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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]
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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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I've seen similar statements over the last week. But its not apples with apples here.
Every party bar 'Your Party' has paid membership.
Your Party is more like a online subscription, which I'd wager a lot will 'unsubscribe' if they are ever asked to pay.
Said before and I'll say again, Corbyn is not PM material. All this is doing is giving Reform *spits* an open goal to Downing Street.
Jesus fucking wept. I might start looking at looking for jobs abroad.
I get that but it’s shows there is a huge movement here for real left politics. Not the blue Labour shite.
It’s Labour which are helping reform, not the new party. Labour are fucked here. That’s coming from one of the safest areas they had.
I’ve the utmost respect for Zarah Sultana and it seems like she’s having more and more following her.
It’s Labour which are helping reform, not the new party. Labour are fucked here. That’s coming from one of the safest areas they had.
I’ve the utmost respect for Zarah Sultana and it seems like she’s having more and more following her.
Ultimately I see having four parties (even including the likes of Reform) as generally a positive and hope it will move politics more towards a PR style system, or at least power sharing between two parties. Nothings perfect, it's impossible for only two electable parties to cover the entire views of the political spectrum, leaving millions either politically homeless and either refusing to, or reluctantly voting. You also have tens of MPs forced to vote for policy they disagree with or will not benefit their constituency. It's just fucked. . I was in favour of them moving towards the centre (albeit against their purging of the left) to get elected and keep the Conservatives out, but I was only willing to compromise some values and principles for some political savviness and competence about maintaining power. I've seen nothing from this Labour party to suggest they are on track to be a majority party at the next election. They needed to be extremely tough on illegal immigration (visibly so as much as in practice), take the international lead on condemning Israel's atrocities in Gaza (unlikely, but they could have been swifter and faster), and start to grow the economy whilst ring-fencing the most vulnerable people in society. They've generally fucked or been luke-warm on every major issue that matters to anyone in the country. The landslide electoral win was always build on shaky ground and they've done nothing to firm up those foundations since gaining the keys to number ten. I am nervous about Reform, but there would also be something very satisfying about the real left coming back and striking real fear into this Labour party.
Having a hung parliament should heal politics in this country to some extent and stop this constant mud slinging across the parties. It should be parties working together for the good of the country. However, the media will never allow it. They make too much money from ragebaiting the public which has managed to give the rise to Brexit and Reform.
I hate how much air time is given to immigration. It’s not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. The bill for immigration is so high because of austerity. Having better processes and people in place to have quicker turnarounds in reviewing applications would mean no more hotels and all that shit. That could be said about a lot of things where public life touches the civil service.
I hate how much air time is given to immigration. It’s not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. The bill for immigration is so high because of austerity. Having better processes and people in place to have quicker turnarounds in reviewing applications would mean no more hotels and all that shit. That could be said about a lot of things where public life touches the civil service.
