caroline lucas and zack polanski’s different reactions to the makerfield byelection demonstrates exactly why lucas was unable to make the green party any significant force in british politics.
Under Corbyn, Labour lost 380 councillors in the 2017 local elections. There was massive pressure for him to step down with the results presented as a 'disaster' in the media and the right of the party.
Starmer just lost 1,406 councillors. Let that sink in.
When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this:
They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain.
They don't want a wealth tax.
They don't want public ownership & lower bills.
They're trying everything in their power to stop us.
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has a plan to return to Westminster "within weeks" with several MPs prepared to resign to trigger a by-election for him
He reportedly has the backing of over 80 Labour MPs, enough to trigger a leadership election
[@guardian]
🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski suggests Donald Trump is worse than Vladimir Putin
“As horrendous as Putin is… I’ve never seen him threaten genocide. I've never seen him threaten to wipe out a civilization… Starmer’s so-called special relationship is more of a danger than what Putin is doing in Ukraine”
[@antoguerrera]