New Party on the Left

[Dorcus]

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Socialist and Left have been dirtied for many years, even those who don't fully understand the concept could be threatened by those words, that's what we've been fed for a long tme, sadly.

Totally agree! People forget were being manipulated by the powers that be. With regard to "The Left", I can see the vested interest that is the right wing media having lots of fun with "The Left behind Party", "The Loony Left Party", "The whatevers Left Party" and things like "The Left back in the dressing room Party" and and so on and on and on...

[Dorcus]

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The Party Party?

I thought Boris Johnson and his accolytes had nabbed that one?

[jon1959]

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Over 600,000 sign ups by 2 days ago!

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/30/over-600000-sign-up-for-new-left-wing-party-in-britain

[Elwood Blues]

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Over 600,000 sign ups by 2 days ago!

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/...rty-in-britain

But as you said sign ups are not memberships!

They have not yet as far as I can see released the numbers of those who have actually donated.

Could it be because they are not quite so good?

[jon1959]

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Reform voters prefer Corbyn to Starmer.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/08/01/corbyn-polling-reform/?__s=hheshtdmarsdn8syijsb

[the other bob wilson]

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But as you said sign ups are not memberships!

They have not yet as far as I can see released the numbers of those who have actually donated.

Could it be because they are not quite so good?

Of course they’re not, but the figures are still very impressive and it’s no surprise whatsoever to see Corbyn favoured over Starmer. The Prime Minister personifies why there is a gaping hole, which the Greens came closest to filling, among left of centre parties and I’m pretty sure that what I’ll call traditional Labour voters will consider voting for the new party.

[jon1959]

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Getting the name right (or left) is not easy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wnqj2pwvdo

[JamesWales]

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Getting the name right (or left) is not easy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wnqj2pwvdo

Saw this earlier. More evidence that the BBC is just 4-5 days behind CCMB

[stevo]

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I think they're missing a trick if they don't name themselves The Radical Left Party.

[jon1959]

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Latest count is over 750,000 sign ups for the New Party With No Name (Yet).

[Elwood Blues]

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Latest count is over 750,000 sign ups for the New Party With No Name (Yet).

I know I am being pedantic here..but they are sign ups for e_mail.

Actually I do suspect a goodly number will sign up as members in due course, but even then the number is irrelevant if they don't, go on to win a substantial number of seats in future elections

[Dorcus]

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I know I am being pedantic here..but they are sign ups for e_mail.

Actually I do suspect a goodly number will sign up as members in due course, but even then the number is irrelevant if they don't, go on to win a substantial number of seats in future elections

Let's hope they do then! Have you signed up yet?

[JamesWales]

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Let's hope they do then! Have you signed up yet?

I was tempted to sign up to get a bloody idea of their policies. Thankfully one of my leftie friends has been providing regular updates on Facebook for us all, bless her 😌

[jon1959]

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Moves from within at least six major trade unions (currently affiliated to Labour but a strained relationship) to switch support to the new party. Unite is the most important, and the one closest to breaking the organisational and financial tie to New New Labour!

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/08/15/unite-your-party/?__s=hheshtdmarsdn8syijsb

[jon1959]

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I know I am being pedantic here..but they are sign ups for e_mail.

Actually I do suspect a goodly number will sign up as members in due course, but even then the number is irrelevant if they don't, go on to win a substantial number of seats in future elections

It is not being pedantic. Sign ups are not membership - which can't happen yet.

However, I expect the vast majority of people who signed up did so as an active endorsement of the idea of a new party of the left, and in support of the statement that invited support. That statement (copied further up the thread) described the type and purpose of the party proposed, the vision and values, the main policy planks and the type of internal democracy it wants to embed - democracy that has been deliberately destroyed in Starmer's Labour.

Sign ups will also include some Starmer loyalists, a few Sun reporters, Green voters and a smattering of agents from the CIA and SVR.

But based on a very small sample of people I know personally, most intend to join and build the new party when it is established.