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I don't remember ever disagreeing much with Caroline Lucas before.
But I disagree with her here entirely.
urged the Greens not to stand against the Manchester Mayor if he is selected
Andy Burnham is NOT good. He is the least bad of a bad set of candidates the Labour party is scrambling for.
When will the Labour party, even Burnham's Labour Party, step aside for the Greens? Nowhere and never. They will never reciprocate and they will always slander and lie about our Green party.
Burnham has nothing to offer. He can't offer PR, he can't offer reversing Brexit, he can't offer even to get Labour to stand down a single seat at the next election.
The most important by election in the century, with the focus of the world's media concentrated on one tiny contest and Caroline thinks we should sit down and stand back and shut up?
Bollocks to that.
We need to stand, fight hard, and present the Green case to that assembled world media and local voters.
If Burnham wins or doesn't win, so what? Labour will still be shit. Burnham is shit. The country will not be saved.
Burnham is a blairite neoliberal brexiter.
I could see a stand-down for Clive Lewis or Corbyn or something but for Burnham?
No. Burnham sucks and we must fight him as hard as we can. Get the green case out in front of people in this unique incredible opportunity to get in front of the media spotlight.
Pick a good candidate and push them hard.
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