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The right wing threat and a viable future
A statement from Steady State Manchester Introduction With horror we see the electoral success of POX, The party of Xenophobes and Fascists (which, without irony, actually calls itself Reform UK1). In the May election round they gained 677 more councillors, took control of 8 councils, landed a regional Mayor and gained another MP, in a formerly safe Labour seat.

The right wing threat and a viable future
A statement from Steady State Manchester Introduction With horror we see the electoral success of POX, The party of Xenophobes and Fascists (which, without irony, actually calls itself Reform UK1).…

"As a political force, the Labour left is finished. The tactic of entryism – entering the Labour party and changing it – is finished too."
"..a string of local council victories next year would pave the way for an unprecedented challenge to #Labour – not from the right, as the party has always had to fight, but from its radical flank. And this new movement could take parts of Lab…

The British left is coming for the Government
Whisper it as yet, but after five long years of confusion and disarray, the British left is rallying. Local political organisations are coalescing, from Chiswick to Liverpool to Newcastle. The Green P

I wonder how it shows up in practice that the mayor of Graz is from the communist party since 2021? (Which got most votes in the municipal elections.) The coalition leading the city consists of KPÖ (communists), Greens, and SPÖ (Labour).

Strongest yet from #JohnMcDonnell
How long will he give it though, flogging this dead horse.
Starmer and co are trashing Labour’s legacy. We must take back control of our party – before it’s too late | John McDonnell | The Guardian

The UK local election results so far are fairly grim. People are understandably cross with #Labour, they have put themselves in an awkward position where they have effectively promised not to raise any of the maIn sources of tax when demands on the treasury are rising.
The Reform party cannot be the answer. They are a collection of easy answers to problems where there are no easy answers. …

"Reform UK backs plan to put swift bricks in every new home in England"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Birds #Animals

Nottingham May Day march
Out by the Central Library listening to May Day March speeches.
Lots of Palestine flags, Nottingham Against Transphobia, banners from Unison, Royal College of Nursing. Also Stand Up to Racism, who in my book are still questionable due to their links with the SWP.
Apparently there's some current strike action about back pay for health workers, I only got the gist of it.
Also heard from Save Our Services, and just now it was Shuguftah Quddoos speaking on behalf of the Green Party. Last I heard, Shuguftah was Labour, but apparently not any more!
#Nottingham #MayDay2025 #SaveOurServices #GreenParty