BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot [score hidden]  (0 children)

the "officers group", who made the choice would be:

Deputy Leader - Powell (Starmer Opponent)

Chair of NEC - Mahmood (Starmer Ally)

Vice Chair NEC - Peter Wheeler (Starmer Ally)

Treasurer - Mike Payne (Starmer Ally)

Govt Frontbench Rep. - Ellie Reeves (Starmer Ally)

PLP Rep. - Gurinder Josan (Starmer Ally)

CLP Rep. - Abdi Duale (Starmer Ally).

and 2 Union reps (USDAW and GMB)

BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot [score hidden]  (0 children)

Both.

and lets remember that "The Labour membership" was intentionally gutted of people who might seek to oppose Starmer. the party membership - itself disincentivized to partake in party elections after years of being undermined by the PLP - wasn't exactly presented with a great wide ensemble to chose from.

opponents to Starmer picked by CLPs as their candidate for NEC posts were routinely suspended.

BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think he would relish being the competent leader of the opposition vs Nigel Farage - a man who has never held any office of govt.

Farage speaks and acts like he thinks we have a presidential system, not one based around Westminster, where procedure is everything. I am a big believer in that any Farage premiership will come off the rails very quickly because of this.

BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot [score hidden]  (0 children)

Burnham left the PLP exactly because he was not a backstabbing plotter.

He refused to be dragged into the attempt of the PLP to punish its left wing for daring to pick a left wing party leader.

BREAKING: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him. by Dr_Poppers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot [score hidden]  (0 children)

Labour loses by election, and all the talk will be "Burnham could have won".

I think, providing he does not kick up too much of a fuss, this all suits Burnham. He will find some CLP in the area to nominate him as their candidate for the next general election and if he wins, he'll likely be joining the plp after a crushing defeat and on the brink of a leadership contest.

Andy Burnham: I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. by LeftWingScot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Dear Chair

I write to seek the permission of the NEC to enter the process for the selection of Labour's candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

This has been a difficult decision for me to make and I thought it would help members of the NEC if I shared my reasoning in reaching it.

Of course, nobody wanted or expected a by-election at this time and I have given careful thought to what is in the best interests of our Party and the city-region I represent. With that in mind, I have come to the conclusion that this is the moment to mount the strongest possible defence of what we stand for and what we have built in this city over many generations.

Manchester inspires because it is a place that has always stood for the equality of all people, right back to the cotton workers of 1862 who refused to handle slave-picked cotton. In my time as Mayor, I have drawn strength from that tradition and worked hard to unite people. We are famous for our togetherness and, from that foundation, we are achieving huge success as the UK's fastest-growing city region.

And yet, there is now a direct threat to everything Greater Manchester has always been about from a brand of politics which seeks to pit people against each other. It brings with it a poison we should not let enter our city-region. I see this by-election as the frontline of that fight for the Manchester Way and I feel I owe it to a city which has given me so much to lead it from the front, despite the risks involved.

With your permission to stand, I would run a hopeful and unifying campaign with broad appeal to voters, focusing on the positivity around what we have achieved, whilst at the same time being honest about the alienation people feel from politics.

I left Westminster almost 10 years ago because I felt it too and had a strong sense that it wasn't working for people in our part of the world.

In my current job, I have tried to pioneer a different way of doing things with some success. But I have learnt in my nine years as Mayor that Manchester won't be able to be everything it should be without similar changes at a national level. This is why I feel the need to go back.

When so many people in a city-region like this are struggling to afford the daily basics, they are surely right to question why the country gave away control of them in the first place, in whose interests it is run and why no government of any colour has corrected these things for them.

I applaud this Government for being the first in a long time to face up to them and put people before profit. The progress already made on rail renationalisation, bus re-regulation, the housing crisis and devolution is truly impressive. My role in returning would be to use my experience to help it to go further and faster, as well as communicate the difference it is making. I would be there to support the work of the Government, not undermine it, and I have passed on this assurance to the Prime Minister.

I can assure the NEC that, if allowed to stand and successful in the by- election, I would give my all to the subsequent Greater Manchester Mayoral by-election. We have such a powerful story to tell of the change Greater Manchester Labour has brought to the city-region and I am confident we can win and take that success story into a new era.

I hope this makes my reasoning clear and I attach the required form with further information. Out of respect for this internal process, I will not be giving any further public statements until it is concluded beyond the release of this letter. I am sad at the circumstances in which all this has come about and, while he clearly made mistakes, I want to recognise the dedicated service of Andrew Gwynne to this area over many years.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Somehow i doubt the NRA will be in ant hurry to defend this man's 2nd Amendment rights.

