Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Greens to take St.Anns and then Tottenham!
Electoral Calculus is predicting the annihilation of Labour in Tottenham and its replacement by the Greens at the next GE.
As part of that, they are predicting that the majority of voters in St.Anns ward will vote for the Greens. On that basis, I'm assuming they will win both spots in St.Anns in the earlier council elections this May. I'm also assuming many of the Haringey Labour Party members will jump ship and join the Greens after May.
As many are saying, the next GE looks to be a fight between Reform (possibly in alliance with Restore Britain) and the Greens. Personally I think Restore will subsume Reform beforehand unless the election is called early. You can see Restore Britain's policies on its website www.restorebritain.org.uk
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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A week is a long time in politics and the next "GE" is more than three years away.
By then, Labour's unpopular, present leader may be a distant memory.
Kier Starmer's promotion of Mandelson along with his recurring poor judgement will be put behind them.
Labour still have a massive majority in Parliament. If one discounts the current PM, then at national level the Party still has big assets, mainly time.
Time to reform. Time to install a leader rather than a manager. Time to make decisions that stay on the road rather than are U-turned. Time that Labour need to use better than since the last "GE".
At both local and national level, Labour need to try harder to reduce waste, mistakes and corruption.
Long before the next GE, this Thursday's Gorton and Denton by election and our May local elections may hasten the changes needed.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton
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Brian, Please forget or put aside all the this-group-will-take -over-that-group-speculative guesswork by analysts few people have heard of.
What about you?
Where does your head and your heart and your gut lead you? You've posted a link to restore Britain website. is that your personal wish for the next General Election?
Don't be shy.
There are 2 things I agree with in what Rupert says. He says it clearly and without apology.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Mahoney
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Yes, I agree with much of what Rupert Lowe says. Not all, but much of it. And, if we assume a GE doesn't happen before 2029, then yes I think Restore will subsume Reform. After all, there is now little to distinguish Reform from the Conservatives or even Labour now.
What are the Restore policies you agree with? And, if you say none, how would you propose a government address the challenges that Restore's policies seek to overcome?
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Hi Brian, Thanks for reading and replying.
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
It's not Rupert Lowe's policies I agree with. I wrote that there were two things I agreed with.
One was his clarity. The other was his repeated determination to offer no apology.
The words are clear. He sets out calmly, deliberately and in detail, what he wants to do. And more than that what he is determined to do and what he will use power to make happen. For example, if someone needs training, they will have to take the training. Also that this will be - no option - a Christian country, and so forth.
Lowe knows that some people may criticise him. Or perhaps be offended by him. He won't apologise. Or they may disagree with his actions. Again no apologies. His plans and actions are stated, certain, listed. No apologies.
It's not on the tin or somewhere in the small print, or in the manual. It's the man himself, in front of the microphone brightly lit, the crowd cheering but not drowning out a single word. His mouth is speaking the words. There's no indication of a faked video. He said it; it's on his own website. We must assume he means it. Every word. There are no questions and answers. No vagueness.
As I said: clarity. In all its terrifying unapologetic racist and probably fascist horror for anyone who pays close detailed attention, especially in the current state of the country and the world.
Brian, as you had already and rightly guessed, while I appreciate Rupert Lowe's candour, I do not agree with his policies. Your interesting question then about my own solutions, starts in a different place to him. He appears to be talking-down the UK - and its nations. Which I do not do; on the contrary. Nor do I see immigration as the major problem he does.
But talking about this would need far more time and space. Beginning with me as a very scared and homesick small boy whose legs were suddenly not working. Who was rushed to hospital with suspected Polio. And nursed by young women from a country they told me was called Switzerland.
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