New Party on the Left

[JamesWales]

Re: New Party on the Left

It's been a long time coming. Will be interesting to see what they come out with. If it's genuinely in tune with working class opinions or just a load of middle class guardian guff.

I sadly suspect the latter but I will be keeping a keen and open mind

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: New Party on the Left

I checked the governmental website (i.e. UKIPO) that deals with the application and registration of trade marks yesterday - and it seems that Jeremy Corbyn made a submission for a 'word mark' (a trademark defined by words and not a logo, the other type of trade mark) on 7 July this year.
The classes (i.e. categories) that the TM is to fall into are all related to politics.
The word itself is not visible yet but the procedure is for applications to eventually be promulgated to all other TM owners with similar TMs in the same categories lest they want to make any objections to the applications.
Until that process is cleared the TM won't be registered.
Just sayin'

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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P.S. Having subsequently checked elsewhere for domain name (i.e. website) registrations, 'Your Party' (supposedly just a temporary name) seems to be included in a tranche of domains that are not currently used - the only one in use being the website bring used to garner interest in Corbyn's new party.

For the sake of just over a quid for 12 months I have nabbed one that was still available lest the reason for the name being temporary is because the TM hasn't passed through the system.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: New Party on the Left

I checked the governmental website (i.e. UKIPO) that deals with the application and registration of trade marks yesterday - and it seems that Jeremy Corbyn made a submission for a 'word mark' (a trademark defined by words and not a logo, the other type of trade mark) on 7 July this year.
The classes (i.e. categories) that the TM is to fall into are all related to politics.
The word itself is not visible yet but the procedure is for applications to eventually be promulgated to all other TM owners with similar TMs in the same categories lest they want to make any objections to the applications.
Until that process is cleared the TM won't be registered.
Just sayin'

Thinking back to my trademark examining days, I think the mark “your party” for things like political management and administration would have caused a lot of discussion in the office. I’d have edged towards allowing it because I reckon it’s got a little bit of distinctiveness. However, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the mark was objected to by a third party in the manner you mention and often it would be a case of the mark applied for having to prove it had “acquired distinctiveness” over a period that would usually be measured in years and, of course, Corbyn’s new party doesn’t have that.

In saying that, it’s sixteen years since I worked in Trade Marks and the examination criteria may have changed in that time.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Thinking back to my trademark examining days, I think the mark “your party” for things like political management and administration would have caused a lot of discussion in the office. I’d have edged towards allowing it because I reckon it’s got a little bit of distinctiveness. However, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the mark was objected to by a third party in the manner you mention and often it would be a case of the mark applied for having to prove it had “acquired distinctiveness” over a period that would usually be measured in years and, of course, Corbyn’s new party doesn’t have that.

In saying that, it’s sixteen years since I worked in Trade Marks and the examination criteria may have changed in that time.

As you know, the objective is for a new application not to be confused with any existing ones and whilst not throwing a blanket over generic terms already widely used in the classes of products and services concerned. That would perhaps represent what you consider to be the distinctive component - as it should any consequential confusion.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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As you know, the objective is for a new application not to be confused with any existing ones and whilst not throwing a blanket over generic terms already widely used in the classes of products and services concerned. That would perhaps represent what you consider to be the distinctive component - as it should any consequential confusion.

Please can we get back on track

Cheers

[jon1959]

Re: New Party on the Left

A facebook post from Zarah Sultana midday today:


Zara on membership.jpg

[stevo]

Re: New Party on the Left

That's Farage as PM then

Cheque signed by Corbyn

If he had waited for Starmer to fold it wouldn't have mattered

Selfish

I'm not so sure about that. As things stand, I can quite easily see Labour, Your Party, Tories and Reform getting an equal share of the vote. It will be interesting.

Starmer isn't the only thing wrong with Labour, so if he did fold, I can't see it fixing all their issues.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I'm not so sure about that. As things stand, I can quite easily see Labour, Your Party, Tories and Reform getting an equal share of the vote. It will be interesting.

Starmer isn't the only thing wrong with Labour, so if he did fold, I can't see it fixing all their issues.

At present reform are on 30 percent ...that may give them a small majority but if not DEFINITELY make them the biggest party in a hung parliament and therefore the right to try and form a government

That will clearly be with the Tories because even if they are only say 15 percent that gives a workable majority

Scary

The other parties are poncing about here and are walking blindfolded into being cut adrift

Either form an electoral pact and stand on an anti reform platform and make deals afterwards or labour will clearly need to get starmer put in a siberian prison and get a leader in who can at least pull a few votes into the middle

These are the only two options

Another left wing party , labour voters going liberal etc are just going to hand farage the big job

In Wales Labour are in such a bad way I think only voting Plaid will possibly stop reform ....I am going to be voting tactically to keep farage out , independent , green , Plaid even tory if it meant for now he was stopped

The Labour Party need to grow some bollocks NOW and start the process of getting starmer replaced, I havnt met one fellow labour voter who thinks he has any positives at all , its absolutely desperate out there ...if local activists want him gone then its clear the voting public wont back him

Blair , even after his ego driven appalling attack on Iraq still had a element of support and carried an election ...Starmer cant carry a bag of shopping without dropping it and breaking all the eggs

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Please can we get back on track

Cheers

Are you going to tell something new, old fruit?

[jon1959]

Re: New Party on the Left

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/25/zack-polanski-green-party-alliance-jeremy-corbyn-zarah-sultana-new-party

Zack Polanski, the Green party leadership candidate, has said he may be willing to cooperate with a new leftwing party led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, after calls for the two groups to form an alliance.

Polanski emphasised that any decision would be for Green members, and would depend on the eventual form of the as yet unnamed party, which currently does not officially exist.

His comments to the Guardian open up a divide with his competitors for the leadership, Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, who have warned against the Greens becoming “a Jeremy Corbyn support act”.

A day after Corbyn and Sultana jointly launched a website for people to register interest, with the interim title of Your Party, a leftwing campaign group called for it to seek a formal alliance with the Greens in England and Wales.

We Deserve Better, which argues for electoral pacts on the left, said a united ticket for the Greens and the new party had the potential to unseat dozens of Labour MPs, whereas both running could split the vote.

Polanski, the Greens’ deputy leader, has built his push for the leadership around the idea of making the party a mass-membership “eco-populism” organisation that could take on not only Labour but also Reform UK.

[Dorcus]

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Somebody please tell me the "Your Party" name is only a temporary placeholder. I'd personally prefer "The People's Party"

[the other bob wilson]

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A facebook post from Zarah Sultana midday today:


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Up to 250,000 now. I’d love their membership number to go above Labour’s - Starmer’s mob deserves that.

[jon1959]

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Somebody please tell me the "Your Party" name is only a temporary placeholder. I'd personally prefer "The People's Party"

It is a temporary name.

A permanent (and hopefully better) name will be decided by the members of the new party - maybe at the founding conference which is being organised.

Sadly the chances of Party McPartyface are going south!

[jon1959]

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Up to 250,000 now. I’d love their membership number to go above Labour’s - Starmer’s mob deserves that.

https://x.com/wearecollectiv_/status/1948723652024819815