Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[Vintage Paw]

So, as it stands now:

If you were a Labour Party member or a registered affiliated member of an affiliated union BEFORE 12th Jan 2016 you can vote. If you joined Labour or became affiliated after that point, you cannot. But you CAN still pay your £25 between 18th-20th July and register as a supporter to vote, even if you are a member of Labour or an affiliated union.

 

[baldrick]

I'm still confused. So can I opt in to the Labour fund of my union now and get a vote?

Edit: On second reading that's saying I can't. No way am I paying 25 quid.

 

[Cid]

I'm still confused. So can I opt in to the Labour fund of my union now and get a vote?

Edit: On second reading that's saying I can't. No way am I paying 25 quid.

From the Graun:

"People who have been union members for more than six months can still register as an affiliate supporter and vote if they register before 8 August."

 

[Treacle Toes]

I'm still confused. So can I opt in to the Labour fund of my union now and get a vote?

Edit: On second reading that's saying I can't.

That's what I have read today as well.

 

[Pugnax]

fuck knows how they'd cope if people were proper intimidating to them

Yeah, I'm fully against bullying and victim blaming, but this is just ridiculous. Aside from the seeming underhandedness of the whole thing, it massively undermines the struggle against harassment and trolling that isn't going to go away.

 

[Pickman's model]

Yeah, I'm fully against bullying and victim blaming, but this is just ridiculous. Aside from the seeming underhandedness of the whole thing, it massively undermines the struggle against harassment and trolling that isn't going to go away.

If they want to see what proper intimidation looks like they need only ask

 

[Fez909]

 

[cantsin]

really encouraging news, and the only realistic way fwd now

 

[Tankus]

if they run an election every few months ...just how many elections will it take to put the party back into profit

is this a political pyramid scheme ?

 

[DotCommunist]

union barons holding the country to ransom

Fair play. I thought the unions might cave, I mean they do that so its not an unworthy thought from me. But Unite has not. Excellent. Suspend CLP's all you like then eh, no confidence noises can come from other quarters

 

[Lord Camomile]

UNISON seem to be suggesting members before 12 Jan can register, unclear if there's a deadline.

Labour leadership elections 2016 | Labour link | UNISON National

 

[Cid]

UNISON seem to be suggesting members before 12 Jan can register, unclear if there's a deadline.

Labour leadership elections 2016 | Labour link | UNISON National

There are articles on the graun and BBC that say this is possible (linked upthread and in the less than £25 thread), the deadline is 8th August.

 

[ruffneck23]

This is encouraging from my clp in greenest Tory Surrey

I wanted to send you an update on the current situation in the party.
As many of you will know from media sources there is a Leadership election campaign. Nominations have not closed but the Party's National Executive ruled that the leader Jeremy Corbyn will be on the ballot. In a latter part of the meeting they voted on a motion which ruled that only members as at 31.12.2015 can vote in the election. Those joining later have a possibility of voting if they pay a supplementary fee of £25. I understand that this fee and registration would have to occur between 18-20 July. The motion was not on the meeting agenda and the vote on it occurred after Jeremy Corbyn and other members of the National Executive had left the meeting. I am very disappointed with this decision. It is undemocratic and unfair. However the situation is fluid and it may yet be reversed! I sincerely hope so.
A further ruling stated that branch and constituency meetings be cancelled during the Leadership election campaign. Again this is a disappointing decision.
Notwithstanding the above our recent branch meeting agreed to meet on the second Tuesday of August(9th). Dependent on rulings from our National Executive this meeting will be either formal or informal....we can organise a "Red Drinks" evening in a local pub. At the same meeting we did discuss the issues in the party. It was a very healthy and comradely discussion where everyone had an opportunity to express their views. The majority at the meeting were disappointed with the Parliamentary Labour Party and were in support of Jeremy Corbyn.
I am very excited by the huge growth in our membership. Nationally and locally we have grown considerably and have a real opportunity to build a mass party which can be a force to change society. I believe that the bureaucratic attempts to stifle democracy can and will be overcome and we, the members, will be able to shape the party. This is a time to stand firm and overcome these challenges.
I will send a further update next week together with meeting minutes etc.

