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Welcoming in a nutcase, another reason not to vote for Starmer’s Red Tories.
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Not really a problem in my eyes. He’ll win the GE. Perhaps the next as a cakewalk as 4 years isn’t that long in Politics. Perhaps 2-3 Green MP’s At the next turn in 2029. And a Labour Party able to move closer to Corbyn policies from a position of strength beyond that. This off the back of a better nationalReally is the Southgate of political leader.
Fecking hell she posts here!
Fecking hell she posts here!
I'll have what you're smoking.Not really a problem in my eyes. He’ll win the GE. Perhaps the next as a cakewalk as 4 years isn’t that long in Politics. Perhaps 2-3 Green MP’s At the next turn in 2029. And a Labour Party able to move closer to Corbyn policies from a position of strength beyond that. This off the back of a better national
Landscape that now. It’s the hope that kills yoj.
This framed by Southgate being fantastic for England for at least 4+ years, then running out of ability.
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Fecking hell she posts here!
Why do you guys do this childish shit?Presumably if Man City win the PL, Starmer will reveal he was a lifelong City fan.
SureBut in this space, on a football forum, we can absolutely prove that he likes what we like, is a somewhat tidy player for an old git, and wholesomely enjoys one passion that we all do too.
Meanwhile, GETIR gave Starmer “four tickets with hospitality for Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal,” worth £1,600. The match attended by Starmer, who is an Arsenal fan, took place at the Spurs stadium, where the executive suite advertises “private gourmet dining” and “beautifully crafted menus… crafted by world famous chefs”.
Speaking to openDemocracy, a staff collective of GETIR employees in Germany, where the firm is more established than the UK, said it was “like working in a cartel”, and that employees are often too afraid to speak out against the violation of their rights. GETIR didn’t respond to openDemocracy’s request for comment.
In total, Starmer has accepted tickets to 11 football matches, in most cases in exclusive executive suites, and also two rugby matches.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ke...tenham-hotspur-chelsea-coldplay-adele-google/
Yep, I would slam the door in their fecking faces.It's just so fecking weak. These MPs crying about how the Tory's have destroyed the country. Why didnt they leave years ago then? Pricks. Jumping a sinking ship like the rats they are.
It was a joke.Why do you guys do this childish shit?
16 years ago. Arsenal mentioned.
It’s so easy to check. Just stop.
It’s also easy to check and find out that he’s not really an England fan. On that one he’s political and it grates with me. But he’s an Arsenal fan and hasn’t just picked it up recently. Coverage has increased as Arsenal are good and he’s in the public eye. He goes to home matches, lives ‘near’ the ground and has been spotted at games, at pubs in the area, and on the Overground on the way there.
We’ve become so deeply mistrusting of politicians over the last 20 years. But in this space, on a football forum, we can absolutely prove that he likes what we like, is a somewhat tidy player for an old git, and wholesomely enjoys one passion that we all do too.
Ah, the famous pivot.Not really a problem in my eyes. He’ll win the GE. Perhaps the next as a cakewalk as 4 years isn’t that long in Politics. Perhaps 2-3 Green MP’s At the next turn in 2029. And a Labour Party able to move closer to Corbyn policies from a position of strength beyond that. This off the back of a better national
Landscape that now. It’s the hope that kills yoj.
This framed by Southgate being fantastic for England for at least 4+ years, then running out of ability.
The other day he said he wanted to leave NATO to protect the UK's borders. Probably should have stuck to cricket.Tweet
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Alright Natalie.The other day he said he wanted to leave NATO to protect the UK's borders. Probably should have stuck to cricket.
Eh? That's what he said. Amongst other moronic things.Alright Natalie.
It's an interesting question and one that I'll still be asking myself when I'm voting for Labour.Why are Labour cnuts?
Showing some moral backbone is off putting to voters. Or something.Why are Labour accepting these cnuts?
The end result will be apathy, which will lead to more of the same. More privatisation, more running down of essential services, more kicking the can down the road when it comes to green issues, house building and infrastructure upgrades. More soundbites about magic money trees, people in dinghies and benefit scroungers. More cringeworthy interviews after yet more u-turns. More flag shagging, more cap doffing and more peerages for those that toe the line. More than ever before, we'll have more of the same. And we'll be grateful for it.Why didn't Starmer just lead the Torys? All he's done is turn Labour into Torys of 5 years ago. What a bellend, can't stand the bloke.
