To wish we had someone like Mamdani in UK politics?

[LostInManhattan]

Someone who’s passionate, young and willing to break the rules in politics, all while caring about his city and the people in it. I wish we had someone like that here.

He has said not one thing negative nor encouraged hatred towards Jewish people.

It's quite complex.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5535831/new-york-free-buses-advocates-divided

He wants to defund the police?

This!!!

It’s baffling. He is running to mayor of NYC. Why should any mayor of a city outside of Israel have to give a damn about Israel anymore than they need to give a damn about France, Jamaica, Yemen, Australia etc

As I understand, he mentioned this at one point, when much younger.
Now he has clarified that he doesn't want to do that.www.politico.com/news/2025/07/30/mamdani-backs-away-from-out-of-step-defund-the-police-posts-00485172

That says opinions are divided. Not that it won’t work. It can work if there is will for the state to pay for it.

Yes it does.

Why are you citing this as a belief of his if he has stated it no longer is?

What funding did he take?

The first is a complete lie. And he did not lie about his aunt. It’s just that people like you seem confused at aunt not being restricted to “father’s sister”.

Your hatred of him is based on make believe.

Honestly I wouldn't bother on mumsnet! One negative word against Israel committing a literal genocide and you are antisemitic. The unquestioning support for Israel will studied with disbelief in the future.

I too think Mamdani is great and can't wait to see if he wins

I was just thinking, WHAT?! The absolute emblem of money, establishment and slithering into positions he’s not at all educated for or presenting as intellectually capable of. He was very pretty though. His brother is/was somehow a defra minister! Lovely to see them work their way up the humble ranks / through the throngs networking at cocktail parties at Boris’s house and similar.

No, he’s an antisemite. He can fuck off.

They are very much linked.

I don't have to try and do anything Sharon. I think your posts speak for themselves.

Why is he being badgered to condemn this particular phrase even though he has already said he wouldn't say it, even though he advocates for non violent resistance, even though he condemns terrorism, even though he has extensive policy proposals to protect Jewish New Yorkers? Most people would put two and two together here but no, no none of that matters we must single out the Muslim man and make him stand up and condemn this phrase in particular.
Why wouldn't he want to be your performing monkey and say things exactly how you want them said?

Cmon, it's relevant. Past beliefs are relevant.
But anyway, we shall see how he does in office. I will be glad if he does well.

Not sure what MN can do about it unfortunately.

@RobustPastry what do you think mumsnet should do about it?

Probably restrict posting to only views they have. There’s other dedicated political sites surely for what they’re after.

It's still hateful to be 'anti' an entire country's existence. I doubt he's 'anti' any other nation in the world.

From what I have read he hasn’t said Israel doesn’t have the right to exist but he is critical of the government

You are being very disingenous here. Its a simple question - and he can't answer it in a straightforward manner. That speaks for itself. I have absolutely no interest in a performing monkey and nothing I've said suggests otherwise. Nor does anything I've said support your insinuation that I'm singling him out in some way for being muslim. Ironic considering the number of posters on here claiming 'anything' is labelled as antisemitic.

Is this the same Zach Goldsmith that was a Conservative and run for the mator of London a few years back?

He was born in Uganda, not India.

Together with IDF perhaps?

My friend's parents were born in Uganda and are Indian, and were removed by the regime of Idi Amin for being Indian.