 

[MochaSoul]

Is it only me that can't get into labour.org.uk?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Every now and again I misread this as "James Corden's time is up"

 

[Pickman's model]

Every now and again I misread this as "James Corden's time is up"

Must be a constant disappointment when you check and it's Corbyn

 

[brogdale]

Is it only me that can't get into labour.org.uk?

Some sort of a dirty trot, eh?

 

[quimcunx]

Saw something about labour trawling through social media so they can ban people who use uncomradely language (hollow laugh) like traitor and scab. Whose job would that be and on instruction from who? Seems a bit unlikely that they could find the time to trawl through 100ks of peoples' fb and twitter. Now I can't remember what language I used in my email to Ummuna...

 

[MochaSoul]

Some sort of a dirty trot, eh?

I think I visited the page while they were adding info into the website. When you click to join it warns you that you won't be entitled to vote in this election and there's a election information banner thing that leads you to who can and who cannot vote in the leadership election

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Is it only me that can't get into labour.org.uk?

the NEC have put new checking on there - your IP address obviously suggests you might be working class and / or have socialist tendencies...

 

[DaveCinzano]

Is it only me that can't get into labour.org.uk?

Some sort of a dirty trot, eh?

++ PROJECT WEED CONTROL SCANNERS ARE NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL ++

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Saw something about labour trawling through social media so they can ban people who use uncomradely language (hollow laugh) like traitor and scab. Whose job would that be and on instruction from who? Seems a bit unlikely that they could find the time to trawl through 100ks of peoples' fb and twitter. Now I can't remember what language I used in my email to Ummuna...

I saw that story sourced on the Canary, which I'd treat as barely a step or two more reliable than David Icke based on its performance so far.

Having said that, I wouldn't put it past them to do something like that in particular cases, pour encourager les autres, but I doubt they have either the manpower or the tech to do it systematically.

 

[quimcunx]

I saw that story sourced on the Canary, which I'd treat as barely a step or two more reliable than David Icke based on its performance so far.

Having said that, I wouldn't put it past them to do something like that in particular cases, pour encourager les autres, but I doubt they have either the manpower or the tech to do it systematically.

Yep. I don't normally click on them but couldn't resist the headline claim.

 

[DotCommunist]

I'm going to laugh like a drain, and my arse will fall off and I'll need major surgery on the splits in my sides if corbyn creams it with a larger majority than first time round. And hopefully that Cunt won't have fucked all the doctors off so someone will be around to stitch my arse (scant though it may be) back on

 

[DotCommunist]

tammany hall cunts

 

[Tankus]

been sniggering away for over two weeks ............the news is just perfect entertainment ...real time satire

 

[killer b]

I heard on the news that the PLP are having a secret ballot to decide which of smith or eagle will go forward to go head to head with Corbyn: looks to me like Smith is the chosen one.

 

[brogdale]

I heard on the news that the PLP are having a secret ballot to decide which of smith or eagle will go forward to go head to head with Corbyn: looks to me like Smith is the chosen one.

An announcement of the announcement of the contest to decide who will contest Corbyn?

 

[jakethesnake]

I heard on the news that the PLP are having a secret ballot to decide which of smith or eagle will go forward to go head to head with Corbyn: looks to me like Smith is the chosen one.

"You do it"
"No, you do it"
"No, I've had enough already. You do it"

 

[quimcunx]

Meanwhile legal challenges, media smear campaigns not entirely in keeping with the comradely behaviour they are suddenly so keen on and NEC meetings every day to move goalposts around.

Meanwhile, meanwhile, over the last couple of weeks I have attempted to find my CLP details and, although I have seen reference that suggests it exists I can't seem to find anything useful like where it meets, email address etc. Not sure I've even allowed to attend with being an affiliate member only.