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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 10h

England team applauding their thug supporters.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 11h

So the IMF has said the UK will face the highest inflation in the G7 this year and next. And what are our govt doing about this greatest recruiter for Reform? They will through the OBR raise interest rates enriching the finance world after allowing the retail and energy companies to run amok.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 11h

You can almost feel affinity with someone who supports PR and democracy except with Corbyn it’s short hand for never having to make a decision. He’s a protester and a voter but not a decision maker. A party of 2 can’t even sit in the same room.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 11h

Corbyn and Sultana apparently won’t sit in same room together.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 13h

Netanyahu is probably laughing inside at Trump’s naivety. He knows because he is their mirror image, that Hamas will break the ceasefire because he will too. Hamas and Netanyahu are identical and with them negotiating for Israel and the Palestinians, there will never be a lasting peace.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 15h

People complaining about England “fans” behaviour in Riga, Latvia should understand this is no better than the colonialists in India for the example who looted stuff belonging to India - like Crown Jewels for example.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 18h

The former was nearer the truth.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 18h

Why are you defending this politician. I would never defend any politician. It’s strange that people like Corbyn and Farage engender almost idolatry among converts. 7/10 was never enough to convince left wingers voting in the referendum. Lynch, another left winger was pro Brexit.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 18h

Corbyn was a reluctant remainer which meant he became an enabler for a truly awful rw policy. He should have been far more assertive in supporting remain.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 20h

The left do have a real problem with those they describe as “centrists” don’t they? It’s almost like it’s a term of abuse. In fact I’d say they dislike centrists more than extreme right wingers which is kind of daft.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 21h

It is actually- as well as those groups you mention. Blair had a chance to make sweeping changes which would have stopped Brexit for example and Osbourne’s austerity but he chose not to. I’ve not heard any figure from the left outline constitutional reform in the way it’s needed and def not Corbyn.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 21h

*too

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 21h

The other reason Lab have a commons majority is our awful and out dated voting system, an issue Corbyn has never addressed as the left can’t embrace voter reform as it’s far to consensual.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 21h

10.2million votes and a landslide for the Tories. So another way of looking at this is that at one of its highest vote shares Labour got hammered. I can’t stand this govt or Starmer but I have even less respect for Corbyn who isn’t a leader but a perennial protester. He ducked the Brexit issue.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 22h

The problem with Lab MPs trying to alter the course of its govt is how little Reeves and Starmer listen to them. Best advice would be to make out they work for Tory press or are from Reform voting communities, then perhaps they’d get an audience.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Er… no you don’t. Exhibit A: 2019 election result.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Yep agree. Very one sided. All to do with skin colour of course.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

The Green Party is replicating the Corbyn surge in Lab party membership in 2015. Remind me how that ended. Any deal the Greens do with Corbyn will be a massive mistake.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Agree. As are Hamas.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Yep this is a real estate grab

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Govt debt not the problem it’s made out to be. The press talk about that as it’s related to public spending but they never mention CEO pay which directly affects inflation. Privatising of utilities is up there with right to buy and Brexit as the cause of household debt.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

True. Neo-liberalism has a lot to answer for and Brexit isn’t a panacea but it does answer a lot.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

And is responsible in the main for the country’s debt and no money for health education and local councils. You have to think something sinister is going on when this govt can’t recognise this, more so when supporters of Brexit are in the minority now.

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a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s speech to the Israel parliament is sick making. The word he’s talks about begins with “P” but it’s not peace but profit. And Blair being there makes it even sicker. How this man’s stock has fallen. All who are missing is Beckham and Greg Wallace.

a1957.bsky.social @a1957.bsky.social · 1d

Which drove Brexit. Brexit is their baby. Brexit was the icing on the cake for the rich deregulators.

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