Jeremiah18.17
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Niche left candidates thread
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hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
May as well put this here, had a quick glance at the AWL website to see what they had to say about Unison conference and learned that they're backing the private healthcare guy against Corbyn, because "effective socialist politics has to be about building and transforming a movement":
www.workersliberty.org
Vote Labour everywhere
Solidarity opposes George Galloway’s “Workers Party of Britain” and independents like Akhmed Yakoob, who push right-wing attitudes — against “rush” for green conversion, against LGBT rights, pro-police demagogy, misogyny, and sometimes antisemitism — under cover of claiming to be champions of...
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Jeremiah18.17
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It is already an expellable offence to be an AWL member or even supporter/fellow traveller in Labour (though it doesn’t seem to affect Nadia WhittomeMay as well put this here, had a quick glance at the AWL website to see what they had to say about Unison conference and learned that they're backing the private healthcare guy against Corbyn, because "effective socialist politics has to be about building and transforming a movement":
Vote Labour everywhere
Solidarity opposes George Galloway’s “Workers Party of Britain” and independents like Akhmed Yakoob, who push right-wing attitudes — against “rush” for green conversion, against LGBT rights, pro-police demagogy, misogyny, and sometimes antisemitism — under cover of claiming to be champions of...
) so amusing to see Matgamna’s boys & girls so keen to suck up to Sir Keith and his private healthcare candidate and ambitious Wes and stick the knife into Corbs, Feinstein & Leanne Mohammad to adhere to the “no support to non Labour candidates” rule, presumably all to evidence the iron discipline of their democratic centralist Trot regime and their unflinching loyalty to the Labour Party. (All based on the Trot theory that the most important thing in politics is to tail the most right wing union bureaucrats down whichever reactionary path they seek to take their members, because apparently that small, shrunken layer is the only part of the working class with any agency)They also have a regular column now for Eric Lee, apologising for the crimes of the Netanyahu regime…
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Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
that is absolutely amazing, love it
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Aye, I was mates with him when I lived in Coventry, rather likable old sod. I left Coventry in 1994.....
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
May as well put this here, had a quick glance at the AWL website to see what they had to say about Unison conference and learned that they're backing the private healthcare guy against Corbyn, because "effective socialist politics has to be about building and transforming a movement":
Vote Labour everywhere
Solidarity opposes George Galloway’s “Workers Party of Britain” and independents like Akhmed Yakoob, who push right-wing attitudes — against “rush” for green conversion, against LGBT rights, pro-police demagogy, misogyny, and sometimes antisemitism — under cover of claiming to be champions of...
The AWL are so full of shit. This is all about their political USP. What sets them apart from all the other competing 'Generals without armies'.
Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Already posted on the Hackney thread but we have Kombat Diva standing for The Voice party.
www.lorelixenberg.art
Definitely niche. I’m going with “left” on the basis of quoting Deleuzian concepts, anti-consumerism and recreating society around creativity. Probably.
Bobbins, anyway. But Now Is The Time For Bold Thinking, Comrades!!!
THE VOICE PARTY | Loré Lixenberg
www.lorelixenberg.art
Definitely niche. I’m going with “left” on the basis of quoting Deleuzian concepts, anti-consumerism and recreating society around creativity. Probably.
Bobbins, anyway. But Now Is The Time For Bold Thinking, Comrades!!!
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Already posted on the Hackney thread but we have Kombat Diva standing for The Voice party.
THE VOICE PARTY | Loré Lixenberg
Definitely niche. I’m going with “left” on the basis of quoting Deleuzian concepts, anti-consumerism and recreating society around creativity. Probably.
Bobbins, anyway. But Now Is The Time For Bold Thinking, Comrades!!!
". . . advocating for the central role of music in daily life"
Music has been in a central role in my daily life for most of my life. Does that mean I qualify for free membership?
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
In Scotland, far left candidates include 4 TUSC, 3 CPB, 1 from the "Socialist Equality Party"; Arthur Scargill's last remaining footsoldiers still delivering small arms fire from two constituency foxholes under the banner of the "Socialist Labour Party", 2 others from the still-twitching corpse of the SSP. Chris Sermanni, of the TUSC standing in Glasgow NE, is the only one of these left candidates I have ever heard of.
That this hapless ragtag of electoral Brewster Buffalos, heading straight for the voters' entire squadron of F-16s, is sad enough, but they are hopelessly outgunned on the lunatic fringes of the Scottish populist and far-right as well; various oddballs representing Alba, the hateful, bigoted "Scottish Family Party" (fundamentalist Christian homophobic, transphobic and anti-choice zealots), the so-called "Scottish Libertarian Party" (who?), the "British Unionist Party" (Dr. Paisley was right111!!), the populist right incarnation of the SDP, and even fucking UKIP.
