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Ken Burch

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3. Not a member...an admirer...

Reply to Ironing Man (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 10:53 AM

Dec 2015

None of the other possible Labour leaders stood for anything.

And Kendall wanted the party to move further right...a step that would have made voting Labour forever pointless(there is no point to Ed Miliband's right that is distinguishable from Conservativism).

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Here is the website for the new organization deriving from the Corbyn leadership campaign: [View all] Ken Burch Oct 2015 OP

Jeremy Corbyn denounces activists accused of threatening Labour MPs T_i_B Dec 2015 #1

a member are we Ken? Ironing Man Dec 2015 #2

Not a member...an admirer... Ken Burch Dec 2015 #3

They should call themselves "The campaign to ensure permanent Conservative government in the UK". Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #4

It's not as though the only options are permanent Blairism or defeat. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #7

Of course, a more cynical man than I might suggest that that was precisely the aim of Blair non sociopath skin Dec 2015 #10

Somewhat related Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #5

Some of the disappointed are right-wing Labour MPs. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #6

Biggest disappointment is for UKIP, I think; they were hoping to do well LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #8

Hardly a ringing endorsement of the "New People's Party" non sociopath skin Dec 2015 #11

Wrong T_i_B Dec 2015 #9