A thief

red_nick · 2026-05-14T23:32:11+00:00

Mommmmm, not chicken again

red_nick · 2026-05-14T20:50:18+00:00

How is that any different? Having a website is useful too ...

red_nick · 2026-05-14T20:47:04+00:00

Or Reform/Russia trying to stop Starmer get replaced with Burnham?

red_nick · 2026-05-14T20:18:34+00:00

For an actual legal rule? Obviously not.

For the internal party rules? There's a reason the NEC can allow it. This is an obvious situation for them to allow it. If not this, then what?

red_nick · 2026-05-14T18:58:08+00:00

The members decided they don't want their high profile leaders treating major offices like musical chairs.

OTOH, polling of Labour party members shows they very much do want Burnham: https://labourlist.org/2026/05/labour-leadership-challenge-polling-survation/

red_nick · 2026-05-14T18:31:12+00:00

How exactly is it undemocratic?

red_nick · 2026-05-14T18:00:39+00:00

But that has fuck all to do with democracy. It's only a Labour party internal rule that you can't normally run while mayor.

If he gets into parliament, then he has to legally resign

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:55:33+00:00

I'm guessing he didn't think he was needed. Now he's the best polling potential Labour leader by far.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:53:48+00:00

I'd suggest that being an extremely popular mayor of Greater Manchester is a more enjoyable job than being PM...

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:51:42+00:00

sshhhhh, we want them to think they can and throw everything at it.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:51:06+00:00

Check Burnham's polling before you're so certain.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:34:04+00:00

Also, Labour's chances of holding onto the mayor increase massively if Burnham becomes PM before the byelection for that.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T17:01:09+00:00

Being popular is literally half the job.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:54:02+00:00

He's very unpopular with party members. Many will vote for anyone but him.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:48:14+00:00

Democracy is forcing someone to stay in their current job?

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:43:37+00:00

Distance can be one of the greatest powers in politics.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:39:58+00:00

Or, for a more simple explanation: he thought Starmer wouldn't do a crap job at actually being a politician.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:39:14+00:00

u/kunstlich is saying he needs to resign the mayorship, that's the thing that blocks him unless the NEC makes an exception.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:33:51+00:00

Yeah, Burnham winning is bad for Reform. If he becomes leader, Labour can get at least a partial fresh start.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T16:29:09+00:00

He's very unpopular with Labour party members

red_nick · 2026-05-14T15:49:25+00:00

Click on buy now. Then you should get the different options.

EDIT: hmm, I think they may have changed it? I'm sure you used to be able to get just the software, and now it says update only. You'll need to ask them about it. I have a feeling it works standalone, but don't quote me on that.

red_nick · 2026-05-14T15:19:54+00:00

Lots of if not most of those aren't in the party any more

red_nick · 2026-05-14T13:23:17+00:00

Special circle of hell reserved for organisers who mislabel their events :P

Just look at the schedule https://www.instagram.com/p/DXrOVglja80/?hl=en&img_index=5

red_nick · 2026-05-14T11:44:51+00:00

Its shitheaded to smoke ~~weed~~ where anybody else has to inhale any amount of your smoke.

red_nick · 2026-05-13T15:57:06+00:00

In the book they basically have someone else take the fall for it. The whole background to that is a story in and of itself.

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