willradford.bsky.social
Middle aged, working class, lefty, disabled, revolting peasant.
You can't spell 'Red Hat' without hatred.
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youtu.be/MwQamRUCkQc?...
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yes
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Hard agree on PR and mandatory voting
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I've doubtless left some crucial issue out: please feel free to add.
But in summary: if you sought to alienate supporters, destroy your electoral prospects, leave people feeling cynical, disillusioned and ready to embrace any lying tosser who says he'll kick over the system, this is how to do it.
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12. Adopting Reform’s messaging, branding and performative cruelty towards asylum seekers.
13. Proposing yet another draconian anti-protest law, while fighting in court to defend the worst of the Tory laws.
14. Failing to address the crisis facing trans people ...
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8. Ripping up the laws protecting wildlife and habitats.
9. Taunting, insulting and abusing people who are trying to protect the living world.
10. Expanding airports and trunk roads.
11. Pouring £21.7bn+ into a CCS white elephant that will INCREASE greenhouse gas emissions.
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4. Rigidly sticking to outdated, inappropriate and socially destructive fiscal rules.
5. Rejecting a wealth tax and other redistributive measures.
6. Imposing further austerity on government departments and public services.
7. Saying nothing against the escalating genocide in Gaza.
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Canada and Australia ARE MY POINT. I said exactly that, protest politics can win in the current political climate, IF THE OPPOSITION IS SHIT and the Dems and UK Labour ARE SHIT.
Carney and Albanese offer an actual alternative to the grievance politics, a positive where the Dems and UK Labour do not
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It's unfortunate that you can't see that protest politics is actually effective at winning at the moment. Look at Trump, grievance politics all the way to the WH.
It can be countered, but not the Starmer is doing. Offer an alternative, not a weak copy
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Hey man, give Starmer some credit, he's got 4 years to get that to a Reform majority. We fully expect him to do so
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Nice strawman and false dichotomy all rolled into one there. Well played Sue!
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'We know better than the electorate what the electorate want or need'
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Time for Labour MPs to choose.
Starmer or the next election.
He is political leprosy
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They aren't up to it, it's as simple as that. Starmer just doesn't have it in him. Imagine being a Labour leader with that kind of majority and being so frit, you start cosplaying Reform instead of using 5 years of unassailable majority to change things for the better.
Utter failure
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They need to start looking for a new leader. Starmer couldn't sort it out if he had 400 years, let alone 4
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This is all lovely, but Centrist neo libs cosplaying Reform can't get re-elected, so nothing you said matters anyway
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Mate, you're fucking boring
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Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean
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Just voted Green thanks :)
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This
is
a
local
election
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I'm not voting reform ffs. I'm telling you I can't vote Labour. And describing a disabled person's reaction to having their livelihood taken away as a hissy fit is about what we've come to expect from Labour supporters.
Have a nice day
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If you read my post describing what is happening to me and other disabled ppl right now as apathy then I have no idea how to help you.
We cannot vote Labour. Our current livelihoods are threatened.
Current as in this parliamentary term.
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If you want us to help you,then you have to get Labour to reverse this policy. We aren't your sacrificial lambs
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They are effectively removing std. Daily living pip for 9 out of 10 claimants. 87% currently don't score enough to qualify for their new rules.
That is an existential threat to me.. right now. Not sure what you expect of me because I simply cannot vote for that and neither can other disabled ppl
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I'm disabled. If Labour win, it's the same to me as reform. For me it's better they get their arses handed to them in the local elections and realise they need to make serious changes than the cracks get papered over and they do nothing until the next general election
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Is Labour taking the income away from disabled people while spreading ableist tropes to justify it?
Yes
Are Labour an existential threat to trans people who just want to mind their own business and exist?
Yes
Are Labour parroting reform type policy like immigrant crime league tables?
Yes
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Why can't Labour stop legitimising his BS by trying to chase his voters?
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With respect, I'm already being treated that way by Labour with their constant spreading of vile ableist tropes about disabled people so they can manufacture enough hatred against us for people to accept letting us starve or kill ourselves.
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No. It's saying that if you're trans or disabled, voting Labour is the same ad voting reform.
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Vote Labour you get reform policy anyway
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Not on a council election. All it will do is hide the disastrous state of the country and shield Labour from having to make any meaningful change before the general election.
I'd rather reform wim some council seats than a general election
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If we vote Labour we get reform policy anyway.
Fk that
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Luckily my suggestion is green, because I could not and would not vote Labour, even to keep reform out.
I fear that if this is successful, it will just give Labour a false sense of security and actually increase the risk of a reform government.
Therefore I can't support it
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Same here as a disabled person. If I could go anywhere else I would, but I'm stuck in this far right shit hole
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Labour will metaphorically spit on us and then blame us when they lose.
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From our lips to God's ears 🙏
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I think pope Francis would be pleased if some real progress towards peace came from these leaders talking at his funeral... don't you?
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Funny how even Trump disagrees with you. He looked very focused on geopolitics at pope Francis's funeral
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It shouldn't be, so ask yourself why Labour aren't doing anything about it
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But labour won't since they get money from similar sources and giving that up would mean they have to listen to members which they would rather die than do
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It would be nice if Labour could give up their own addiction to wealthy foreign donor money long enough to stop this
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Recognising it is one thing, doing something before you can't or it costs too much, that's another. I pray you all start soon, because right now, it's not enough and yes, I understand that's easy for me to say in another country.
Good luck and Godspeed
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Is it because they too are locked onto the same wealthy donor teat with absolutely no intention of letting membership hold any sway over party policy?
Do I get a prize?
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It's baffling, they must be intelligent enough to understand this, even if they have to wait for some polling to confirm it, that polling data is in, they are not winning reform voters.
I have to wonder, do they actually believe in anything cos right now, it doesn't seem like it.