of Labour will become like the American Democrats, two cheeks of the same pro free market arse.
The only saving grace as I see it is leaving the EU will at least offer the chance for a rebirth of traditional Labour party values, it wont be the Labour party, I think its finished , but maybe a new party of the left, that is patriotic, values family life, is pro working class, believes that immigration should be controlled, values the nations institutions and believes in true Socialist principles of equality of opportunity and " From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs " is a treasured value, where Unions have proper rights and above all democracy is valued again.
Today is my lowest point of being a Labour supporter in my 50 years of political sentience, today the party i loved died on me.
Vive le revolution., stay strong comrades.
Self indulgent twaddle.
Can’t see how this can be a lower point than losing an election to a useless buffoon surrounded by yes men that seem intent on screwing up this country for a generation after hastening the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens more than what could have been through their sheer incompetence.
Good riddance long Bailey
Time for our mps to represent the people not just a political ideology
Starmer is starting the cull and good on him
If he wants to be elected he needs nothing to do with these idiots
He needs to appeal to normal folk not the hard left numpties
What is it that normal people want, that us idiotic "hard" left "numpties" don't get?
There is already a Conservative party, a party of the right, a party of the free market, a party of individualism.
Explain to me what a party of the left should look like, what policies you would like to see a party of the Left have in a manifesto.
Here are 20 primers, can any on here tell me what is wrong with the following and why it should be different, what alternative would better suit the nation.
1/ The NHS should be funded properly, nurses should be paid a proper wage.
2/ The welfare state should be a treasured institution, that provides a proper safety net for those who come across hard times and it should support those unable to support themselves
3/ Everybody who can work, should work
4/ Everybody should pay there fair share of taxation
5/ Infrastructure, like the railways should be in public ownership, its a vital national asset and should be treated accordingly
6/ The armed forces should be properly funded and the services restored to former numbers, with British built ships, British built tanks etc
7/ The police force should be restored to the numbers pre 2008, law and order is the bedrock of a decent society
8/ Immigration should be controlled, asylum seekers should be welcome as per international agreements
9/ Children should receive the best education possible, it should be free and if they want to go on to further education then they should be encouraged to do so and it should be free. Education closes the inequality gap and provides the skills that an economy needs
10/ Nobody should ever be homeless in a rich modern country, Build a million new council houses, with rents at affordable rates and tenancy agreements available for life
11/ Start a new National Investment Bank, that is available for SMEs so that they can provide jobs and help the economy prosper
12/ Invest in green technology, its the future, we no longer rely on coal
13/ Close tax loopholes that allow those with wealth to move wealth out of the country
14/ Electricity and Gas provision is vital for the nation to prosper, it should be owned by the people who need it and paid for it. The public.
15/ No library should ever be shut, they are vital institutions that help educate the nation.
16/ Trial by jury should be sacrosanct
17/ Prisons should be a place that offers rehabilitation, but also punishes those who commit heinious crime. Prison officer numbers should be restored to former numbers
18/ Local Government should have power to act on local issues, the grants should be restored so that local government cam meet the needs of local people
19/ Broadband/wifi should be available to everyone and every child should be given a tablet/laptop on starting school to help educate them properly. Education will help close the productivity gap
20/ Unions should be restored to prominence, they are responsible for so many things we take for granted today and collective bargaining helps ensure wages are paid at a proper level.
OK, there is 20 things that this "hard" left "numpty" would like to see for our country, I believe those 20 things would help restore pride in our country, enhance the patriotic feelings towards our nation, because patriotism is about loving the country you live in. It would enhance the role of family and reduce inequality.
Now who will deconstruct those 20 points and explain to this "hard" left "numpty" where I am going wrong?
If this was Labour they would clean up.
Corbyn’s Labour were unfortunately obsessed with identity politics, spent too much time on Israel, were anything but patriotic and had no policies based on family values (that I can remember).
A blue Labour, meaning some conservative social and immigration policies, would win, I’m sure of it.
Whilst I like Starmer as an individual, I’m not sure another decade of Blair is what we need.
Your list is very noble and a little corbyn
Item 3???
Not gonna happen when you just gave everyone a house and free broadband supported by the ‘welfare safety net’
People wanna get paid a decent wage for a job and have a decent life
A corbyn style utopia list isn’t practical
Public ownership? Are we trying to move forward or backwards?
Oh and maybe not blaming the rich for everything wrong in society and saying it can all be paid for by taxing top 5% more
There’s an awful lot of lazy people in this country, by offering them the world for nothing it doesn’t help us all move forward
Item 21
Stop telling us how shit our lives are
Just tell us how it will be improved
Anyway off to work now
I think a decade of Blair would be fine
(Obviously without the Iraq war)
I think he did a lot of good
Was a ridiculous comment by Peake and a bad endorsement by Long Bailey. Would he have been so decisive in sacking someone more aligned with him politically? It is good to see strong leadership and he’s just about right in his decision. If it’s true that he gave her the opportunity to apologize and take it down but she refused then he absolutely did make the right decision.