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Comment on About Red Pepper Magazine by Searching for democracy in the British media – ThePrisma.co.uk

Searching for democracy in the British media – ThePrisma.co.uk — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:31:03 +0000

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Comment on A brief history of Red Pepper by Royaume-Uni : le Labour aux portes du pouvoir ?

Royaume-Uni : le Labour aux portes du pouvoir ? — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:59:52 +0000

[…] à un journalisme de qualité sur des projets votés par les cotisants ou la résurgence de Red Pepper, un magazine trimestriel créé en 1996. Aux côtés des médias mainstream, on retrouve au congrès de Liverpool une foule de petits […]

Comment on Ten things you can do to combat racism and xenophobia by fools

fools — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 15:43:59 +0000

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Comment on Ten things you can do to combat racism and xenophobia by Sue Atkinson

Sue Atkinson — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:55:26 +0000

I find it interesting that you point the finger at young middle class graduates who are fuelling inequality in the same sentence as property speculators. Many young middle-class graduates are also working in low paid jobs and struggle with finding somewhere affordable to live – surely you are using the same divisive language that you deplore in other contexts?

Comment on The complicity of the white liberal left in the rise of Donald Trump by Matt Barker

Matt Barker — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:34:22 +0000

Everyone should be equal under the law, and all racism, sexism and homophobia is wrong. However, you hit the nail on the head by accusing the liberal elite of acting inappropriately, notably towards the white working class. They should have focussed also on econonic and quality of life issues and communicated them well, and also spoken out against corruption.

I believe there is space for an economically left and socially liberal party and candidates to gain votes, even though they would have to challenge racist rhetoric head on, by saying it is the bankers and senior directors who are responsible, not poor people/black people etc etc. It is also difficult to do so in 140 characters or less but we can and must try.

Comment on 1983: the biggest myth in Labour Party history by Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:47:26 +0000

There is a very good article in the October Le Monde Diplomatique by Alex Nunns, a good preparation for a weekend conference at La Maison Quaker de Congenies tomorrow. In the same edition a radical look at the obstacles against change ahead, stating that the greatest is the media.

Comment on 1983: the biggest myth in Labour Party history by TERRY MCCARTHY

TERRY MCCARTHY — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:20:41 +0000

I agree with the analysis but it has to be said Michael Foot never really wanted to be leader and was often persuaded against his better judgement to do contradictory things. He was part of the campaign to persuade the Labour movement to pass legislation decriminalising homosexuality but viciously attacked Peter Tatchell when he stood in Bermondsey. And of course he never had a John McDonald figure helping him with a clear economic programme, nor did he have the same organisation. As Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy is a much stronger person then Michael, who was more academic than political

Comment on 1983: the biggest myth in Labour Party history by Noomi Spook

Noomi Spook — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:11:08 +0000

I am a film maker. I was so sickened by the Tories terrible propaganda video against Corbyn, I made this as a response.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5iKgkkb218

Please feel free to share this video if you want to even it out. Let’s turn the tide.

Comment on 1983: the biggest myth in Labour Party history by Rob B

Rob B — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:20:46 +0000

Those who weren’t around during the Falklands War need to understand what the climate was like in 1982. As we ramped up towards war – the task force gathering, the media stirring up patriotic passions – it become almost impossible to voice dissent. Who could oppose taking action against the military dictator who had invaded British soil? The sinking of the Belgrano, with the loss of hundreds of lives, was greeted by The Sun headline “Gotcha”.
Trying to compare this with more recent wars and military interventions is just not credible.

The rest of the argument reinforces the adage that a party doesn’t win an election, the other party loses it.

And that a bad, shambolic campaign can have as much of an impact on your chances of winning as any manifesto or particular policies.

Comment on 1983: the biggest myth in Labour Party history by swordfish

swordfish — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:38:32 +0000

A Sykes

Just click on the link Alex provides (via “Opinion Polls” highlighted in bold in the main text of the post), and judge for yourself.

Or click on these 2 links:

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/images/1983graph.jpg

http://image.slidesharecdn.com/margaret-thatcher-poll-rating-trends-130409032123-phpapp02/95/margaret-thatcher-poll-rating-trends-4-638.jpg?cb=1365653160

Labour remained ahead of the Tories until the outbreak of the Falklands conflict, at which point the Conservatives skyrocket.

Clearly, the Labour Right split – Limehouse Declaration and subsequent formation of the SDP and alliance with the Liberals – had a major impact on Labour’s fortunes. But that’s also true of the Tories, too. Both plunged in the polls as a result of the SDP rise, both then revived slightly, before the Falklands War transformed everything in the most dramatic way possible.

Look at the evidence right in front of your eyes, rather than indulging in the same old dreary “Lefties are Deluded” rhetorical strategies.