I’m not his biggest fan. I’ll often come across as a practical apologist.Why didn't Starmer just lead the Torys? All he's done is turn Labour into Torys of 5 years ago. What a bellend, can't stand the bloke.
I’m all for the political window shifting back to the left over the next 10 years. But that isn’t what is happening. Starmer is SO defensive with his election strategy that he actively undermines this process - see every u-turn made since being appointed leader in the context of the incumbent government having historically low approval ratings. See all the appointments made to the Labour advisory team, as highlighted in this thread. Changed Labour isn’t to the left, it’s objectively to the right and aligns with the vision of those who run the show. This defection is truly mental for Labour, but sadly not surprising.Not really a problem in my eyes. He’ll win the GE. Perhaps the next as a cakewalk as 4 years isn’t that long in Politics. Perhaps 2-3 Green MP’s At the next turn in 2029. And a Labour Party able to move closer to Corbyn policies from a position of strength beyond that. This off the back of a better national
Landscape that now. It’s the hope that kills yoj.
This framed by Southgate being fantastic for England for at least 4+ years, then running out of ability.
Exactly. It just shows those values and principles are very much things of the past. I'd have told her to get fecked.Why even take her onboard though? Just say no thanks, your values and voting history don't align with that of the current Labour party (even if in reality they do). Might win back a few disgruntled left voters. Such an easy win really I don't get it.
She was also one of the bigger gobshites against Rashford and the whole school meals thing as well.
We mostly agree on principle. I still maintain that Starmers policies are to the left of Blair’s, but that’s not saying much. Rachael Reeves is to the right of Brown by a distance, and it’s that position that dictates the direction of the country more than the PM.I’m all for the political window shifting back to the left over the next 10 years. But that isn’t what is happening. Starmer is SO defensive with his election strategy that he actively undermines this process - see every u-turn made since being appointed leader in the context of the incumbent government having historically low approval ratings. See all the appointments made to the Labour advisory team, as highlighted in this thread. Changed Labour isn’t to the left, it’s objectively to the right and aligns with the vision of those who run the show. This defection is truly mental for Labour, but sadly not surprising.
And I know this isn’t a football thread, but to keep the analogy going - Southgate has failed as a risk averse manager who has made terrible decisions at the most crucial moments. Starmer has the capital to take risks with progressive policies - Corbyn’s policies were by and large really popular (hence being copied by Johnson, when he felt he could).
But that’s all been forgotten/deliberately ignored in the long running strategy of “only the centre-right win elections”. They will definitely have a strategy on how to convince Frank Hester to donate to Labour.
Easy answer - cost/benefit calc was that it hurt the Tories more than Labour. Probably correct. But not without risk.Why even take her onboard though? Just say no thanks, your values and voting history don't align with that of the current Labour party (even if in reality they do). Might win back a few disgruntled left voters. Such an easy win really I don't get it.
She was also one of the bigger gobshites against Rashford and the whole school meals thing as well.
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Honestly, it isn't even the MPs that are the issue for me. It's the advisors, who will have significant say in the manifesto. And that'll be the final acid test to what this Labour party actually stands for, because they are heading for a significant majority which means they'll be able to vote through whatever is in their manifesto without much issue, as the Lords will back it due to the Salisbury Principle.We mostly agree on principle. I still maintain that Starmers policies are to the left of Blair’s, but that’s not saying much. Rachael Reeves is to the right of Brown by a distance, and it’s that position that dictates the direction of the country more than the PM.
He’s a good man though. It’s that I cling to. He’ll do a good job. It’s our job as voters to ensure he moves closer to us. In my dream scenario, the Lib Dems chase some left wing votes, rather than become an additional alt-Tory party. Dreamland probably. I also thought that Clegg was going to rein in Cameron and look at how that little financial feckfest turned on me.
Again; Hope = Death.
Easy answer - cost/benefit calc was that it hurt the Tories more than Labour. Probably correct. But not without risk.
Starmer is firmly in the ‘Death by a thousand cuts’ doctrine. Seeing Rishi shit his pants today at PMQ’s today after the right-wing defector announce minutes before… sends a message to sitting Tories in the house, but upsets you and I.
It’s constant pressure and it’s worked for years now. I think it was a cut misjudged, but Sunak had a full on meltdown today. He looked like a schoolboy. Maybe that’s meaningful in future. I suspect not, but I’m not a political strategist.