Labour isn't working - Thread 26

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

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Meanwhile, there is an actual convicted terrorist running for election for a council seat in Birmingham. It's being reported on Birmingham Live. Once again I can't link to anything, because MN is doing that thing where if you navigate away from the page it will just crash anyway.

Honestly, I feel like crying. What the hell have politicians done to this country?

See if this link works. It looks as though he is a complete nutjob who plans to stand as an independent. I suppose there is nothing to stop him doing so, sadly.

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/convicted-terrorist-standing-birmingham-election-33305321

an easy mistake to make by those dazzled by their own virtue signalling.

We knew STEM was a struggle for them - maths, basic biology etc. Seems the humanities are a similar challenge.

@placemats Oh good, another late night visit from you.

I'm sure Lee Anderson was welcomed with open arms in Ashton u Lyne. Reform are leading in the polls there and Ange is going to lose her seat! Perhaps Lee travelled an extra half a km on purpose just to rub her nose in it.

Was she there to say hello, or was she in her flat at the opposite end of the country?

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WTF have I just read? 🤯
Christ on a bike.

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Starmer's wording about risking 'losing control of Greater Manchester' still stands out to me.

Which is actually more important politically, do you think - an MP (one of many, but with a vote in the HoC, and part of the count for government) or the Mayor of a city (symbolic which party they belong to, but doesn’t increase the party's power. Initiatives do make a concrete difference for the people living there, but usually not beyond the local)?

It seems to me that a national party should prioritise getting an extra MP, but perhaps I'm missing something. The article Emerald posted about the candidate for Birmingham Council worries me. There's a lot of territory-marking going on.

All those VAT supporters and believers, what’s this where’s the VAT?

It’s really sad. Private is more elite and separated and state schools get less PE and lower funding. How is this good?

Bristol city council. Majority the lovely Greens with Labour..

‘In September’s council meeting, 18 councillors walked out each time a woman got up to speak and returned only once they had asked a question’

https://archive.ph/BxcLe

Yeah, I mean who wouldn't want to have a council that no-platforms its local residents who have the temerity to demand that the council behave legally in allowing women to have their sex based rights?

I accidentally caught a piece on a the news Anderson speaking in Manchester He wasn't heckled, booked.

I also saw interviews on the street there. People are angry at the NEC blocking Burnham.

Interesting piece on China on Times Radio rn

Warning against dumping of goods and security issues.

The Telegraph sounds more unhappy than usual with Starmer this morning, and that's saying something.
Describing his "witch hunt" against Iraq veterans is currently at the top.

And his buddy now the attorney general.

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Extraordinary, what Labour have done here.

They had a candidate (AB) who would’ve almost certainly won the seat. Yet they hand the seat with a smile and chocolates to Reform or the Greens.

In today’s climate that is more shocking than ever. Tells us all we need to know about Starmer. Not that we needed to know any more.

"Attorney General for England and Wales - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales

Interesting that the friend of Starmer has fought some unusual cases. Not just the one against the army soldiers. The Begum case. The Guantanamo Bay case. He's been entwined with the prime minister since the beginning of his career.

Morning all. Haven’t posted for a few threads, but still been reading.

I’ve just seen Kemi doing a speech. She referenced Braverman and Jenrick’s defection and said, “it’s a tantrum dressed up as politics.”

Absolutely nailed it!

She is such a clear and clever speaker. We need her to be the next PM!

She’s great, I’d have her as PM. She speaks well.

I know not everyone here is a fan, but today’s TRIP is a good listen, particularly on the Burnham/Starmer palaver - even AC concedes it has been handled wrongly!

"Starmer: My China trip will make Britons richer" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/27/starmer-my-china-trip-will-make-britons-richer/

Can someone unlock this article for me please

I could read that one for some reason, but here's the archive for you: archive.ph/9piFE

The government team are using "burner phones" and notebooks due to security fears 😲

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly9p5kr2q7t

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