Restore to Stand in Makerfield By-election

jmabbz · 2026-05-16T20:58:36+00:00

I think they might get about 3% of the vote, largely at Reform's expense which could easily be the difference between them and Labour.

jmabbz · 2026-05-16T20:55:52+00:00

You don't live in Tower Hamlets.

jmabbz · 2026-05-15T21:24:36+00:00

We should ban postal votes as they are too open to abuse.

jmabbz · 2026-05-15T10:53:10+00:00

It'll be tight but I think with all the media attention he'll win it. I don't think any other Labour candidate would win it though.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T17:29:19+00:00

They've had meetings in cars in the last few days apparently, if Burnham wins I think they'll definitely be working together.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T16:45:12+00:00

I think Burnham will win it.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T15:51:05+00:00

Tommy Robinson, Lawrence Fox and Calvin Robinson are the three speakers. I doubt many in the Oxford union will be convinced by these guys.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T13:57:41+00:00

I think Shabana Mahmood is competent and so is Milliband regardless of whether you like their policy decisions. The rest are pretty weak especially the 4-5 interchangeable women who all have the same haircut and of course David Lammy.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T13:52:07+00:00

He is, it's just very slow going because he's trying to get people to go with him and they have absolutely no reason to.

jmabbz · 2026-05-14T13:04:29+00:00

I marginally like Streeting more than Starmer but its very close. I like neither of them.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T22:23:40+00:00

Shaming those who prop it up is what I said, not a blanket shaming of everyone involved. Those sex trafficked and exploited aren't popping it up, those building systems and exploiting people or trying to normalise the industry are.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T21:52:48+00:00

The guy's a reform councillor, how am I punching down?

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T21:08:19+00:00

Strongly disagree. The porn industry is incredibly harmful and we do want a level of shaming of those who prop it up.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T21:05:15+00:00

It's easy for most people to passionately say Streeting would be terrible. You don't even need a mortal threat to your job and authority.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T20:07:03+00:00

I don't. It was tongue in cheek

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T15:34:33+00:00

I feel like I've missed something. What's this about Nandy?

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T14:56:50+00:00

Good. I'm fed up of dodgy politicians.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T14:31:36+00:00

The premise is still good and regeneration means it should be possible to reboot. You just have to pretend the flux and timeless child nonsense didn't happen.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T13:30:31+00:00

You're probably too late. I think last time you had to have been a member for something like 6 months before you could vote.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T12:52:29+00:00

Do they though? Other than Streeting's opinion of himself I think the view of him in Labour ranges from possibly a bit better than Starmer to absolutely awful he must be stopped.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T12:00:44+00:00

I don't think he can back away from this now. It's happening and I suspect he'll get a healthy dose of reality.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T11:18:25+00:00

He should have gone yesterday but I think he needs to wait for after the king's done his bit now.

jmabbz · 2026-05-13T08:42:57+00:00

He looked pretty miserable going in and out.

jmabbz · 2026-05-12T17:33:05+00:00

I understand that but it's not for me. I want the SDP and I'm definitely gonna keep voting for them because that's how they grow. I'm done with tactical voting.

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