FlyTheNest

Yet this breezy homogenisation of the north and Midlands fails to take in the complex geography of Labour’s defeat. Why the party continues to thrive in some seats in the midst of heavy defeats elsewhere has barely been covered – a detail surely more important to Labour’s recovery than the endless self-flagellation encouraged by many politicians and commentators.

Take Preston, a leave-voting bloc of the party’s now destroyed “red wall”, and a crumbled bastion of the “left behind” north – only this wilfully simplistic story does not hold. Under the guidance of the radical Labour councillor Matthew Brown, Preston has democratised its public institutions and invited people to participate in decision-making at all levels of the city’s economy. And guess what? Labour held the seat by a healthy margin.

RogerOThornhill wrote:Morning all.

Look to Preston for an answer to Labour’s – and Britain’s – woes

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ism-brexit

Yet this breezy homogenisation of the north and Midlands fails to take in the complex geography of Labour’s defeat. Why the party continues to thrive in some seats in the midst of heavy defeats elsewhere has barely been covered – a detail surely more important to Labour’s recovery than the endless self-flagellation encouraged by many politicians and commentators.

Take Preston, a leave-voting bloc of the party’s now destroyed “red wall”, and a crumbled bastion of the “left behind” north – only this wilfully simplistic story does not hold. Under the guidance of the radical Labour councillor Matthew Brown, Preston has democratised its public institutions and invited people to participate in decision-making at all levels of the city’s economy. And guess what? Labour held the seat by a healthy margin.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:There are limits to what can be said on a public forum such as this one, but let's just say there are arguably reasons for MPs (and others) to be so wary of him.

A shame nonetheless, as he does say some both good and interesting things.

Burgon has made the DL lists now, still a few more leadership nominations for Thornberry to get - could go down to the wire!

gilsey wrote:Clive Lewis has withdrawn.

HindleA wrote:https://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/cl ... the-truth/

Zac Goldsmith on House of Lords in 2012:

"Seedy lists of party apparatchiks appointed by power hungry party leaders & insulated from any democratic pressure for 15 yrs? No thanks."

Johnson has falsely claimed that there will be no checks on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland under his plans for Northern Ireland to remain in the single market after Brexit.

Lisa Nandy has claimed voters in the general election found the prospect of a Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn “frightening”, and said the party under her leadership would remain radical but try to persuade people it would be careful with their money.