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Zarah Sultana says she and Corbyn have reconciled and can co-lead new party (www.theguardian.com)
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Zarah sounds similar to Zack Polanski, the Greens leader, with her messaging:

“The truth is, Reform is just another wing of the political establishment,” she said. “Funded by billionaires and aristocrats, fronted by a millionaire stockbroker, an ex-public school boy, Nigel Farage. He is peddling racism to distract us from the real agenda: more privatisation, more deregulation, more handouts for the rich, more cuts for everyone else.”

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

they still have the transphobe in charge of candidate selection; i wish zarah joined the greens because corbyn doesn't deserve her

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Source on candidate selectons?

Plus, the guy might be in the wrong, but he's one person and isn't in charge of policy. Before long, he'll be irrelevant. Unfortunatelybtransphobe fucks exist in all parties. Gotta drag the fucks along and edge out when they no longer relevent.

These attack lines are always brought out to attack left wing movements. Before long, Reform have won and shit is far worse. We cannot allow perfect to be the enemy of good.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

Thanks. You do realise it's an official role parties need to have. Selection will likely be done by members like everything else.

In Labour, under Corbyn, selection was run by local parties and there is no reason to assume it wouldn't be the same.

There seems to be an active process to discredit left-wing parties. Allowing folk to to that let's them win.

I'm not saying you have to like the guy, but every large party has absolute dickheads in. You ignore them and they'll mostly be irrelevant. His position and influence is being blown up to look like he has more influence than JC which is ridiculous.