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To any Lib Dems & Greens who are disappointed I joined the Labour Party,

My main aim is getting Labour to commit to electoral reform and an electoral pact.

So if I'm successful, then at the *following* election, your parties' votes will really count for the first time ever.
I.e. It is the single best thing I could possibly do to support other opposition parties.
I'm enjoying watching those on the right lose their minds over this thread... Why?
Because THEY KNOW that if every UK citizen's vote had mattered equally in 2017 and 2019 Brexit simply wouldn't have happened.
(Lab/SNP/GRE/LIB >50% of the vote in both)
#MakeVotesMatter
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My view on #HS2 is simple.
Good in principle, but they should have started from the North and worked down. Instead, by 2033, all we'll have is 45 minutes shaved off the time from Birmingham to London.
Stop focusing on London 'Trickle-up economics' doesn't work!😉
"But commuter capacity is at breaking point between Birmingham & London."
No.
The lack of decent transport infrastructure/investment in the North & Wales has been a strangle-hold on those economies for GENERATIONS. And we've just begun to see the political consequences of that...
My mates were in the middle of having a conversation and I just randomly burst out with: "Not to f***** mention, if you start from the North, that's where the jobs go when it comes to building it!"
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Reshawn Davis came to the UK age 11, jailed for 2 mths for being there when 2 phones were stolen. His was found conviction unlawful in 2016.

If even ONE person on that flight posed no risk to society, then that's not why the government's doing it.

Stinks of Windrush xenophobia.
Twane Morgan served 2 tours for the UK in Afghanistan, suffering PTSD for which he didn't receive nearly enough support. He then committed GBH.

The government says it has no regrets about wanting to get rid of him, arguing that the 2-tour veteran abused their "hospitality".
Under our legal system Reshawn Davis has served his 2-month debt to society and was even found to have been unfairly sentenced.

Deporting this husband & father of British kids who knows nobody in Jamaica, serves literally no purpose other than having fewer black faces in the UK.
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The battle between the Labour factions is pointless & counterproductive. Hard left socialism will have more UK influence under Proportional Representation, but the only way that ever happens is if it works WITH "centrists" in 2024.

Find a compromise and focus on the real threat!
Remember that scene in Avengers Assemble when Loki sits smiling as he watches Ironman and Thor fight each other.

Loki is obviously Boris in this analogy. Unfortunately that makes me Captain America who was my least favourite character in that film.... But still.
You can see why I flavoured my big "what next" video with so much Avengers. We're basically living through all the stages of the Infinity Saga.
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Labour’s task is not to make itself feel better – it’s to win power | Tony Blair | Opinion

Much in this I agree with but Labour has to represent EFFECTIVE DELIVERABLE good NOT labelled with “we’ll keep the red flag flying”-a massive vote loser theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
“We put forward a leader and a manifesto that voters thought unacceptable to such a degree that many were repelled. Too extreme economically. Anti western. Lacking in patriotism. And therefore dangerous”.

Yes.

And it wasn’t a winning manifesto.
The culture of winning (and this applies to Lib Dems and Greens as well).

1st
A hard headed analysis of political realities

Progressives win from the centre..but that does NOT mean the status quo.

The financial crisis did NOT move people to the political left..but to the right
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1/
 There is an argument now that Labour moving to the centre will help Labour get elected next time, like Blair did.

But how sound is this reasoning?

As the Tory party has gone so far to the right, there is now a space in the centre more than there has been for a very long..
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 Time. The trouble is, the centre isn't like the one we saw before Blair came to power. The Lib Dems are different and Scotland is different. The 'Labour heartlands' are different. The Blair era changed opinions. The Financial Crash changed things.
When Blair moved..
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 To the centre, it worked briefly but the progressive vote split. The left fractured with Labour voters switching to the Lib Dems & Greens, and many traditional Labour voters not bothering to vote (see 2005 very low turnout). In 2005 I did a research project at uni to find
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If the left’s only answer to this is arguing that the Lib Dems & Greens ruined everything by daring to exist in the same seats as them, rather than wondering why so many non-Tory voters still couldn’t bring themselves to back the obvious anti-Tory choice.. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
.... then it stands every chance of going further backwards next time.”

She absolutely gets it. As did the losing MP for Swindon. If anything the LDs split the centrist remain Tory vote.

Very good from @gabyhinsliff
“Any analysis of Labour’s failure that sounds even remotely self-pitying, blaming a hostile media or rival parties for ruining their chances, will only further turn off voters who long to hear practical solutions to practical problems from a confident, optimistic leader.”
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Right everyone. This is an important public service announcement. Our latest data shows there are 36 key seats that will make all the difference in this election. Tactical voting will mean the difference between a majority (Brexit) and hung parliament (referendum). ~JL
We need to vote tactically everywhere - but the election could be decided in a small number of seats by just a few thousand voters. This is the product of an unfair voting system. But every vote counts.

Here they are. Please share widely. ~JL
In order of marginality:

1/ Dewsbury. Please, if you want to Remain, if you want to stop the wilful destruction of a Boris Johnson majority, please: vote @paulasherriff for LABOUR.

She needs 82 tactical votes. ~JL
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@Ian56789
There was NO Leave option in UK local elections:

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Brexit Party Soars In European Parliament Polls, Well Ahead Of Remain Parties - Labour, Cons, LibDems, Greens & NoChangeUK
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What everyone should know about the Oligarchs plot to control the world
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Anfield Analysis #LocalElections2019 Turnout down 252 @LiverpoolLabour vote down 329 (-6,7% share) Swing to Greens 5.7%. Still considered safe Labour seat with 73% positive vote. @LiverLibDems fail (4th place) losing 37 votes ( 1,1% share drop) @LiverpoolGreens now in 2nd place.
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