Luke
@goatexpectations.bsky.social
Swimmer. Runner. Climate hawk. Sussex through and through. Big fan of National Parks and good infrastructure. Views are mine. Reposts ≠ Endorsements.
It's hard to escape the feeling that Corbyn has been boxed into this effort rather than being his own agent. He's been in the game long enough, he knows other outfits have sunk, mostly by their own internal divisions.
July 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's hard to escape the feeling that Corbyn has been boxed into this effort rather than being his own agent. He's been in the game long enough, he knows other outfits have sunk, mostly by their own internal divisions.
I'm also curious to see what impact it has on the PLP and the quite clear appetite from a not-insignificant number of MPs for a more popular left economic programme.
July 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm also curious to see what impact it has on the PLP and the quite clear appetite from a not-insignificant number of MPs for a more popular left economic programme.
Jimi Famurewa and Grace Dent could be an interesting combo.
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Jimi Famurewa and Grace Dent could be an interesting combo.
'Today' on Thursday had Justin Webb allow climate denial from a farmer of all people go completely unchallenged.
The farmer also had the nerve to complain about how hard the last few years have been.
Jeez, I wonder why farmers have struggled these past several years? 🤔
The farmer also had the nerve to complain about how hard the last few years have been.
Jeez, I wonder why farmers have struggled these past several years? 🤔
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
'Today' on Thursday had Justin Webb allow climate denial from a farmer of all people go completely unchallenged.
The farmer also had the nerve to complain about how hard the last few years have been.
Jeez, I wonder why farmers have struggled these past several years? 🤔
The farmer also had the nerve to complain about how hard the last few years have been.
Jeez, I wonder why farmers have struggled these past several years? 🤔
And this goes back to my point. If you were to take Tony Benn post-Wilson Cabinet and planted him now, most of those on the left would be damning of the guy based on his politics up to that point.
June 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And this goes back to my point. If you were to take Tony Benn post-Wilson Cabinet and planted him now, most of those on the left would be damning of the guy based on his politics up to that point.
It depends on how you define 'left' but I would say on PIP, Gaza and trans rights, she's taken a distinctly 'left' position which aligns with the historical positions of the left-wing of the Parliamentary Labour Party. She didn't need to and could have just been 'lobby fodder' for the leadership.
June 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It depends on how you define 'left' but I would say on PIP, Gaza and trans rights, she's taken a distinctly 'left' position which aligns with the historical positions of the left-wing of the Parliamentary Labour Party. She didn't need to and could have just been 'lobby fodder' for the leadership.
Again, that's a legitimate point. I think it's right to call out errors in strategy and I don't think Creasy is an effective communicator but she's not the same pol she was pre-2020. I get that she's not atoned but bucking this current leadership on trans rights, Palestine + welfare is welcome.
June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Again, that's a legitimate point. I think it's right to call out errors in strategy and I don't think Creasy is an effective communicator but she's not the same pol she was pre-2020. I get that she's not atoned but bucking this current leadership on trans rights, Palestine + welfare is welcome.
That was always my original point and for that I've had a pretty crappy and crummy evening from people I probably have a great deal in common with.
June 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
That was always my original point and for that I've had a pretty crappy and crummy evening from people I probably have a great deal in common with.
But my point is someone can move left, even if you're not a fan of their previous actions or behaviours. I get the hostility towards Stella given previous actions but her actions in this Parliament look quite different.
June 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
But my point is someone can move left, even if you're not a fan of their previous actions or behaviours. I get the hostility towards Stella given previous actions but her actions in this Parliament look quite different.
That's a legit point you make. I think absolute loyalty to a leadership is crass. I wish more MPs gave Jeremy the space to prove himself but they didn't. I also think it's ridiculous Jeremy ever lost the Labour whip and the right to remain a Labour MP.
June 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
That's a legit point you make. I think absolute loyalty to a leadership is crass. I wish more MPs gave Jeremy the space to prove himself but they didn't. I also think it's ridiculous Jeremy ever lost the Labour whip and the right to remain a Labour MP.
Wishing you all the best.
June 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wishing you all the best.
That is a genuine question rather than rhetorical
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
That is a genuine question rather than rhetorical
So folks dislike her independent of her antagonistic actions towards the Labour leadership circa 2015-2019?
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So folks dislike her independent of her antagonistic actions towards the Labour leadership circa 2015-2019?
For what it's worth JC is 4-0 on my voting record vs KS
June 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For what it's worth JC is 4-0 on my voting record vs KS
I presume we both hate fascists.
I also presume we both hate transphobia.
I also presume we both hate the disgusting genocide happening in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
Yet, in your eyes, we're not on the same side?
I also presume we both hate transphobia.
I also presume we both hate the disgusting genocide happening in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
Yet, in your eyes, we're not on the same side?
June 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I presume we both hate fascists.
I also presume we both hate transphobia.
I also presume we both hate the disgusting genocide happening in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
Yet, in your eyes, we're not on the same side?
I also presume we both hate transphobia.
I also presume we both hate the disgusting genocide happening in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
Yet, in your eyes, we're not on the same side?
That's fair enough, everyone has the right to revise their opinion.
June 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
That's fair enough, everyone has the right to revise their opinion.
She's actively called out the Israeli Govts' bullshit for starts. That's a pretty sizeable leftwards move, likewise on welfare reform.
June 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
She's actively called out the Israeli Govts' bullshit for starts. That's a pretty sizeable leftwards move, likewise on welfare reform.
But it's OK to ask if someone is OK, right? That's all I did and hoped they had people around them if they weren't OK.
June 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
But it's OK to ask if someone is OK, right? That's all I did and hoped they had people around them if they weren't OK.