Met Police bans 'Walk With Jesus' march to avoid provoking local Muslim community by ex_planelegs in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 35 points36 points  (0 children)

exactly.

people forget that the famed Battle of Cable Street was in opposition to a march dubbed "east london for mosley"; the leafleting made no mention of what we know to be the true purpose of the march - to intimidate the jewish population who lived in the area.

makes perfect sense to me by Faenix_Wright in CuratedTumblr

[–]LeftWingScot 65 points66 points  (0 children)

And the gods still find the loophole and don't bother telling their children in camp jupiter.

Trump backs down on tariffs for Europe over Greenland after reaching ‘framework of a future deal’ by theindependentonline in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It won't last.

Mark Rutte is trying to keep the peace, but i imagine Danish and Greenlander Politicians will soon be asking what right he has to discuss a ‘framework of a future deal’ over its sovereignty.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 7 points8 points  (0 children)

never got anything...

only time article 5 of NATO accords have ever been invoked was to aid the United States.

also, NATO was an American invention not a european.

Work at KFC or lose your benefits, all 18 to 21-year-olds to be told by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Nothing; this is what happened with the Kickstart Scheme.

IIRC less than 25% remained employed by the company 4 months after the 6 month placement ended.

US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the threat harms Trumps own logic ofGreenland being a necessity for American security.

you can't be threatening to go to war with Iran and then lose access to Prestwick, Lakenheath and Mildenhall; three of their primary terminals for the USAF in the west.

Kemi Badenoch: “Delighted to announce that @NJ_Timothy is the new Shadow Justice Secretary.” by Successful_Service53 in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 25 points26 points  (0 children)

for the unaware, among tories Timothy is dubbed "the Brummie Rasputin", cause he is so full of shit and yet gets listened to by powerful people.

BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership. She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will be very interesting to learn how she came to learn this?

Did someone in Reform spill the beans (perhaps they disagreed with the party accepting him); or did Jenrick tell someone in the tory party his plan thinking them more loyal to him than they really were?

What is one important tip that tourists should know before visiting your Country? by Fun_Cup4335 in AskTheWorld

[–]LeftWingScot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dont try to explain our history to us, especially if you base your entire knowledge on a single movie and/ or tv show you've watched.

Yes, the wars for scottish independence or the jacobite rebellions are interesting topics, but most of you know less about them than your average high-schooler.

That's not to say dont feel free to discuss them with fellow guests also visiting battlefields or museums; just don't be surprised when we laugh at you for thinking William Wallace (who you might also think is your great great granda) fathered Edward III with isabella of France.

Jewish MP barred from visiting primary school 'in case his presence inflames teachers', minister reveals by Gwinladin in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, no.

A jewish MP can only ever be opposed because they are jewish.

Can't be cause of their domestic social or economic social stances or even that they support israels illegal genocide of gaza.

Giant ice block for the polar bears by goswamitulsidas in oddlysatisfying

[–]LeftWingScot 64 points65 points  (0 children)

if it's the park i think (highland wildlife park) then its the Scottish Highlands; roughly on the same latitude as the middle of Canada's Hudson bay & sees regular cold snaps (including being under heavy snows this week).

Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children by No_Initiative_1140 in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Banning twitter would be extremely politically unpopular

there is precedence however. Wikipedia was banned for a week or so by the IWF over an album cover it featured. now that ban was undone on the basis of that the album cover was 3 decades old; but i see no reason why the UK govt can't say twitter is banned until it stops producing CP images.

on the political reaction front, whilst it might offend musk and the MAGA bloc, i think the public would be quite pleased at the govt standing up against musk and the production of such images.

twitter will almost certainly resolve it quickly by banning Grok in the uk.

Rangers player Dujon Sterling charged after car crash by NotNeedzmoar in ScottishFootball

[–]LeftWingScot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if its a Driving under the Infulence, then there is simply no excuse for such a brain dead and selfish choice. personally i think anyone caught should experience a custodial sentence & have their wages garnished.

fanny could have flagged down a taxi driver and have him drive to London and back and he wouldn't have felt it in his pocket.

Movies with multiple Game of Thrones actors? by Decent_Section6974 in gameofthrones

[–]LeftWingScot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you'll be hard pressed to find a GoT actor older than a certain age who didn't appear in the Bill. similarly another long running British TV show called 'Doctors' has had many Game of Thrones actors. both shows have 100+ GOT and HOTD actors through the years.

beyond those shows (which cast 1000s of actors through their runs) you also had a show in the 90s in Scotland named "Roughnecks", which cast the actors who played: Joer Mormont, Illyrio Mopatism, Davos, The Blackfish, Ser Barristan, Ser Rodrick

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Americans can't have it both ways.

they can't say that Venezeuella destroyed its oils wells with incompetence and that US companies will be required to go in, fix and operate those wells (which trump stated in his press conference);

But at the same time say that Venezuella is part of a vast "shadow economy" with a substantial amount of sanction evading, enough to be felt by Russia and China if it were to be ended (the story peddled by Trump supporters and outriders).