ForenSix Opposition - Politics in the Soon To Be Former UK in Autumn 2020

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Did Ruth Smeeth (not an MP any more but friends with the reporter) phone up with this news?

scampopo (suzy), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 19:56 (three years ago) link

Centrists furious because Team Starmz, who are different from the centrists made "the Right", who are different from the centrists and Team Starmz, cry. Got it.

― nashwan, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:51 AM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

have literally seen blairite types refer to starmerites as the "soft left" which is a good laugh.

Politically homely (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link

lol Starmer as "too soft-left" is almost like when Biden gets slurred as a socialist.

calzino, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link

Always remember that Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown were too left wing for them as well.

Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:23 (three years ago) link

i cry a little when anybody says "the soft left" like it's a thing

big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:25 (three years ago) link

shame the devil and just simply add them to the tories-in-denial column!

calzino, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link

at one time our honourable landlord from Brighton, the ace with the mace - might have been considered soft-left- whatever that means, but now he was too much of dangerous radical for even a minor shadow cabinet role in Starmer Labour. The Labour-Right will only be placated with someone leading the party who is such an utter evil horrible cunt, they'd even be to right-wing for BJ's current partner who is apparently running tings!

calzino, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link

honourable landlord from Brighton


was hoping you might mean van hoogstraten for a sec.

Fizzles, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link

lol! It amused me in a cultural revolution lols sort of way that on that recent dossier LRM had "landlord" next to his name!

calzino, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:50 (three years ago) link

Centrists 2015-19: It‘s completely wrong for Jeremy Corbyn to interfere in Labour’s disciplinary process! It should be made completely independent now!

Centrists 2020: Actually, fuck the independent process! Keir Starmer should personally interfere to boot out Jeremy Corbyn!

— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) November 17, 2020

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:04 (three years ago) link

We do all know that the old Labour Right is dead, don't we?
Just checking.

— Keith Sceptic (@paulewart23) November 17, 2020

where's the lie?

big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link

Soft left soft lads more like

J.G Ballard otm (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link

long live the new etc

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link

Radio 4 says no Labour frontbencher available to talk to them this morning.

— Sienna Rodgers (@siennamarla) November 18, 2020

and sir kieth is hiding in a fridge

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 07:57 (three years ago) link

The whip situation is going to be interesting. Starmer at least had the option of claiming the suspension was not down to him (which he repeatedly bungled), he doesn’t have that luxury here.

Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:12 (three years ago) link

lol I had dream last night that Starmer was playing for the RoI football team and I was part of a crowd yelling abuse/taking the piss out of him and he came over and gave us a stern finger-wagging lecture about how those that don't do anything are always the first to mock in his Kermit voice!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:18 (three years ago) link

just about every amateur epidemiologist in the pub (if they were open) mostly know basic maths and also know the Rona has a roughly 1 % fatality rate, but daft Toby Young seems to have added an extra decimal place in his mind if not in his post which has made him look incredibly thick. I know he left school with no qualifications and I'm the same, but for this fucker to be so patently dumb and also a fan of eugenics with a history of sneery disablist comments is too much for me.

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:19 (three years ago) link

James Schneider on R4 saying in effect the whip is already restored with the restoration of Labour Party membership.

scampopo (suzy), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:21 (three years ago) link

xp
in fact the fule posted it as 0.1% which would make the fatality rate 10 ten times worse than it is lol!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:25 (three years ago) link

lol it's funny remembering that the piss boiling today is what it used to be like every day when Corbz was leader

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 08:28 (three years ago) link

Not even just a retweet will do for LK here, got to have the index finger of implicit endorsement.

👇🏼 https://t.co/1L4yfJ6tDZ

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) November 17, 2020

nashwan, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 10:23 (three years ago) link

I also often point at Neil Coyle

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 10:29 (three years ago) link

🖕🏻

||||||||, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 10:32 (three years ago) link

the moment he doesn't give the media what they want - maximum ritual humiliation of the left - he gets doorstepped. Unbelievable https://t.co/JUrYe3HopD

— tom (@malaiseforever) November 18, 2020

lol I'm enjoying seeing this fucking tool getting doorstepped way too much!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 10:45 (three years ago) link

The offence of “bringing the party into disrepute” was designed to give leaders a blank cheque for expulsions says @stephenkb but a “make it up as you go along” approach to Labour’s disciplinary process is exactly why it was unprepared for its crisis on AS https://t.co/VJzetgrq4l

— Jon Lansman (@jonlansman) November 18, 2020

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:17 (three years ago) link

People are saying court case but aren't ppl assuming Corbyn would actually go through with this?

