BBC - Owen Jones

[Spanky Longhorn]

Quote possibly - but no one up there will openly say vote labour. Not even Owen

They will - Len will.

 

[butchersapron]

I bet you not, i bet he's never openly said any such thing in his life.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

We will see

 

[butchersapron]

I have already seen. Hearken.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

 

[binka]

i hope this is going to be recorded and put on youtube

 

[treelover]

It will though because the anti-Labour lot and the pro-Labour lot will spend far more time than they should debating the merits of voting Labour than discussing the building of actual community self organisation.

And it will be the anti's fault as well.

that happened to a degree at the local one here..

 

[treelover]

i hope this is going to be recorded and put on youtube

if you are being serious, yes it will be partly live streamed, photos, videos posted as the day goes on,

I hope they film the audience and all the contributions from the floor, they, counterfire, don't usually


team of 6 from the BBC there now...

 

[butchersapron]

They paying to get in?

 

[rekil]

That Sam Fairbairn counterfire fellow in the dull dull dull promo video is down as a chair for a couple of people's assembly talks. Only 81 followers on the twitter machine! (While PD has 801) Who is he?

Vicki Baars NUS president a few weeks ago.

"I hate tuition fees. But when people wake up in morning and decide to drop out, that's not because they can't pay their tuition fees. It's because they can't afford to pay their rent or bills – these are the issues that need tackling. When we only talk about one issue, like tuition fees, we risk deprioritising everything else, almost by accident."

Also chairing a couple of things. They're not going to do anything are they.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

She's not the President she's a token lefty VP - and she's right as well

 

[binka]

if you are being serious

im not

 

[butchersapron]

She's not the President she's a token lefty VP - and she's right as well

So is toothless benn. Who the frig is that going to inspire?

 

[sihhi]

Len McCluskey will not say 'vote Labour'. He doesn't need to. He's already one of the John Cruddas ideas team.

He will relentlessly attack the Lib Dems-Tories and maybe UKIP (how dangerous they are etc).

 

[rekil]

She's not the President she's a token lefty VP - and she's right as well

NUS VP then, sorry, it's late. The point stands, the NUS will carry on as before.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Len McCluskey will not say 'vote Labour'. He doesn't need to. He's already one of the John Cruddas ideas team.

He will relentlessly attack the Lib Dems-Tories and maybe UKIP (how dangerous they are etc).

he does need to as the antis will force him to

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

NUS VP then, sorry, it's late. The point stands, the NUS will carry on as before.

of course

 

[butchersapron]

he does need to as the antis will force him to

Will they frig. And he doesn't need to.

 

[butchersapron]

They can't force him to do anything. As far as he's concerned he's just talking at yet another thing.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Depends how long there is for floor contributions - admittedly there might not be time given how top heavy the platforms are.

 

[sihhi]

Also attending are: Mark Serwotka, Christine Blower, Michelle Stanistreet, Manuel Cortez, Billy Hayes, Bob Crow and Mick Whelan. Seven other trade union general secretaries.
It's going to have to be a really smart question that flays them all or forces something out of just Len McCluskey.

 

[butchersapron]

Should we vote labour? We have to put our shoulder to the wheel of all anti-austerity forces. zzzz

 

[DaveCinzano]

She's not the President she's a token lefty VP - and she's right as well

To students what Donnacha Delong is to journalists

 

[sihhi]

Alerted to this by on twitter

Pretty damn excited to be speaking at Left Field at Glasto. Who's going? http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/left-field … And thanks to @billybragg for the invite

Billy 'Tories have a positive vision for the future' Bragg is on the Left Field Stage four times over three days

FRIDAY 28th JUNE

12.00 Panel: The Ideology of Austerity - how should the left respond to the cuts? Featuring Owen Jones

13.30 Panel: Meeting the Challenge of the EDL - can music counter racism?
Featuring Sam Duckworth

15.00 The Radical Round Up - Billy Bragg trades songs with Martyn Joseph, Louise Distras and ONSIND.

17.00 Comedy from Phill Jupitus

18.00 - The Milk

19.30 - Emmanuel Jal

21.00 - Billy Bragg & Band

SATURDAY 29th JUNE

12.00 Panel: Feminism - the unfinished revolution. Featuring Kate Banyard from UK Feminista

13.30 Panel: There is Power in a Union. Featuring Ricky Tomlinson

15.00 The Radical Round Up - Billy Bragg trades songs with Amanda Palmer, Sean McGowan and The Quiet Loner.

17.00 Comedy with Steve Gribbin

18.00 Dizreali and the Small Gods

19.30 Wayne Kramer

21.00 The Beat

SUNDAY 30th JUNE

12.00 Panel: The Next Election - how do we stop voters from switching off? Featuring Tony Benn

13.30 Workshop: Beautiful Trouble - practical guides to creative direct action with members of UKuncut and the Intruders

15.00 The Radical Round Up - Billy Bragg trades songs with Beans on Toast, Ste McCabe and Grace Petrie

17.00 Comedy with Chris Coltrane

18.00 Geoff Berner

19.30 Kate Nash

21.00 Amazing Grace Live! Featuring Sam Duckworth, Jehst, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and special guests
Thank you Billy says Owen.
The whole thing has been "Programmed by Billy Bragg" where "the Left Field endeavours to give that ethos some edge by bringing together activists and artists who strive to articulate that better world through argument and song."
Give the ethos some edge.

 

[treelover]

but you need about 400 smackers inc entrance to be part of it

 

[nino_savatte]

My mate, Stevie!

17.00 Comedy with Steve Gribbin

 

[rekil]

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/350958983995076608

.@billybragg calls on #glasto to fight austerity, and says the main enemy is our own cynicism. Preach.

Preach is it. I'll give youse preach.

 

[DotCommunist]

total usual supsects fest

 

[rekil]

Is this annoying linkshund person an oxbridge grad?

.@OwenJones84 Piss off @billybragg my cynicism is the only weapon I have.

 

[butchersapron]

Yes.