holly
@arnuba.bsky.social
socialist. glasgow. mainly interested in UK pol, 🇵🇸 & 🏳️⚧️
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Yeah look at the end of the day I just don't think the operation that cannot anticipate "this pedo could bring disgrace to our party" is suited to fight for literally the future of multicultural democracy in the UK lol
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Yeah look at the end of the day I just don't think the operation that cannot anticipate "this pedo could bring disgrace to our party" is suited to fight for literally the future of multicultural democracy in the UK lol
Lol the wheel of class fortune! Yeah im sure its not perfect but it was based off of a study a few years ago and is atleast a thought provoking excerise in the different elements of class
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Lol the wheel of class fortune! Yeah im sure its not perfect but it was based off of a study a few years ago and is atleast a thought provoking excerise in the different elements of class
The Great British class calculator
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Orchestrated by an upper class and justfied, in part, to satisfy the perceived prejudices of the lower!
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Orchestrated by an upper class and justfied, in part, to satisfy the perceived prejudices of the lower!
Curious to hear what you think the differences are!
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Curious to hear what you think the differences are!
Likely they thought a decision against them would be a springboard to campaigning to amend the equality act. I saw a lot of arguments in this vein prior to Scottish Ministers.
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Likely they thought a decision against them would be a springboard to campaigning to amend the equality act. I saw a lot of arguments in this vein prior to Scottish Ministers.
Even though our basic ideologies are different, I've found you to be a very knowledgeable and insightful commenter, and a go to for info about Labour. So congratulations on a good launch!
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Even though our basic ideologies are different, I've found you to be a very knowledgeable and insightful commenter, and a go to for info about Labour. So congratulations on a good launch!
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Labour seem to have developed a strategy of getting ‘negged’ by Reform voters; shifting their policies in ever more socially conservative directions to attract such voters and somehow repelling them, and yet still, maybe, maybe this time will be the one. 6/n
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Labour seem to have developed a strategy of getting ‘negged’ by Reform voters; shifting their policies in ever more socially conservative directions to attract such voters and somehow repelling them, and yet still, maybe, maybe this time will be the one. 6/n
Yes competence and integrity and they've made rods for their own backs with both of those!
If youre being generous to them you could say that the lesson they drew from the Corbyn years is to challenge the right will always be sailing against the wind. And now they move wherever the wind blows..
If youre being generous to them you could say that the lesson they drew from the Corbyn years is to challenge the right will always be sailing against the wind. And now they move wherever the wind blows..
August 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Yes competence and integrity and they've made rods for their own backs with both of those!
If youre being generous to them you could say that the lesson they drew from the Corbyn years is to challenge the right will always be sailing against the wind. And now they move wherever the wind blows..
If youre being generous to them you could say that the lesson they drew from the Corbyn years is to challenge the right will always be sailing against the wind. And now they move wherever the wind blows..
I think a lack of a strategic vision / narrative. Or perhaps they had one with a 2010 redux "all the moneys gone ect", but thats floundering.
But overall their whole project was defined by not challenging the right but rather presenting themselves as competent.
But overall their whole project was defined by not challenging the right but rather presenting themselves as competent.
August 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I think a lack of a strategic vision / narrative. Or perhaps they had one with a 2010 redux "all the moneys gone ect", but thats floundering.
But overall their whole project was defined by not challenging the right but rather presenting themselves as competent.
But overall their whole project was defined by not challenging the right but rather presenting themselves as competent.
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I think all this shows you - now being proven every day - is that the liberalism is all a very thin veneer and that any bit of it can be revoked on a whim, the second it’s convenient to do so.
August 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I think all this shows you - now being proven every day - is that the liberalism is all a very thin veneer and that any bit of it can be revoked on a whim, the second it’s convenient to do so.
Where did you read that?
August 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Where did you read that?
Is EU caselaw still relevant for the UK?
August 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Is EU caselaw still relevant for the UK?
"Old party loyalties may be falling away, but they are not being replaced by anything new."