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:18 (three years ago) link

Very amusing about the dream about Kermit playing international soccer. But why for Ireland?

the pinefox, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:19 (three years ago) link

He's said that he's not restoring the whip, now.

Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:23 (three years ago) link

xp

sometimes your dream logic is chaotic and makes no sense, a bit like kieth's leadership skillz right now!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:27 (three years ago) link

Starmer, as leader, cannot interfere in the complaints process, as per EHRC report. He shouldn't be saying anything about it, unless he doesn't want to implement that report and it's recommendations.

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:29 (three years ago) link

falling asleep with R4 on and having taken some Rhodiolia Rosea (artic root) guarantees me crazy long REM state dreams every time.
xxp

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:30 (three years ago) link

He's said that he's not restoring the whip, now.

― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:23 (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Leadership by press reaction.

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:53 (three years ago) link

I wish he'd have mentioned this pathetically rudderless and reactive type of leadership was going to be his thing at the hustings in February, the worthless piece of shit,

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:57 (three years ago) link

The most bizarre Labour meme I've seen today is the Corbynista left calling Keir Starmer "Keith". Any explanation?

— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) November 18, 2020

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:58 (three years ago) link

I'm not sure Corbyn has much to gain from going to court. He'd likely be re-elected as an independent if Labour chose to run someone against him at the next election.

I find it difficult to imagine Starmer backing down on this now. He's much more comfortable picking a huge, unnecessary fight with the left and cementing the idea that he's an unscrupulous, hypocritical, stitch-up merchant, than he is with appearing weak in front of the press. There's likely to be a flood of complaints against members and MPs standing in solidarity with Corbyn that'll just prolong this even further.

Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:59 (three years ago) link

vacillating between being a compromising triangulator who manages to piss off nearly everybody and pretending to look tough by inflexibly sticking to bad decisions you've made is such a winning combination, Keith you champ you!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 12:05 (three years ago) link

Best answer to Kieth question

"I think you'd understand it if Labour were 20 points ahead."

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 12:06 (three years ago) link

It's funny that the professional Payne person has just seen a 'Keith' meme for the first time -- but then TBH, as Ride once sang, I don't know where it comes from either.

the pinefox, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 12:47 (three years ago) link

It always reminds me of "Hey Keith!" at the start of The Damned's cover of I Feel Alright.

Also (former?) ilxor Keith, who is a much better Keith.

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 12:55 (three years ago) link

lol, they have Steve Reed, of all people, doing the rounds to criticise the NEC decision.

This Steve Reed? pic.twitter.com/Z2Hzx7tfNF

— Liam Gallagher (@liamtgallagher) November 18, 2020

Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link

Just woke up, have I missed anything funny?

big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:10 (three years ago) link

Kieth has now declared himself a friend of all terrorists and is getting some RA tats

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:16 (three years ago) link

Excellent, up the ra

big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link

Next Islington North by-election to be completed by Labour, New Labour, Real Labour, Provisional Labour and Continuity Labour.

And won by Tories.

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:22 (three years ago) link

🤔🤔🤔

Powered by the wind turbines of Scotland and the North East, propelled by electric cars made in the Midlands and advanced by tech developed in Wales, my 10 point plan will drive forward a Green Industrial Revolution, creating jobs across the country. https://t.co/98ZbUFZzrT pic.twitter.com/CwXmaxM1R3

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 18, 2020

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link

Nothing about Heathrow I notice

nashwan, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link

i feel bad when actual human beings lose their job but at the same time it's kinda nice watching airlines go to the wall

big man on scampus (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 14:06 (three years ago) link

That Liam Gallagher?

Mark G, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 14:57 (three years ago) link

Offshore wind: Producing enough offshore wind to power every home, quadrupling how much we produce to 40GW by 2030

There is already the capacity to power every home from Scotland's wind. Every Scottish home, that is.

Clean-up on ILX (onimo), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 15:02 (three years ago) link

the tories have such a good record with not frittering away Scottish resources on consumer bubbles. I honestly can't why'd there would be any cynicism towards a lot of wind!

calzino, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link


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