THREAD: I don’t know who I’ll support for Leader yet (as I don’t know who is standing), although as @David__Osland said ‘I know who I’m not voting for!’
Things I’ll be looking for:
▶️Loyalty to members mandate: I won’t support anyone who was involved in the #ChickenCoup
Things I’ll be looking for:
▶️Loyalty to members mandate: I won’t support anyone who was involved in the #ChickenCoup
▶️I want someone who was willing to serve in JCs team, there were enough vacancies after the 2nd Leadership/Coup.
▶️I want someone who didn’t spent any of their privileged time slagging off or name-calling our party or members publicly.
▶️I want someone who didn’t spent any of their privileged time slagging off or name-calling our party or members publicly.
▶️ I want someone who acknowledges and values BAME communities are also our ‘heartlands’ and aren’t to be taken for granted.
They are not just an issue for BAME MPs, many are facing a similar ‘everyday’ issues but multiplied by structural and direct racism
They are not just an issue for BAME MPs, many are facing a similar ‘everyday’ issues but multiplied by structural and direct racism
▶️ I want someone who will seriously look at Scotland and how we win back those seats. The hit we took in 2015 is just as bad as the ‘red wall’. They were our ‘heartlands’ too.
Claiming it’s devolved power is not cutting it given it’s impact on our national chances for Govt
Claiming it’s devolved power is not cutting it given it’s impact on our national chances for Govt
▶️I want someone who can outline how they will deal with MPs who are still pushing for remaining in the EU.
▶️I want someone who isn’t ashamed of standing on picket lines, lending their profile to campaigns such as disabled rights or climate change or fracking.
▶️I want someone who isn’t ashamed of standing on picket lines, lending their profile to campaigns such as disabled rights or climate change or fracking.
▶️I want someone who understands the role local govt plays in tackling the everyday issues and providing services to our most needy.
There needs to be a vicious fight to ensure central govt funding for councils are based on needs of their population.
There needs to be a vicious fight to ensure central govt funding for councils are based on needs of their population.
▶️I want someone who gets the ‘Leadership’ is not just about the PLP, there are many people in power from Assembly Members, Mayors, Cllrs, PCCs.
There is a balance between localised autonomy and disparity of the Labour offer across UK. Some key threads needed for consistency
There is a balance between localised autonomy and disparity of the Labour offer across UK. Some key threads needed for consistency
▶️Lastly, [for now] I want people to stop saying ‘London centric’ as if we’re on homogeneous group/class.
We don’t all eat quinoa, or wear shoes without socks, or only buy dry clean only clothes. There is serious poverty here, don’t play poor against poor.
We don’t all eat quinoa, or wear shoes without socks, or only buy dry clean only clothes. There is serious poverty here, don’t play poor against poor.
