danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Red-brown opportunism.
WPGB or LP
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Didn't Liz Truss have a picture of Churchill in the Guevara stylee? Birds of a feather....
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
At the moment - 6-8 - it's an unconvincing win for the shammerites
Plumdaff
joy in people
This is like offering a turkey the choice of Christmas or Thanksgiving. Despite my joy at the discomfort provided to the Labour Party of the Rochdale result I wouldn't vote for the WPGB. If it were on pain of death I'd vote for Labour's generally useless and spineless but not actively misogynistic and transphobic local non entity, in reality I won't go near either.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Gun at my head?
Shoot me.
Shoot me.
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
It's WPB, not WPGB, I think that acronym's still being saved for the inevitable split.
And yeah, obviously spunking cock is the correct choice here, with the boring footnote that it'd probably depend on what seat: if I had the opportunity to vote for Zarah Sultana, John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, maybe a handful of other half-decent ones who've not been expelled yet although not many names come to mind, I'd probably grudgingly take that. Otherwise, probably just shoot me.
And yeah, obviously spunking cock is the correct choice here, with the boring footnote that it'd probably depend on what seat: if I had the opportunity to vote for Zarah Sultana, John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, maybe a handful of other half-decent ones who've not been expelled yet although not many names come to mind, I'd probably grudgingly take that. Otherwise, probably just shoot me.
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
I don't like Turkey.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
My Labour MP is a useless puddle of piss who I won't be voting for. I couldn't, however, vote for the kind of shit GG put out in Rochdale (on the rare occasions he wasn't talking about Gaza). Nasty, right-wing bollocks. And local candidate they got would almost definitely be one variety of loon or another too. In the incredibly unlikely event of an actually decent human being being chosen for/by them I might just be able to bring myself to vote for them.
Hopefully we'll get someone decent, local and not a bigot to stand against the spineless ones.
Hopefully we'll get someone decent, local and not a bigot to stand against the spineless ones.
lazythursday
Averagely-Known Member
I would have voted WPB if I'd have been a resident of Rochdale - but that was under those very specific circumstances, a byelection and a chance to send a clear signal on Gaza. I'm not usually in the habit of voting for climate denying, anti-trans wankers.
PTK
Paul Kegan
I am annoyed by the fact that, as a member of the Labour Party in England, I am not allowed to have much of a say in its policies. I am not allowed to propose, debate, or vote for any Motion on the war in the Gaza Strip, or on re-instating Jeremy Corbyn as a member of the PLP.
Were I a member of the Workers Party of Britain, I would have no more rights within that party; in fact I would have fewer. Were I member of the WPB and wanted to be a Paliamentary canidate, I would be required to put up some of my own money.
Were I a member of the Workers Party of Britain, I would have no more rights within that party; in fact I would have fewer. Were I member of the WPB and wanted to be a Paliamentary canidate, I would be required to put up some of my own money.
discokermit
Well-Known Member
couldnt vote for a party supporting genocide. bit of a dealbreaker.
PTK
Paul Kegan
I am a member of the Labour Party, but I will be spoiling my ballot paper. I could not vote for a candidate who has nothing to say as crimes against humanity are committed in the Gaza Strip with the support of the UK.
I may campaign for a left-wing Labour candidate in another constituency who condemns the Gaza Strip atttocities.
I may campaign for a left-wing Labour candidate in another constituency who condemns the Gaza Strip atttocities.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Galloway supports Assad, and Russia in Ukraine, so I guess you’re left with spunking cock.
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
There should be an option for a squad of lentil eaters to team up after a pungent bean curry, and fill the polling stations with vile flatulence on a rolling basis, to suppress the vote for all options.
Appreciate that’s probably difficult to get past the character limit on a poll option. And probably these days they’d get charged with terrorist offences.
Appreciate that’s probably difficult to get past the character limit on a poll option. And probably these days they’d get charged with terrorist offences.
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
Seriously, I can see why some are tempted to vote WPB against an incumbent right-wing shit MP.
Having sat through Galloway’s racial dog whistling and proud Tory vote in the Scottish elections of 2021, and following his latest grotesque opportunism on ‘stop the boats’, fuck that. Spoiled paper in lieu of anyone better.
Having sat through Galloway’s racial dog whistling and proud Tory vote in the Scottish elections of 2021, and following his latest grotesque opportunism on ‘stop the boats’, fuck that. Spoiled paper in lieu of anyone better.
andysays
Love and solidarity
Maybe one for another thread.
I certainly wouldn't want to be responsible for disrupting the important political discussion on the subject of Galloway's latest vanity project.
andysays
Love and solidarity
Is this the newly discovered first draft of that song by Steelers Wheel?
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kenny g
Sheeple Awake!
Although it is mildly amusing to watch Galloway outflank the established parties I have a strict no scum policy when it comes to associates. In line with that policy I would not be able to support GG. I think many in the labour party are wrong headed but I don't believe all of them tick the scum box.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Wouldn't you vote Labour despite their support for Israel's actions?
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I live in what has always been a very safe Tory seat, so I tend to vote Green to register my concerns on environmental issues, and in failed attempts to help them save their deposits.
However, due to a major shift in the demographics, combined with the shit show of recent years, it has become a marginal, so whilst I am not happy with Labour's position on Gaza, and much more, as the least worst option, I'll hold my nose and vote for them.
discokermit
Well-Known Member
do not equate what is happening in palestine to what is happening in syria or ukraine. neither of those are genocide.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Labour obviously, there are reasons to be happy with them and reasons to be less than unhappy with them, however it is going to be either them or the Tories that win the next election. Voting for WPB or various protest candidates is just that a protest that may make you feel better but will have no actual effect on anything so you might as well stay home. Without electoral reform which doesn't look even remotely likely then if you live in a marginal constituency (which is going to be a lot more than normal this time) then you have to decide which of the pair you want.
YouSir
Retired from Urban
What are the reasons to be happy?
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
They'll get rid of the current shower is the main one and personally I'm still hopeful that once they get into office some of the things dropped out of their manifesto will reappear under pressure from the backbenches as it were.
Much of government these days is reacting to things that happen outside of it, I have a feeling a Labour Govt will (and I expect various posters to disagree with me here) will probably react in a less dogmatic and ideological one than the current Tory govt.
PTK
Paul Kegan
You can find many a Labour Party member who has contempt for Starmer's political positions. You cannot find any members of the WPB who have contempt for thos of Galloway. The WPB is a sect.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
discokermit
Well-Known Member
as they say, you can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.
discokermit
Well-Known Member
PTK
Paul Kegan
"once they get into office some of the things dropped out of their manifesto will reappear under pressure from the backbenches as it were."
There is no political precedent for this. The Labour Party has a history of moving to the right in office, and failing to implement policies in its manifesto that could be described as left-wing. The pressure of office drives social democratic governments to the right. The backbenches of the next Labour government will be more right-wing than now. Blair pushed ahead with a number of things in the face of large backbench revolts (for many of which George Galloway was absent from the Commons).
What we may see is a growth of the far right, as a reaction to the betrayals of the Labour government.
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