Starmer's vision quest

[Stevo 666]

Burnham has now been barred from standing, which, I think is risky for him, the longer before he can exit the Mayor role and become an MP ( or better) the more chance of “issues” emerging from his time as Mayor.

Saw that, although this probably won't be the end of it in terms of Labour Party in-fighting. Let's see what happens next...

 

[Stevo 666]

Genuinely don't understand what's 'coincidental' here. You right-wing windowlickers are weird.

Doesn't surprise me that you don't understand. You leftie losers aren't as clever as you think you are.

 

[Psamathe]

As much as I want Starmer to stop the Glasman/McSweeney twaddle, and that Burnham seems to be doing a good job in Manchester, I think this was the way to go about it, and I can't see how he expected the NEC to rubber stamp his candidature, all things considered.

To me it's call "democracy". Local constituency choses who they want to represent them. How many of the constituency electorate got any say in the NEC?

 

[Shortfall]

I'm just glad that we've got a strong and stable government after the last lot. At least there are grown ups in the room now.

Etc.

 

[briantrumpet]

To me it's call "democracy". Local constituency choses who they want to represent them. How many of the constituency electorate got any say in the NEC?

Hasn't been the case in either Labour or Conservatives for a long time. The selection of party candidates is one of the many eye-opening bits of Ian Dunt's book. The loony left wing of Labour (now Your Party) shows what happens when there isn't any real management, and everyone thinks that they are the Messiah.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Hasn't been the case in either Labour or Conservatives for a long time. The selection of party candidates is one of the many eye-opening bits of Ian Dunt's book. The loony left wing of Labour (now Your Party) shows what happens when there isn't any real management, and everyone thinks that they are the Messiah.

This, as part of the electorate I have never chosen what candidate stands, the local and central parties do this. Quite a bit of scrutiny should be applied, Reform are trying to learn this.
Labour being Labour might have already decided that the next by-election would have a all female shortlist for example.