Galloway's latest ego-vehicle is gratifyingly short of numbers north of the border and the WPB are far less represented than may have been expected after their brief moment in the sun post-Rochdale by-election. It's a dot of colour on a otherwise depressing electoral landscape. I hope the TUSC might deliver one or two credible results (i.e over 1%) but the rest are just like that guy Karl Power, posing for the team photograph before the game starts, before being huckled away to an ignominious end.
That this hapless ragtag of electoral Brewster Buffalos, heading straight for the voters' entire squadron of F-16s, is sad enough, but they are hopelessly outgunned on the lunatic fringes of the Scottish populist and far-right as well; various oddballs representing Alba, the hateful, bigoted "Scottish Family Party" (fundamentalist Christian homophobic, transphobic and anti-choice zealots), the so-called "Scottish Libertarian Party" (who?), the "British Unionist Party" (Dr. Paisley was right111!!), the populist right incarnation of the SDP, and even fucking UKIP.
Galloway's latest ego-vehicle is gratifyingly short of numbers north of the border and the WPB are far less represented than may have been expected after their brief moment in the sun post-Rochdale by-election. It's a dot of colour on a otherwise depressing electoral landscape. I hope the TUSC might deliver one or two credible results (i.e over 1%) but the rest are just like that guy Karl Power, posing for the team photograph before the game starts, before being huckled away to an ignominious end.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Looked up Chris Sermanni. Cool he does a Celtic podcast. I'll leave it there . . .
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
And, as mentioned above, they're still banned from joining Labour, so in their case it's not even "general without an army" so much as "general who's banned from going anywhere near their supposed army". As you'll all remember from shul, when the Israelites were lost in the desert, the Lord told Moses to nicely ask a rock to give them water, but he hit it with a stick instead, and so as punishment for this disobedience Moses was cursed to never enter the promised land, so he could lead the Jews right up to a mountain next to Israel but then died without ever setting foot in it; something about the AWL always reminds me of that story.
I suppose it is all a very long time ago now, but does still feel pretty depressing given that, well within living memory, there was a time when the SSP had six MSPs. Suppose it makes sense that the WPB has limited appeal north of the border, given the utter shitness of his "All for Unity" campaign.
Jeremiah18.17
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If this is Roger Hallam’s Assemble the candidate doesn’t appear to be using their orange logo or house style. I’m told the latest project of the exiled XR founder and godfather of Just Stop Oil was planning for a November election, so has gone off sort of half cocked with a scattering of candidates - Sean Halsall in Stockport(?), one or two others, maybe this guy?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Cant stand themMay as well put this here, had a quick glance at the AWL website to see what they had to say about Unison conference and learned that they're backing the private healthcare guy against Corbyn, because "effective socialist politics has to be about building and transforming a movement":
Vote Labour everywhere
Solidarity opposes George Galloway’s “Workers Party of Britain” and independents like Akhmed Yakoob, who push right-wing attitudes — against “rush” for green conversion, against LGBT rights, pro-police demagogy, misogyny, and sometimes antisemitism — under cover of claiming to be champions of...
Fozzie Bear
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Got this through the door. Seems unwise on several levels?
Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Surely the logo and header is against electoral law?
And should we be wary of a candidate promising vast experience AND racism?
And should we be wary of a candidate promising vast experience AND racism?
zedr
new but not *that* new
I love everything about this. the very bad brand rip off. the website link. the ambiguity between what he's promoting and fighting against. to be fair, starmer could do with taking some tips about how he does press photos. I'd much rather go for someone who looks like they're about to play in a trendy yet reverent classical concert rather than angry office dad.
I'm also very keen to know where Ryan has got his extensive experience from.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
According to Guido Fawkes (yes, I know) he also has 'enjoyed a few Tommy Robinson marches'.
He's also a you tuber.
He also seems to have one too many mental health problems for this to be a good thing to do for himself.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
His ‘website’ reveals more:
Chap clearly has issues and dare I say it might not be best placed to represent the people of Hackney North & Stoke Newington.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Those headshots are proper great though, real Garth Marenghi vibes. Also, not the biggest issue with that leaflet, but do people call Stoke Newington Stokey? If I heard Stokey I'd assume they meant the pottery town on the River Trent, that might just be my provincial bias though.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Yes people in London have called Stokey, Stokey for ages.
He's still obviously a mental though.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Isn't Liz Truss the parliamentary wing of the anarchist movement?
Anarchy vs. Chaos — What’s the Difference?
Anarchy refers to the absence of government and laws, while chaos implies complete disorder and confusion.
www.askdifference.com
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
When Stokey sings
Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Now with visuals.Already posted on the Hackney thread but we have Kombat Diva standing for The Voice party.
THE VOICE PARTY | Loré Lixenberg
Definitely niche. I’m going with “left” on the basis of quoting Deleuzian concepts, anti-consumerism and recreating society around creativity. Probably.
Bobbins, anyway. But Now Is The Time For Bold Thinking, Comrades!!!
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Remember them from either the last or the one before election . Superb .
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