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Your Party (UK)
Ideology and policies
There will be an inaugural conference to decide the party's policies, but in a joint statement on the launch website[20] Corbyn and Sultana mentioned wealth redistribution, nationalisation, investing in social housing and opposing the privatisation of the National Health Service. It is also expected to call for an end to the sale of arms to Israel, action against climate change and protection of the right to protest.[7]
Following the launch, Corbyn also stressed a focus on grassroots organisation.[7] A former Labour councillor, Amna Abdullatif, stated that support for Gaza will be central to the party.[5]
Prior to the official launch, one of the organisers, Pamela Fitzpatrick, said that the party would have a "ruthless" and "unapologetic" socialist platform that went beyond the 2019 manifesto of the Labour Party, then led by Corbyn.[21]
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Ideology and policies
There will be an inaugural conference to decide the party's policies, but in a joint statement on the launch website[20] Corbyn and Sultana mentioned wealth redistribution, nationalisation, investing in social housing and opposing the privatisation of the National Health Service. It is also expected to call for an end to the sale of arms to Israel, action against climate change and protection of the right to protest.[7]
Following the launch, Corbyn also stressed a focus on grassroots organisation.[7] A former Labour councillor, Amna Abdullatif, stated that support for Gaza will be central to the party.[5]
Prior to the official launch, one of the organisers, Pamela Fitzpatrick, said that the party would have a "ruthless" and "unapologetic" socialist platform that went beyond the 2019 manifesto of the Labour Party, then led by Corbyn.[21]
Your Party (UK) - Wikipedia
The issue that this party will have to be careful of is who actually joins it and therefore influences it.
They have Corbyn at the top. Okay, everyone's cup of tea at all, but at least he is a well-known figure.
Below that, it remains to be seen.
Their big risk is that they attract a lot of people who are too interested in politics already. That makes their approach nowhere near broad enough because then they are only speaking to other people who are already too interested in politics.
Parties on the left are more likely to do this anyway, because they have a habit of placing their principles ahead of their electoral chances. Parties on the right or centre are more likely to just want to win so will seek out what the voters want. Parties on the left will try to educate voters, forgetting that most people have no desire to be educated.
It becomes more and more of a problem if those people involved are interested in something very narrow that most people simply don't connect with at all. But that issue is why they got involved so they aren't giving it up in a hurry.
Ultimately we will wait and see what happens but I'm not sure the signs are great.
They have Corbyn at the top. Okay, everyone's cup of tea at all, but at least he is a well-known figure.
Below that, it remains to be seen.
Their big risk is that they attract a lot of people who are too interested in politics already. That makes their approach nowhere near broad enough because then they are only speaking to other people who are already too interested in politics.
Parties on the left are more likely to do this anyway, because they have a habit of placing their principles ahead of their electoral chances. Parties on the right or centre are more likely to just want to win so will seek out what the voters want. Parties on the left will try to educate voters, forgetting that most people have no desire to be educated.
It becomes more and more of a problem if those people involved are interested in something very narrow that most people simply don't connect with at all. But that issue is why they got involved so they aren't giving it up in a hurry.
Ultimately we will wait and see what happens but I'm not sure the signs are great.
I've signed up. I think all the ingredients are there for Corbyn and Sultana to make real waves with this. There's a massive vacuum for a principled, left wing party, and with some savvy nominations and campaigning, they would seize seats across large portions of the North West, Wales and Scotland pretty quickly. The lowering of the voting age will help, too. The worse case scenario is it does well enough to give the Labour leadership some sleepless nights and cause to reflect on what they actually stand for (if anything).
It'll be interesting to see how much airtime they're given compared to the other parties.
I remember UKIP and then Reform were always given a load of airtime even though they had much fewer council seats than what the Green party had. And now look where we are.
I remember UKIP and then Reform were always given a load of airtime even though they had much fewer council seats than what the Green party had. And now look where we are.
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