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Corbyn announces Your Party

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noblegiraffe · 24/07/2025 13:32

His new political party with Zarah Sultana.

Except it doesn't appear to even have a name and now Zarah Sultana is having to go around twitter correcting journalists saying it's not called Your Party, while not actually clarifying what it is called.

I'm sure it will be extremely well organised.

Corbyn announces Your Party
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Jumpupjumphigh · 25/07/2025 09:36

JosieMain · 24/07/2025 18:24

Interesting on tax.. I’d look at corporation tax, tax of Uber wealthy.. (£10m+). As much as media are pushing a story of all the billionaires leaving Uk.. when see the stats - it’s not true. Plus, guranteed that if a billionaire says they are leaving due to increased tax rise… I mean… we’re they even paying ANY tax in first place…

have a look at Gary’s Economics - you tube

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Property taxes. Land value Tax.

Sure, they can leave - and take their houses and acres of land with them?

Jumpupjumphigh · 25/07/2025 09:34

Nichebitch · 24/07/2025 17:26

And this is how extreme right wins: divide the vote for the left, tories still not recovered, reform wins and we get a lovely Trump franchise

Except that on this occasion Starmer has done it for them, by vilifying the left within his own party, throwing most of them out, withdrawing the whip from his own leftwing MPs and making it impossible for the left to have any kind of voice or representation within the party that was originally formed for that purpose.

What do you expect them to do, in a "democracy" where people are supposed to be able to seek representation for their views and aspirations? Crawl under a rock and shut up like they've been told?

twistyizzy · 25/07/2025 09:13

TheGrimSmile · 25/07/2025 08:56

Because the USA and UK are working so well right now...As PP said, there is nuance. I like to look to democratic socialist countries. And actually one could argue that China is working better than the USA.

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Not sure Chinese citizens would agree with you 🙄

MiloMinderbinder925 · 25/07/2025 09:09

TheGrimSmile · 25/07/2025 08:56

Because the USA and UK are working so well right now...As PP said, there is nuance. I like to look to democratic socialist countries. And actually one could argue that China is working better than the USA.

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No, one couldn't argue that China is working better than the US when they're authoritarian, have no human rights and are ethnically cleansing their own citizens. The US is at least ethnically cleansing other people's.

Lalgarh · 25/07/2025 09:00

TheGrimSmile · 25/07/2025 08:56

Because the USA and UK are working so well right now...As PP said, there is nuance. I like to look to democratic socialist countries. And actually one could argue that China is working better than the USA.

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China isn't socialist (trots would call it state capitalism) and it certainly isn't democratic but ok

TheGrimSmile · 25/07/2025 08:57

Sorry, that was to @twistyizzy

TheGrimSmile · 25/07/2025 08:56

MiloMinderbinder925 · 24/07/2025 15:40

There's no nuance or spectrum? It's right wing or gulags?

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Because the USA and UK are working so well right now...As PP said, there is nuance. I like to look to democratic socialist countries. And actually one could argue that China is working better than the USA.

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noblegiraffe · 25/07/2025 08:51

mouthpipette · 25/07/2025 01:16

@noblegiraffe Oh god Corbyn's one of the big reasons Boris was elected in 2019. He was absolutely toxic to the Labour vote.

What was toxic, was the campaign of vilification against him, which, unfortunately, far too many fell for. Despite this, the number of votes the party collected was impressive, .

As for his new party's policies ?
The 2019 manifesto would be a good start.

Oh I am sure that there was a campaign of vilification against him from a press who didn't want him elected.

But he, personally, was also actually toxic. He came across (e.g. the Andrew Neil interview) as a cantankerously stubborn old man who was overly full of self-regard, and wouldn't recognise antisemitism if it denied the holocaust in front of him. And before anyone starts wittering about false claims of antisemitism within Labour, I saw it play out myself across social media and I have no doubt that the claims were true, which makes Corbyn's refusal to accept it or properly deal with it even more revealing. And his anti-west stance would be a danger to our country: when Russia invaded Ukraine, he and his lot blamed NATO. Quite happy for him and his toxic pals to fuck off into their own party making it much easier to avoid.

I fucking hate Boris, but if it were an election with just their two names on the ballot, I'd abstain.

