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  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    The Tories can’t copy a policy graveyard and claim it as their own
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    What would Corbyn have done materially worse at since Dec 2019 til now?
  • Shaw is one of the most overrated players that we’ve had in recent times. He has good patches but it’s completely overshadowed by his atrocious injury record. Simply cannot be relied upon. Dalot is the more valuable player for us.
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Gary Neville.
    He’s on that Rest is Football podcast now right ?
  • He probably got swayed by the promise of being debt free etc. He definitely is more positive about it now at least. Not his finest hour.
  • Solanke
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    He attended the by election as a representative for GB News and not the Tories. Says it all
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    It’s the same in the Times. There’s been a ramping up of anti Labour and Pro Tory coverage there (more than the usual bias)
  • Still got a green arrow somehow despite having both Walker and KdB on my bench last minute from the leaks
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    He comes across every bit a Goldman Sachs technocrat. That’s his heritage I suppose but why the Tories think that would be popular with the Red Wall, I have no clue
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    What you are saying is entirely sensible and, in an educated unbiased landscape, would be a good way to conduct a political strategy. However, we don’t operate in such an environment for the Left. Every single utterance is scrutinised many...
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    Let’s say I agree with you and that it’s a mistake not to invest in these areas. How do we get realistic action? Infighting on the Left, hampering the Starmer front and leaving the door slightly open for 5 more years of Sunak and co. Or, get...
  • Vernon Philander replied to the thread Westminster Politics.
    The Tories are leaving nothing left for future spend (or less than nothing if you take the OBRs damning indictment). Why are stubborn idealists still bleating on about broken pledges and promises. The picture is getting worse every day, it would...