Thread by @joinaunionpls

Ish. A lot of the failures of preventing to stop it imo are more placed within the strategic orientation of the movement itself.

A lot of the mobilising efforts were for organising one off (but country wide) "days of action".

That model isn't good enough.

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The notion that the Bill could have been stopped by sporadic days of action is ludicrous. The orientation should have been towards consistent direct action/civil disobedience: sitting on train-tracks for days on end etc etc.

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I emphasise the train-tracks point as an example of the kind of thing that was required. Generally speaking the tactics deployed by the movement were marches, rallies, and often actual sit-ins.

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The sit-ins were the best part of the movement and imo much more effort should have been concentrated into that kind of action: antagonistic, disruptive, non-compliant etc.

That's the form of action needed in the future to overturn this.

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As a final point, I think it's worth noting that not all of this is the fault of activists or organisers on the ground per se. In regards to mobilisation, there was always going to be a difficulty because of covid-19.

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Nonetheless I make my above points not to be harsh but as a gentle comradely nudge. We all know that more disruptive forms of direct action is what is required.

Saying "oh well Labour were rubbish" is a get out of jail free argument. Of course they were rubbish. It's Labour.