Labour isn't working - Thread 14

[TheNuthatch]

A chat thread for those who don't like this Labour government.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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Starmer, being the small man he is - in all senses - doubtless tries to surround himself with those unlikely to present a threat.

A recently sacked Leader of the HOC who had clashed with Morgan McSweeney stands for Deputy Leader and wins?

Oh dear.

No doubt the cat botherers will trumpet this as a sign of the Labour family’s wisdom, forgiveness and collegiate spirit. Bollocks. Powell will be a poison pill running around inside Labour undermining Starmer and his favourites.

It’s all about revenge and self-advancement.

Exactly.

Turnout of 16.6%.

Evidently the party members don’t even give enough of a shit to vote.

I can't disagree with a single word. Boris has yet again, shown there is a complete lack of ability and statesmanship in the Labour party.
I have Unleashed by Boris in my to read book pile, along with Kingmaker by Graham Brady and Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart. Re-reading the Thursday Murder Books ATM.

Don’t watch the TMC film! It’s awful.

My view on the DL is I wanted the one who will give the most discomfort to Starmer so if that’s Powell then great.

I would love to see whats written on those 50 spoiled ballots 😂

Yep, me too.
I hope LP makes Starmer's life hell.

(Re-posting after accidentally posting on the wrong thread 😅)

BBC news:
Powell took 87,407 votes, comfortably beating Phillipson on 73,536, with a turnout of 16.6%.

160, 943 member votes, and they are pretending that that represents 16.6% of their membership. Think I'm hitting the bullshit button on that one.

Too late, you're right it was dismal and very disjointed.
Who in their right mind thought Pierce Brosnan would make a decent Ron? and Bogdan was a miss as well. I had Ray Winstone pegged as Ron and a shaven Tom Hardy as Bogdan.

LOL.

Keir’s a w&nker?

Powell then pays tribute to Angela Rayner, joking that the former deputy leader is known for her shoes, "and she's left some very big ones for me to fill today".

Erm, also a very large wine glass, vapes and an inflatable dinghy….

🤣🤣

I wondered if that was a dig at AR’s boob job? But that could just be my twisted thinking.

By my arithmetic that would make Labour membership a little over a million.

Even under Miliband/Corbyn’s £10 jumble sale membership it only reached half a million and was down to ~300,000 at the end of last year.

What a load of nonsense.

Someone needs to check that, sounds completely off

I can smell it too!
Labour have approximately 300,000 members, give or take those they've lost to the Greens. So by my calculations it should read nearer 60%. M aybe someone has dictated and typist heard 16 instead of 60!🤣

Agreed. And in addition - in such a contest, at such a time, shouldn’t 100% of members vote. It’s their fcking reason d’etre. It’s not the GElectorate. And even the members don’t gaf. Says it all

When the first book came out I had appalling insomnia. I used to while away the dark watches of the night by fantasy casting TMC.

Ray Winstone was clearly the right person as Ron. I suspect even RO had him in mind.

Bogdan simply had to be Goran Visnjic.

Seriously. I have NO idea why i was not consulted.

When the first book came out I had appalling insomnia. I used to while away the dark watches of the night by fantasy casting TMC.

Ray Winstone was clearly the right person as Ron. I suspect even RO had him in mind.

Bogdan simply had to be Goran Visnjic.

Seriously. I have NO idea why i was not consulted.

I bet there’s some voting eligibility tied to union membership or some other semi-detached status of ‘members’ who aren’t really members. It’s all smoke and mirrors.

Please tell me you posted it on the 😿thread?

Maybe. I seem to recall when I had to join a union in a closed shop company, I could vote for the new leader of the Labour party. But even so, union mebership must run into the millions, so it still doesn't make sense unless you pay extra to donate to the party in yur subs? maybe that's it.

I did 😂and I tried to back away quietly. That hasn't worked out so well.

Oh dear!

😬😂😂😂