If there is one thing which makes me weary of an alliance of left and centre it is the term ‘Progressive’, it is meaningless twaddle which can mean anything to anyone.
North Shropshire proves that Starmer isn’t the saviour that centrists think he is.
The Tories have it sewn up until progressive parties work together to beat the SNP in Scotland. Without this support the Tories have it sewn up.
Just like in 2010 the gaurdian telling us to vote lib dem – did everyone else forget what that tragedy led too…
It proves that even when the conservatives do this badly, labour are still worse.
The only thing we can wish for is a reduced majority. That way there may be reason go restrict some of these draconian laws coming through without opposition. Shared representation is much needed in modern society as societal needs are far more complicated then they ever were!
/r/LabourUK has assured me it was all tactical and Labour will be getting a majority at the next election. At least they tried to before the entire thread descended into more Labour infighting.
Does anyone else absolutely despise the word “progressive” when used to describe the political left? It’s such a disingenuous way to describe a collection of political opinions.
We really don’t have any progressive parties in England. Labour are the closest thing in any serious form.
Daily reminder that the Guardian was specifically created and still operates as a liberal propaghanda piece.
A lot of people on the left might not see liberals as any better than Tories, worse as endorsing their patronising upper middle class bollocks as part of the left is destroying the left.
Everything working people dislike about the left comes from thee upper middle class metropolitan liberalism of the Guardian and the Liberal democrats.
The issue is that the Lib Dems refuse to work with anyone else, but expect everyone else to work with them.
I remember during the last general election I received a communique from them that told me I **had** to vote for the Lib Dems, because Labour **could not** win. [A statement which may not necessarily have been true.][link]
[link]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
I’m sorry are the lib Dems, who’s last election campaign was based on being the party of big business and brutal austerity, a progressive party?
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If there is one thing which makes me weary of an alliance of left and centre it is the term ‘Progressive’, it is meaningless twaddle which can mean anything to anyone.
North Shropshire proves that Starmer isn’t the saviour that centrists think he is.
The Tories have it sewn up until progressive parties work together to beat the SNP in Scotland. Without this support the Tories have it sewn up.
Just like in 2010 the gaurdian telling us to vote lib dem – did everyone else forget what that tragedy led too…
It proves that even when the conservatives do this badly, labour are still worse.
The only thing we can wish for is a reduced majority. That way there may be reason go restrict some of these draconian laws coming through without opposition. Shared representation is much needed in modern society as societal needs are far more complicated then they ever were!
/r/LabourUK has assured me it was all tactical and Labour will be getting a majority at the next election. At least they tried to before the entire thread descended into more Labour infighting.
Progressive parties like… [the Lib Dems?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_government_austerity_programme)
Does anyone else absolutely despise the word “progressive” when used to describe the political left? It’s such a disingenuous way to describe a collection of political opinions.
We really don’t have any progressive parties in England. Labour are the closest thing in any serious form.
Daily reminder that the Guardian was specifically created and still operates as a liberal propaghanda piece.
A lot of people on the left might not see liberals as any better than Tories, worse as endorsing their patronising upper middle class bollocks as part of the left is destroying the left.
Everything working people dislike about the left comes from thee upper middle class metropolitan liberalism of the Guardian and the Liberal democrats.
The issue is that the Lib Dems refuse to work with anyone else, but expect everyone else to work with them.
I remember during the last general election I received a communique from them that told me I **had** to vote for the Lib Dems, because Labour **could not** win. [A statement which may not necessarily have been true.][link]
[link]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
I’m sorry are the lib Dems, who’s last election campaign was based on being the party of big business and brutal austerity, a progressive party?
Who happily ruled with the Tories?