adamramsay.bsky.social
Left wing journalist. Dad of Léa and Saoirse. Book ‘Abolish Westminster’ due out with Faber 2026ish.
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In all honesty, I’d want to do more research before answering that question.
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It makes sense because the British state is a top down, centralised structure, not a true union of nations.
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Ireland has opinions. Last week.
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I’ll look it out. In my mind, it’s a multimedia experience, with Blair in his bed, increasingly lonely, the only human on stage, and most of the action is a black and white film of his flickering thoughts - mixing footage from across his whole career, rapidly going mad, before he dies, alone.
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I’ve actually not seen that. Either, in fact!
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(Just had a chat with my actor/filmmaker brother about making this)
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Tony Blair, on his deathbed, being treated by robots, a projector above playing the images of the Iraq war that keep haunting him…
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I can imagine a wonderful play - written by you - about this.
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And anyone who joins the Green Party before the end of next month can vote in the upcoming leadership election.
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Well, we can certainly agree on distain for Tango, though the technological redundancy of Trident is a point primarily championed by Tory MP, Crispin Blunt hardly of the hard left. But anyway, have a good afternoon.
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British defence spending - on nuclear weapons which are likely technologically redundant, sovereign bases primarily used by the Americans, Navy frigates for guarding oil tankers - doesn’t function to protect the UK, but to project Western - ie US, ie, Trump’s power. I would support redeploying it.
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You can’t seriously think that we should remain in NATO and the Five Eyes - with the requirements they imply - when the lead power in both alliances is led by Trump?
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Yes. But he is also the head of NATO. Britain remaining in NATO with him as its head - and sharing military intelligence with his appointees - is disastrous. Wanting to leave and establish new structures doesn’t make you Trumpian; it is vital.
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Are you really arguing that opposing a nuclear armed alliance with Donald Trump is somehow aligning with Donald Trump. The reality is the opposite! How can we stay in NATO while Trump’s in the White House?
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The evidence is pretty clear that people participate when there is something material at stake.
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Oh great, do shout. These are perfect tips, thank you.
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This is all really helpful, thanks! (And if you’re coming into town between Wednesday and the following Wednesday and fancy a coffee/pint, do shout).
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I suppose I can read/have read the usual lists, etc, but, what’s your favourite cafe? Restaurant? Pub? Is there anywhere of political interest I shouldn’t miss?
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Yeah, on reflection, I think my above comment is more based on my impressions when you launched your respective campaigns. By the end, I think you’re right that any difference on political/issue priorities had gone.
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It is, though to be honest, I’m not sure I could point to much that Peter would have done that Natalie didn’t or vice versa. I guess Alex would be MP in Pavilion now, though.
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Romayne Phoenix also ran as the Green Left candidate, a final hurrah of the movement against having a leader. And Pippa Bartolotti, the then Welsh party leader.
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He’s on here - @petercranie.bsky.social - had been the lead candidate in NW England in the 2009 Euros, came close on a ‘stop the BNP’ campaign. My memory is he was seen as an ‘environment plus’ candidate where Natalie was more a ‘deep eco’ candidate, though she turned out to be much more than that.
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Thanks for this summary Colin. I know these are the ones since you joined, but it’s worth saying that the 2012 election - where Natalie beat Peter Cranie - was very closely contested (Peter was backed by Caroline) and arguably shaped the party in various ways: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Gr...
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Because there is very little funding for serious journalism, and lots of oligarch money for the sort of anti-journalism you describe.
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Well, all of the UK has suffered from 50 years of extreme neoliberalism, England has a specific individualistic culture dating back 500-1000 years.
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Thanks Peter!