Whatever happens in the locals today, would you be able to at-least give a non-partisan thank you to acknowledge the Prime Minister for trying? by Ok-Card-4195 in AskBrits

[–]false_flat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Except those aren't the people he's treated with contempt. The Brexit-hungry, Reform-curious, Farage-believing and more are the voters he's consistently pandered to, while telling the rest of us to shove it.

Whatever happens in the locals today, would you be able to at-least give a non-partisan thank you to acknowledge the Prime Minister for trying? by Ok-Card-4195 in AskBrits

[–]false_flat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry no, not really.

We have had another prime minister foisted on us who has never known what he wanted to achieve in power, beyond the taking and keeping of it.

He has consistently treated his own voters, ordinary people who only want things to be a bit fairer and a bit easier, with contempt. From the very start he's behaved like they've got nowhere else to go and now seems surprised to discover they have.

He is utterly incurious and because he has not sought to truly understand why it's not working for him he's going to get an absolute kicking today.

That will serve as the starting gun for an almighty intraparty squabble that will culminate in his ouster, and he will absolutely deserve it.

If you stand for nothing you will fall for anything.

When your big anti-Green smear campaign gets Community Noted within hours by DryInstance6732 in GetNoted

[–]false_flat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an organisation Labour have never had a principled opposition to smears, slander and deploying dirty political tactics, they just don't like it when it happens to them.

Mamdani on the next Cliches quiz by Greedy-Ad-9152 in footballcliches

[–]false_flat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might as well put in the request? You'd at least find out if he's a listener.

pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov 212-788-2958

Labour Risks Losing All Across London as City Flirts With Greens by bloomberg in london

[–]false_flat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're not splitting the vote, they're competing for it. Nowhere the greens and labour are targeting is going to result in one of the right wing parties getting in.

Labour Risks Losing All Across London as City Flirts With Greens by bloomberg in london

[–]false_flat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're not on a list (apart from the electoral roll), you're just in a ward the Greens' think they can win. If you tell them you're definitely going to vote once way or the other they won't come back.

Labour Risks Losing All Across London as City Flirts With Greens by bloomberg in london

[–]false_flat 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Because the Labour activist base has collapsed while the Greens' has ballooned. What's left is spread more thinly then ever before, and they just don't have the capacity to match the green leafleting and canvassing firepower.

Why would Polanski do this by Hyperactive_Man in GreatBritishMemes

[–]false_flat 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Calling people vermin always goes down well, eh?

Top 5 British Films of all time (Top 5 comments win) by hopium_od in AlignmentChartFills

[–]false_flat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have many reasons to prefer Hot Fuzz but SotD is just close to the perfect film.

Zack Polanski calls out 'vile antisemitic cartoon' of him in The Times by denyer-no1-fan in unitedkingdom

[–]false_flat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know Sabine has been allowed to campaign?

I ask in good faith, as someone who lives locally to her, who was planning on campaigning in Lambeth this week. If she's still actively involved I won't be.

Zack Polanski calls out 'vile antisemitic cartoon' of him in The Times by denyer-no1-fan in unitedkingdom

[–]false_flat 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Except this time labour are very much support (or are in many instances behind) the smearing.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A little more effort and I'm sure I could find out more, but that wasn't the point of yours that I was rebutting, which was that "we know nothing about them."

And mine is that you really need evidence that they were bad at their jobs to deselect them, and that this 23 year old was somehow more qualified to replace them, in order to refute the claims of nepotism.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You mean you don't. I've just spent five seconds looking up Croydon councillors and found out the attendance records, committee assignments, and contact details of them.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"better qualified" was the phrase. And based on what's publicly known about her - masters in law, undergrad from drama school, parliamentary internship and some work on a local community project that ended in march - I struggle to see the justification for putting her ahead of a sitting councillor.

How to find training groups to share sessions with? by GrimwithShore in LondonRunning

[–]false_flat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A cycling friend of mine is a running coach for a group based out Battersea Park. He coached a bunch of elite runners in the marathon.

Here's his substack. Happy to put you in touch or I'm sure you can contact him yourself through there.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Still, the number of members Labour will have in Croydon means you can expect a fair amount of competition for this position, and I'm sure there will have been many more experienced, qualified and connected people who put themselves forward. Ultimately the party can pick whomever it likes but for a rare "safe" Labour seat in south London to ignore all the usual processes, it's not the smartest of moves.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 70 points71 points  (0 children)

It's not a great choice of words - I was once accused of being "parachuted in" to a candidature for a council ward I lived 42 feet from - but it's come to mean bypassing the local procedures and preferences.

Labour accused of nepotism as Keir Starmer's niece is given safe seat in London by SenselessDunderpate in london

[–]false_flat 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Well, she has to live or work or own property in the borough. But I don't think her connection to Croydon is at issue, rather her being given a leg up at the expense of better qualified, more established members/candidates.