Ignores the context of a system that actively impedes smaller parties aswell as the real success of those parties despite that fact.
Ignores the context of a system that actively impedes smaller parties aswell as the real success of those parties despite that fact.
July 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Old party loyalties may be falling away, but they are not being replaced by anything new."
Ignores the context of a system that actively impedes smaller parties aswell as the real success of those parties despite that fact.
Ignores the context of a system that actively impedes smaller parties aswell as the real success of those parties despite that fact.
The argument, as I understand it, is that comp voting increases participation, and therefore party responsiveness to a broader range of voters, thereby improving legitimacy. But increasing participation within constituencies doesn't address the distortions created by the constituencies themselves.
July 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The argument, as I understand it, is that comp voting increases participation, and therefore party responsiveness to a broader range of voters, thereby improving legitimacy. But increasing participation within constituencies doesn't address the distortions created by the constituencies themselves.
Likewise, as I said, PR maybe necessary but not sufficient, so seeing it being challenged in other contexts doesn't necessarily invalidate that point. Also lowering barriers to smaller parties isn't the same as *no* barriers. But I'll defer to you on European voting systems.
July 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Likewise, as I said, PR maybe necessary but not sufficient, so seeing it being challenged in other contexts doesn't necessarily invalidate that point. Also lowering barriers to smaller parties isn't the same as *no* barriers. But I'll defer to you on European voting systems.
Thank you for your thoughtful explanation. A few points: re entrepreneurs, it's worth acknowledging that Farage's various vehicles have had profound influence on UK politics (sans accountability) despite FPTP.
July 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thank you for your thoughtful explanation. A few points: re entrepreneurs, it's worth acknowledging that Farage's various vehicles have had profound influence on UK politics (sans accountability) despite FPTP.
Important that you noted intersectional disparities in voting engagement but question why legally mandating voting should be prioritised over increasing access. For example a bank holiday specifically for voting day.
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Important that you noted intersectional disparities in voting engagement but question why legally mandating voting should be prioritised over increasing access. For example a bank holiday specifically for voting day.
You also mention low turn-out but ofcourse relevant context that the 2024 election was a two horse race between two parties that were ideologically quite close. Possible confusion of symptom/ cause where with PR turnout could've been higher.
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
You also mention low turn-out but ofcourse relevant context that the 2024 election was a two horse race between two parties that were ideologically quite close. Possible confusion of symptom/ cause where with PR turnout could've been higher.
I feel the realignment is occurring along a number of axes which can never be expressed in the binary system produced by FPTP.
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I feel the realignment is occurring along a number of axes which can never be expressed in the binary system produced by FPTP.
Surely if voters want to vote Green at this election and Reform at the next, that is legitimate and those (increasly few) voting Labour or Tory don't deserve preference because their families have done so for generations.
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Surely if voters want to vote Green at this election and Reform at the next, that is legitimate and those (increasly few) voting Labour or Tory don't deserve preference because their families have done so for generations.
Can we not be witnessing a realignment to a variety of parties, why should that be dismissed as "dealignment"? You mention that parties may lack "lasting loyalties" but why is that the most important metric we should use to judge them?
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Can we not be witnessing a realignment to a variety of parties, why should that be dismissed as "dealignment"? You mention that parties may lack "lasting loyalties" but why is that the most important metric we should use to judge them?
Over all I agree with your basic thesis that PR alone is not sufficient to address the problem, though I would contend it is necessary.
Likewise while compulsory voting may have some benefit it, in isolation, especially without PR, would exacerbate existing problems.
Likewise while compulsory voting may have some benefit it, in isolation, especially without PR, would exacerbate existing problems.
July 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Over all I agree with your basic thesis that PR alone is not sufficient to address the problem, though I would contend it is necessary.
Likewise while compulsory voting may have some benefit it, in isolation, especially without PR, would exacerbate existing problems.
Likewise while compulsory voting may have some benefit it, in isolation, especially without PR, would exacerbate existing problems.