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After four successive general election defeats the one thing that the Labour movement wants more than anything else is a leader who can lead the party into a general election victory and back to power. Note this was from Opinium’s regular voting poll and is not of the party’s selectorate.
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They're feeling conservative, and Starmer is the conservative, low risk, option.
Starmer is Labour's best bet if they want to appeal to Tory and LD Remainers, especially if we go to WTO+ Brexit.
Long Bailey though would be the best option for the Tories and would appeal to barely any voters beyond those already voting Labour
When Corbyn was elected he only just scraped through the nominations but then the long campaign began and he took off.
By adding the CLP phase Starmer has been able to build on his early success with MP nominations by clearing up the CLP nominations too. He's been able to build up momentum - and thus take power away from Momentum.
RLB may in hindsight have had an easier ride if we'd gone straight from the nominations to the campaign and then ballots.
Apparently we could hear something sooner rather than later.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-sanders-foreign-policy-you-dont-know-about/2020/02/16/aa777f6c-4e7b-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html
Tulsi Gabbard, for example, is not well liked by Democrats
My biggest issue with Sanders is health care plan. You see, he isn't proposing a National Health Service, with people being free to "top up" with private health care, as happens in the UK. He's proposing only allowing public healthcare. That's not a vote winner.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51504002
It has to be IBM, doesn't it? Are there any other Western players?
This dynamic also kind of makes things easier for Bernie and/or Biden to head the ticket, because young-cardinals-old-popes.
PJ Masks are on their way
Into the night to save the day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBX7DV1JyDc
O/t but Guardian has a bizarre item
'Woman's ring lost 47 years ago in US is unearthed in a forest in Finland
Debra McKenna, who misplaced the ring in Maine in 1973, received it in the post after it was dug up by a metal detectorist'
Yes, the coverage of the TV presenter who took her own life is also way over the top.
Seems a done deal for Starmer. I do wonder if they'd be better with Nandy. But neither will be as bad as Corbyn.
Philip Schofield coverage was truly over the top.
I'm surprised he wasn't recommended for the Victoria Cross.
Perhaps he’s better in person.
The rest of the contest is to establish what shadow cabinet positions the other two get, or if RLB wants such a position.
And your opinion is no evidence for who it is that might be driving policy, which remains an open question.
I wish him well. We need an opposition that offers a viable choice. Governments without one become self indulgent and more foolish than usual.
The most surprising thing most of us found out about Philip Schofield, is that he was married to a woman!
But, it seems, she’ll come a distant third.
If you choose to supplement your healthcare the NHS can kick you out (ie it’s our way or the highway)
Strange they are already talking about replacement.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/what/technology/supercomputer
This cabinet has a refreshing amount of fresh talent rather than sticking with duds of the past.
His last hurrah.
Why we need over a month to cast our votes is beyond me.
He's the definition of a hypocrite champagne socialist.
Ah, my coat...
Have a good morning.
You are probably reading this on a computer more powerful than the eighties vintage Cray supercomputers.
Someone who can double Labour majorities in London and other big city seats is not what we need.
For years I was saying that Starmer was the right choice. Now I am not sure he will take us in the right direction.
Nandy gets it. She should get the job. But she won't.
I think you can still pay extra for a private room, too, perhaps other kinds of non-medical upgrades? I've fortunately never been seriously ill yet so I don't actually know.
The War between Iran and Iraq was called the Gulf War at the time I think.