Thread by @Femi_Sorry

Angel Fans,
I just made the same decision he made at the end of season 4 / start of 5.
Really hope it's the right one. I do think any other decision would have been naive and arguably selfish in the circumstances.
(I know the analogy is harsh. But I mean party politics generally)

For the "uninitiated"... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a show which explores the challenges of growing up through the metaphors of various monsters and enemies. Angel (the spin-off) explores early adulthood.

For the first four seasons, Angel leads his own team in the fight against evil. In season five he entered an organisation he used to fight because its resources would allow him to do more good.
It's an analogy for how adults have to enter flawed systems to make real change.

Logic's simple. Johnson will be in power for 10 years if the left is divided against him in 2024, as it was last week.
Tory manifesto says they're keeping first-past-the-post, so while I WOULD have joined the Green, that's only an option after Labour win 2024 on a PR manifesto.

So Labour need to:
A) Include electoral reform in its manifesto so Lib Dem & Green voters know that a Labour vote in 2024 is a route to real power in 2029.
B) Be a broad church, a civil ecosystem representing the balance of lefty views and have a leader who reflects that balance.

So I have to do whatever it takes to achieve that or Johnson will win again.
And with the #LabourLeadershipElection being scheduled for March and the fact that only members get a say, or are even listened to, I had to make this decision a lot more hastily than I would have liked.

I'm acutely aware: My political neutrality and the fact that I generally hate party politics have helped my credibility. Hence why this decision was difficult.
However because my task is to change Labour, publicly & objectively criticising it will be a key part of my activities.

So...