@Kevin_Maguire@UkTruth2020 The single greatest irony of Brexit is that itโs now abundantly clear the U.K. would have been much better off if it had been ruled by those faceless EU bureaucratsโฆ ๐คฃ๐ค
@candidaj @Arnabsuggests @AlfDubs@jessphillips Sure. In principle Iโd agree, but the BBC and Sky are already making a big deal about whether Starmer โcan control his partyโ so you know how this plays outโฆ
I think / hope Labour will trounce the Tories at the next GE but front-benchers need to hold the line.
We. Need. You.
@candidaj@AlfDubs@jessphillips Ok. Virtue signalling suggests a certain cynicism, which is not appropriate. Iโm not doubting her integrity, but there is a bigger picture here: a shadow front bencher should support the leadership. More importantly I donโt want to lose her voice and contribution!
@candidaj@AlfDubs@jessphillips If you want to deliver change you have to be in the loop: get elected, enact legislation.
Why step away from that challenge over an issue on which you have almost no influence?
@candidaj@AlfDubs@jessphillips Which is a large part of why I respect her. But Iโd prefer to have her input from the front bench on the many issues which U.K. Labour can make a difference. I donโt see the point into her withdrawal over something that is largely out of the partyโs control?
@lukeakehurst Itโs not one or the other. The fact is U.K. Labour can do little to influence the Israel / Palestine issue, and they should focus on the things they can control.
@Veldom24 @ZackPolanski@Keir_Starmer What about the policy issues that affect people in the U.K.? Iโm horrified by Israelโs brutality, but nothing U.K. Labour says can change that. What they can change is how the U.K. is governedโฆ