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LeftishBrit

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5. I have less faith than you in Owen Smith's ability to lead the Labour Party to unity and success

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:06 PM

Jul 2016

Not that I have a huge amount in Corbyn either; but I think that the party's problems at the moment go beyond an individual; or at any rate, that the individual who could help to solve them is not yet in evidence.

As regards More United: I would strongly object to their founding a new political party - all we need at the moment is more parties splintering the centre-left than we've got already - or becoming yet another faction within Labour; but that seems not to be their aim at the moment. Their best role might be as a vehicle for citizens to lobby our MPs on certain key issues.

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More United? [View all] T_i_B Jul 2016 OP

"A fair, modern, efficient market based economy non sociopath skin Jul 2016 #1

Looks more like the Lib Dem playbook to me! T_i_B Jul 2016 #2

In these times, anything trying to be constructive and inclusive is worth a look LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #3

If Labour holds together it probably won't amount to much T_i_B Jul 2016 #4

I have less faith than you in Owen Smith's ability to lead the Labour Party to unity and success LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #5

Let me put it this way T_i_B Jul 2016 #6

"Basic stuff" should include not demonizing a growing faction of his own party to try to win votes. Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #7

Looking at the Corbyn campaign.... T_i_B Aug 2016 #8

You're talking about "Corbyn supporters" doing the demonizing. Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #9

Both sides are doing it T_i_B Aug 2016 #10

You're talking about "Corbyn supporters" doing the demonizing. Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #11

Corbyn hasn't reined in his trolls. T_i_B Aug 2016 #12

This is such BS. Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #13

Well then, why are Corbyn supporters repeatedly ignoring his calls to not act like twerps? T_i_B Aug 2016 #14

Why is your sockpuppet now rampaging on GD, Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #15

I'd just posted an article from Newsthump in GD! T_i_B Aug 2016 #16

Blah. Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #17

I have actually made the same mistake myself on DU! T_i_B Aug 2016 #18

I dunno about that. Jones needs to work on his own messaging and consistency first: Denzil_DC Aug 2016 #19

People really do think their social media is reflective of real life! T_i_B Aug 2016 #20