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I'm not convinced that this subject is of great interest to the wider public...which is surely the most important thing.
No, because the two camps set their stalls out very early.Did you expect anything else ?
Its a leadership race, theres going to be infighting(Also the general public don't care about this).
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RLB presumably has a huge amount of support from die-hard Corbynistas as is so surely the smart move at this juncture would be to distance herself somewhat from the record-breakingly unpopular and unelectable leader? An acknowledgment that Corbyn made at least some mistakes would seem like a more reasonable way of uniting the party.Tweet
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I'm not sure about that, Rebecca.
But there's not(Unless you've got some examples ?).No, because the two camps set their stalls out very early.
There's plenty of room for a robust exchange of views about the direction of the party without it degenerating into some of the ridiculously petty shite we've all seen both on here and Twitter from the centrists and the Corbynites alike.
Probably not helpful for her own challenge in all honesty. Might keep some supporters onside, but too slavish a devotion to Corbyn and she can easily be painted as someone in denial about the scale of the challenge ahead.Tweet
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I'm not sure about that, Rebecca.
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Agrarian_Question.html?id=xP3sAAAAMAAJIts political party full of different strains of the labour movement that are constantly fighting each in the hope of making grains.
Surely that's gonna effect her leadership bid?
Thanks. I am rooting for Starmer.Keir Starmer
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Lisa Nandy
Jess Philips
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Emily Thornberry
Aye, he’s not perfect by any means but then neither of the candidates are. RLB has already shown how awful she’d be. And I know some like Philips on here (I do as a backbench MP), but I think she would be a terrible party leader.Thanks. I am rooting for Starmer.
who gives a feck about an oxford commar
Surely that's gonna effect her leadership bid?
Unless, the country turns into a complete clusterfeck, I can't see a Labour victory or even a hung parliament.Aye, he’s not perfect by any means but then neither of the candidates are. RLB has already shown how awful she’d be. And I know some like Philips on here (I do as a backbench MP), but I think she would be a terrible party leader.
Whoever wins is very much unlikely to win in 2024 due to the scale of Labour’s defeat last month, so it’s about modernising and reforming the party back to being an electable party once more.
If it ends up being RLB/Burgon then the party is finished.
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I find it impossible to understand what anyone see's in Richard Burgon, other than an absolute liability.Tweet
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With McDonnell and now Abbot both backing Richard Burgon over Angela Raynor for deputy, looks like the Corbyn loyalists are rallying around Burgon as the true left candidate. And if Corbyn's loyalists in Parliament are backing Burgon, there's a decent chance Momentum will do as well, in which case he'd be favourite to succeed.
I find it impossible to understand what anyone see's in Richard Burgon, other than an absolute liability.
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Yup pretty big.
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Sorry pal, as shit as Burgon is, the cool aid was used up by all those Tory cnuts falling for Johnson's bullshit in December.When Burgon is your top guy.....
Maybe it's time to stop swimming in the cool aid.
In modern politics, the party leader is of vital significance.Yup pretty big.
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It's..........Rebekah Vardy.Tweet
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How did Labour end up so out of touch?Tweet
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