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Mr Khan's biggest issue could be dealing with a priveledged one.
 
I don't get why Khan was in Southwark Cathedral for his inaugural speech but anyway his win is a small bit of good news in an otherwise grim political landscape.
I'm glad a south Londoner wot won it.

Khan: What Labour can learn,

In the Mayoral election Khan did the obvious thing and distanced himself from Westminster. Indeed it was only Cameron that raised Khan's past in PMQs and shot himself in the foot.

Good luck to him, looking forward to those fare freezes :)
 
andysays said:
<snip> When the full results come out, I'm willing to bet that of those who voted Green as their first choice, less than one third voted for Goldsmith as their second.
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Seeing as I struggled to even put Kahn as my second choice because Progress (and the rest of Blue Labour) are too right wing for me, there's no way I'd have chosen Goldsmith over Berry.
 
I understood the swearing in ceremony would normally have been in County Hall. I'm guessing he choose Southwark Cathederal to prove a point ie that as a Muslim he was doing all he could to include everyone and part of that was using a christian place of worship. I am curious as to why Corbyn choose to go to Bristol rather than London, after all Khan holds the biggest, most powerful position in the Labour camp.
 
hash tag said:
I understood the swearing in ceremony would normally have been in County Hall. I'm guessing he choose Southwark Cathederal to prove a point ie that as a Muslim he was doing all he could to include everyone and part of that was using a christian place of worship. I am curious as to why Corbyn choose to go to Bristol rather than London, after all Khan holds the biggest, most powerful position in the Labour camp.
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He doesn't choose surely - the returning officer or other official is more likely. And look, you're now making it about him being muslim.
 
I don't care about his religion, nor his ethnic origin nor his sexuality come to that. I voted for him partly because I could not vote for the alternative. I mentioned his religion as I wonder if that was part of his thinking why he chose wwhere he did. Am concerned to note that the press have constantly mentioned his religion, like it's got anything to do with anything. Did the press ever say that Ken or Boris were Catholic or Anglican or agnostics Etc?
 
hash tag said:
I don't care about his religion, nor his ethnic origin nor his sexuality come to that. I voted for him partly because I could not vote for the alternative. I mentioned his religion as I wonder if that was part of his thinking why he chose wwhere he did. Am concerned to note that the press have constantly mentioned his religion, like it's got anything to do with anything. Did the press ever say that Ken or Boris were Catholic or Anglican or agnostics Etc?
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It's another example of where, 20 years ago, he'd have been described as 'Pakistani', but now he is always 'Muslim'.
 
From an email received "
This victory is not about me. It's about the millions of Londoners whose lives we can improve by building more affordable homes, freezing fares, restoring community policing and cleaning up our toxic air.

Thanks to the time, money and support you gave, we were able to overcome a desperate and nasty Tory campaign. We've sent a strong message that the politics of fear are not welcome in London."
 
Greebo said:
Seeing as I struggled to even put Kahn as my second choice because Progress (and the rest of Blue Labour) are too right wing for me, there's no way I'd have chosen Goldsmith over Berry.
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Same here. I really didn't want to vote for Khan at all but the choices were limited to shit and less shit.
 
Khan launches attack on Corbyn. Naturally, he uses mealy-mouthed lawyerspeak to articulate his opposition.
I learnt a great deal during the campaign – about myself, London and the importance of reaching out to all sections of society. But there are two lessons in particular: first, Labour only wins when we face outwards and focus on the issues that people care about; second, we will never be trusted to govern unless we reach out and engage with all voters – regardless of their background, where they live or where they work.

Squabbles over internal structures might be important for some in the party, but it is clear they mean little or nothing to the huge majority of voters. As tempting as it might be, we must always resist focusing in on ourselves and ignoring what people really want.

Throughout my campaign, we focused on the issues that Londoners care about most – the lack of affordable housing, transport infrastructure and fares, the NHS, the need for real neighbourhood policing and pro-business policies. It might seem like stating the obvious, but offering solutions to the challenges most people face every day is the only way to win elections. How can you expect to enthuse an undecided voter, or persuade a previous Tory voter, if you can’t gain their trust on the key issues, or you don’t want to talk about what they care about most?

Labour has to be a big tent that appeals to everyone – not just its activists. Campaigns that deliberately turn their back on particular groups are doomed to fail. Just like in London, so-called natural Labour voters alone will never be enough to win a general election. We must be able to persuade people who previously voted Conservative that Labour can be trusted with the economy and security, as well as improving public services and creating a fairer society.
What Labour can learn from my victory: we can’t ignore the things most voters want | Sadiq Khan
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My bold. In other words, "Fuck our members (except those who lean right), Tory voters should matter more to us".
 
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Thing is, I've described several times on here Trump's tactics. If they did try to play that trick they clearly didn't understand what the hook was or what audience it should be aimed at. Judging my Osborne's defence of Goldsmith we could hypothesise he had a role to play in it.
 
The39thStep said:
Interesting article on the Kahn and the politics of opportunism in ' not being Muslim enough '
@thedailybeast: The secret life of Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor: The Secret Life of Sadiq Khan, London’s First Muslim Mayor The Daily Beast on Twitter
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Why is it OK for a mayor to have shared panels with all manner of Muslim extremists, while actively distancing himself from, and smearing counter-extremist Muslims?
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Does this mean that Khan snubbed the author and/or Quilliam?
 
laptop said:
Ah, I missed who it was he called that.

The author is a LibDem TBF :D
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Yes he is but I find a lot of the work that Quillam do and say to be valuable in understanding a counter narrative to both the Islamists, the soft Islamism of the Guardian and the cobweb left.
 
I am given to believe that she is now hoasting on LBC at 22:00 every week night :facepalm:
Was there not some fuss about her sticking sausages up herself; whatever happened?
 
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