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Slightyamusedandsilly · 25/07/2025 08:13

mouthpipette · 25/07/2025 01:16

@noblegiraffe Oh god Corbyn's one of the big reasons Boris was elected in 2019. He was absolutely toxic to the Labour vote.

What was toxic, was the campaign of vilification against him, which, unfortunately, far too many fell for. Despite this, the number of votes the party collected was impressive, .

As for his new party's policies ?
The 2019 manifesto would be a good start.

Exactly @mouthpipette

Corbyn is exactly who he was before, during and after the election. Volunteering in food banks, attending the Durham miners gala. No spin then or now.

Very much a 'does what it says on the tin' politician.

MissyB1 · 25/07/2025 07:35

OonaStubbs · 25/07/2025 02:58

And more to the point, would Labour be prepared to form a coalition with a Corbyn led party?

The Labour Party might - but Starmer never would!

OonaStubbs · 25/07/2025 02:58

And more to the point, would Labour be prepared to form a coalition with a Corbyn led party?

OonaStubbs · 25/07/2025 02:57

Would Corbyn be prepared to form a coalition with Labour if necessary?

Lalgarh · 25/07/2025 02:28

SinisterBumFacedCat · 25/07/2025 01:24

The Placeholder Text Party

Lorem ipsum. New party name there.

Or Votey McVoteface

mouthpipette · 25/07/2025 01:25

Crow17 · 25/07/2025 01:21

It will have the same effect as Reform did with the Conservatives. It will split the Labour vote and make it impossible for them to win the next GE.

Corbyn will hand it to Reform. Farage will be thanking him in his acceptance speech as he takes up PM role.

Sounds like yet another argument in favour of Proportional representation of some kind. Let the diversity of opinion be reflected in parliament.

SinisterBumFacedCat · 25/07/2025 01:24

The Placeholder Text Party

Crow17 · 25/07/2025 01:21

It will have the same effect as Reform did with the Conservatives. It will split the Labour vote and make it impossible for them to win the next GE.

Corbyn will hand it to Reform. Farage will be thanking him in his acceptance speech as he takes up PM role.

mouthpipette · 25/07/2025 01:16

@noblegiraffe Oh god Corbyn's one of the big reasons Boris was elected in 2019. He was absolutely toxic to the Labour vote.

What was toxic, was the campaign of vilification against him, which, unfortunately, far too many fell for. Despite this, the number of votes the party collected was impressive, .

As for his new party's policies ?
The 2019 manifesto would be a good start.

Lalgarh · 25/07/2025 01:14

They'll decimate the green 💚 vote is the current view. They were supposed to have waited till after the leadership race for that was sorted BC if Zack Polanski won he's an Eco Populist (prfrrrt) who was going to lead the green 🍏 revolution

OonaStubbs · 25/07/2025 01:13

Hopefully the loony left will abandon Labour for this new party and Labour can concentrate on being what they are supposed to be - a party for working people. Hence the name, "Labour".

StitchHappens · 24/07/2025 23:19

In 10 hours 140,000 people have signed up. Clearly there people are looking for something that isn't being provided by the other parties currently.
Only time will tell how successful they will be, and I'm not making any decisions until they have made decisions on policy, budgets etc, but I'm absolutely interested in a party that wants to change things. The fact that Labour have gone against everything a lot of people thought they were voting for won't go well for them. Will it just split the left vote?.. I don't actually think it will, I think Labour have already done that by chasing reform voters - who won't ever vote for them anyway. I think they will work with the greens and hopefully people will feel like collaboration between left wing parties means their vote won't be wasted if it doesn't go to one of the main parties.
Only time will tell.

genesis92 · 24/07/2025 22:25

Slightyamusedandsilly · 24/07/2025 20:20

How predictably right-wing MSM.

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Radioundermypillow · 24/07/2025 22:09

Sadcafe · 24/07/2025 21:10

Trying to be humorous, her names Sultana, he’s probably nuts, so nuts and raisins

A tinge of racism, not humourous

Sadcafe · 24/07/2025 21:10

Trying to be humorous, her names Sultana, he’s probably nuts, so nuts and raisins

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noblegiraffe · 24/07/2025 20:45

Slightyamusedandsilly · 24/07/2025 20:13

I am confident that wherever my donation went was somewhere I would approve of. IMO, Corbyn is an ethical politician. Usually an oxymoron I know! Not in this case.

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Unless, of course, it's rooting out antisemitism from his party.

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