New Party on the Left

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: New Party on the Left

Are you going to tell something new, old fruit?

Have you missed the " us " in that statement , old fruit ?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: New Party on the Left

Have you missed the " us " in that statement , old fruit ?

Indeed. I shall self-flagellate and join TOBW on the naughty step.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: New Party on the Left

Indeed. I shall self-flagellate and join TOBW on the naughty step.

Well make it quick , there is no time for mindless personal indulgent these days on here

[the other bob wilson]

Re: New Party on the Left

https://x.com/wearecollectiv_/status...23652024819815

Plenty of Reform snowflakes commenting I SEE.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: New Party on the Left

Well make it quick , there is no time for mindless personal indulgent these days on here

You may have to join us there then, old fruit.

[Dorcus]

Re: New Party on the Left

Indeed. I shall self-flagellate and join TOBW on the naughty step.

I'll organise a whip round for you

[JamesWales]

Re: New Party on the Left

Plenty of Reform snowflakes commenting I SEE.

Probably just people making an observation that a quarter of a million people have signed up to a far-left party set up by an old war horse kicked out of his last party for racism, that has no name and even less policies? Seems a reasonable thing to not overly excited about.

[jon1959]

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Probably just people making an observation that a quarter of a million people have signed up to a far-left party set up by an old war horse kicked out of his last party for racism, that has no name and even less policies? Seems a reasonable thing to not overly excited about.

I thought you didn't make things up, James. Seems I was wrong about that!

[JamesWales]

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I thought you didn't make things up, James. Seems I was wrong about that!

What did happen then?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65102128

But my wider point was hundreds of thousands of people signing up for something with no name and no policies.

Bit odd 🤣

[jon1959]

Re: New Party on the Left

What did happen then?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65102128

But my wider point was hundreds of thousands of people signing up for something with no name and no policies.

Bit odd ��

It is the beginning of a process. It indicates the level of support for a radical party of the left. It may collapse. It may become odd. But not yet - and it may succeed.

[the other bob wilson]

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What did happen then?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65102128

But my wider point was hundreds of thousands of people signing up for something with no name and no policies.

Bit odd ��

Bit of a statement on how the two main parties are perceived these days I’d say. People are desperate for something different from Conservatives and Labour. As for your allegations of so called racism, all sorts of decent, ordinary people (even inciuding thousands of Jews) are labelled “anti Semitic” because they recognise what Netanyahu’s Israel is doing in Gaza for what it is. There is a need for a new party on the left for all sorts of reasons, not least of them being that the traditional party of the left is increasingly out of touch with what the country is thinking when it comes to Gaza.

[JamesWales]

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It is the beginning of a process. It indicates the level of support for a radical party of the left. It may collapse. It may become odd. But not yet - and it may succeed.

Still, if three hundred thousand people signed up for something without a name or policies in an area of politics not to your liking you would definitely be making references to koolaid!

[JamesWales]

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Bit of a statement on how the two main parties are perceived these days I’d say. People are desperate for something different from Conservatives and Labour. As for your allegations of so called racism, all sorts of decent, ordinary people (even inciuding thousands of Jews) are labelled “anti Semitic” because they recognise what Netanyahu’s Israel is doing in Gaza for what it is. There is a need for a new party on the left for all sorts of reasons, not least of them being that the traditional party of the left is increasingly out of touch with what the country is thinking when it comes to Gaza.

Ah,that's okay then! Not my allegations!

I do agree there is a need for a party firmly on the left, representing a segment of public opinion, as there is in most countries 👍

[the other bob wilson]

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Ah,that's okay then! Not my allegations!

I do agree there is a need for a party firmly on the left, representing a segment of public opinion, as there is in most countries 👍

My point was that anti Semitism, like racism, is a charge which gets thrown about too easily these days. I’ve never been that big a fan of Corbyn, but I’ve never thought of him as a racist and I’m not going to start doing it because Starmer’s Labour says he is.

[the other bob wilson]

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Still, if three hundred thousand people signed up for something without a name or policies in an area of politics not to your liking you would definitely be making references to koolaid!

Well, they’re halfway towards the party with the lead in the opinion polls with the no policies bit - although I’m not being fair there, Reform does have one policy.