Emeritus Prof Christopher MayFeb 1

Hmmm.... I think we can safely say Labour are rattled by the surge in support for the Green Party of England & Wales.

They have accused the GPEW of 'cowardice' for not parachuting in Zak Polanski as candidate & rather choosing (although they don't say this) a popular local resident (who lives just outside the constituency).

A classic case of judging your opponent by your own (warped) standards.

#politics #GortonAndDenton
h/t Observer

Show threadClaire McNabFeb 1

@ChrisMayLA6 I assume that the #Starmtroopers calculated they had a binary choice between two packages of outcomes:

A/ hold the GM mayoralty, lose Gorton, block #Burnham's coup

B/ lose the GM mayoralty, hold Gorton, get defenestrated by #Burnham.

Not being keen on defenestration, they chose package A. So they have selected a corporate lobbyist as #GortonAndDenton candidate to be eaten alive, but they keep their jobs in #Number10 for a bit longer.

Show threadMidgePhotoFeb 1

@2legged @ChrisMayLA6
Against the combined forces of the mad Right, daft Lefter, and Green, holding Gorton looked less than certain in any version.

One has to look back through rather a lot of Prime Ministers to find a better one than we have now (who would you nominate?) so I suggest hanging on to this one for now.

(I think Parliament would be improved by a handful of Greens, wherever they are sent from)

Show threadClaire McNabFeb 1

@Photo55 Do you really think that a deeply loathed, persistent liar with no discernable political skills or political values (other than contempt for liberty) is somehow worth holding onto?

Really?

@ChrisMayLA6

Show threadMidgePhoto
I'm interested you don't see leading a fractious and divided party to election victory as including any "discernable political skill".
I suggest one of the skills of both politics and discernment is to, occasionally, shut up.
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Show threadJennifer Moore 😷Feb 1

@Photo55

I don't think Starmer's lot had to actively win the 2024 election. It was more of a "Tories out by whatever route" election than a "Labour's new stuff sounds good" election.

Show threadMidgePhotoFeb 1

@unchartedworlds
There was recent evidence that it was possible to _lose_ such an election.

The most economical assumption about an election is that the winner won it, and the loser/s lost it.

Start telling other stories, and you are right amongst Trump and his MAGA Trumpettes in your approach and in the respect due you.

Want to tell us that Blair had no political talent either??