#603

I think that account always includes who that clp nominated the last couple of times

#604

100% this, that’s who he’s always put me in mind of - leadership-era EM, not present-day chilled-out entertainer EM

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#605

Hang on. 21% of people who didn’t vote lab would likely or maybe vote labour under RLB? That’s about 2 and a half million people. Result!

#606

Ah okay. I’m not familiar with it, so I may have read it wrong

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#607

Interesting reading the critiques of Burgon’s silly war policy in here. they’re all basically about which British people should decide how we unilaterally wield our military in unwanted parts of the world. Not too great

#608

Oh yeah. Out of context of the broader figures it’s absolutely a result and does contextualise the ‘continuity Corbyn’ thing well.

I can’t help but think the time to run RLB was before the last election not after though.

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#609

Polls on chances of the main leadership candidates still being there come the next GE

Starmer

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

RLB

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

#610

Reading the letter posted there the final design is still to come and will be consulted on.

But that + this says that the new stuff is coming at the expense of parking spaces, not existing pavement.

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#611

This is nice and all but can’t help feeling it’s very much a part of the continual gentrification and gradual pushing out of the community around ridley road, amongst all the ongoing immigration raids and so forth

#612

Maybe they’re both consequences of gentrification, but that doesn’t make it a bad thing.

There’s a bunch of primary schools in Cardiff where they’ve basically banned cars, and it sounds like a good thing all round - are they in posh bits of town?

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#613

I have a real chip on my shoulder about Cardiff drivers, so I’m glad. Maybe it’s because a lot of country drivers come down and get confused by lane management, maybe they’re just naturally entitled but they’re far too selfish and for the most part aggressive cunts. Would take Dalston’s traffic over them any day.

#614

IMHO this is a good first step towards Banning All Cars.

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#615

Generally think arguments around gentrification and development in London are completely toxic, but just otherwysevI would say that car drivers in inner London are unlikely to be from lower socioeconomic brackets, and that dirty and disgusting air is an absolute scourge on everyone.

(Given that dirty air disproportionately affects the young and old, and given that inner London is now basically only a place you can raise a family or retire if you’re either v rich or able to access social housing, an argument that it is a class issue.)

(Plus I don’t think you’ll ever get me to disagree that a council working to make a place better to live in is a bad thing.)

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#616

I wouldn’t buy that line about the cars and socioeconomic bits specifically on this street, it’s going to be a vital bit of infrastructure to the market for sure in terms of loading or parking.
It’s not an either/or though, it’s both. It’s making the air cleaner and helping more vulnerable people breathe easier amongst a backdrop of ongoing division and pushing out of the largely african and carribean community in that market.

#617

“What we need to do is bring the party together and stop infighting”

:snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake:

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#618

Chinny reckon.

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#619

Who’s gonna leave now if they didn’t leave after corbyn got reelected. nobody that’s who

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#620

‘Our problem is with Corbyn himself.’
later
‘If anyone else left wing gets in we riot’

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#621
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#622

Can’t believe Wes Streeting is being a voice of reason in that.

Much as it always is whenever it comes up with these types, the attitude towards open selections is such a massive eye opener. The arrogance, the entitlement, the attitude that the grift is theirs for life no matter what they do.

Hope they do go, all of them. Straight in the bin. There’s five years to rebuild and make them look like the charlatans they are.

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