Solidarity forever
Andrew Little has stood aside for Jacinda Ardern because he thought the Labour movement needed fresh legs. Time to acknowledge him and support her.
International
uk politics
Who are the real enemies of the centre left?
Simon Wilson recently claimed that left wingers and party members are problems for and enemies of Labour and the Greens. This is why I think he is wrong.
May calls for Corbyn’s help
Theresa May knows that the tories are utterly stuffed over Brexit so she’s calling for ideas / trying to spread the blame. Jeremy Corbyn had the perfect reply.
Trump’s Russia smoking gun
Some of the best tweets on the latest chapter of the Trump tragedy. We never expected the smoking gun to be friendly fire. Will Republicans meekly swallow this too?
Brexgrets
Seems the tide of sentiment in the UK is turning against Brexit. Do the tories have what it takes to turn back from their self-destructive path?
Does the left do more of the same or does it get radical this election?
Andrew Dean has written an opinion piece for Stuff where he suggests that to win this election Labour and the Greens have to become more radical.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Ad asks is the world more secure than a year ago? Is the danger of serious economic crisis higher or lower? Are the institutional arrangements and norms that resolve conflicts and enhance the prospects for international cooperation more or less robust than they were in July 2016.
Corbyn speech at Glastonbury
Jeremy Corbyn’s full speech to Glastonbury 2017. “Another world is possible…”
Should The Left Do Authoritarian Populism Like The Right Does?
What if the left had an authoritarian populist in power and got some stuff done?
Skepta remix – Tory Magic Money Tree
A little bit of UK political parody grime…
Signals
The politics of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Jonathan Pie – Socialism strikes back
One week after the UK election, how did we miss this one?…
Sun and Breitbart falling
The numbers aren’t looking good for The Sun or Breitbart. It would be great to see these hate mongers slip further into irrelevance.
Owen Jones’ and the Guardian’s Corbyn mea culpa
Owen Jones of the Guardian has posted a mea culpa about his pessimism that Jeremy Corbyn would succeed as Labour leader. But meanwhile blairites are claiming that Corbyn missed an open goal while at the same time calling for unity.
Northern Ireland
In the wake of the UK election hung parliament, issues are emerging with the Conservatives/DUP coalition and its effect the Northern Ireland peace process, that bring into question the Tories’ ability to govern.
Getting Corbyn
“An extremely large portion of the British people, particularly the young, are utterly disenchanted by the sclerotic and self-perpetuating political class that governs them”
Hosking hasn’t aged well
“His policies are from another age, and so extreme that when push comes to shove, when people actually have to decide who runs their country, short of the small collective of Marxists who have never quite joined the real world, Brits know full well there is only one choice.”
Jonathan Pie on the UK Election
Jonathan Pie celebrates the UK election result.
Lessons for NZ Labour?
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour just reshaped the political landscape of the UK.
Lessons for NZ?
Labour excels in the UK
Labour’s performance in the United Kingdom is phenomenal compared to expectations from even three weeks ago. What are the lessons for New Zealand Labour?
UK General Election discussion post
General discussion thread for the UK election.
We’ll see.
There’s the heel of a boot, and then there’s the lifting of it.
Dirty Politics 2017 style
Latest polls and some anecdotal evidence from the doorstep are showing a move back to the Tories in Britain. If so it may in part be due to last-minute dark and dirty personally targeted Facebook advertising to voters in marginal seats. They cost so will need to be watched later on here.
Corbyn has already won so this is a good election for UK Labour to lose
If the campaign was a month longer I have no doubt that Labour would win outright. As it is they will I think they will probably lose, and this will be a good thing for UK Labour long term.
Pre-UK election discussion
“It’s election week, I f*cking love it…” – Jonathan Pie.
Is Donald Trump helping Jeremy Corbyn get elected?
Donald Trump’s closeness to Theresa May and his boorish behaviour over London’s recent attack may be helping Jeremy Corbyn’s attempt to win this week’s general election.
UK election goes down to the wire
In the United Kingdom the polls continue to narrow and Jeremy Corbyn continues to perform outstandingly well. Is the upset of all upsets possible?
UK Labour campaign ad
Andrew Little – Last Labour PM of NZ?
A wee bit of speculation for a long week-end.
UK’s hung parliament?
The Tories’ supposed landslide trickles to a halt.
NZ and UK political spectrums
Politics as a compass not a line.
UK Defense Secretary on Corbyn
A quite remarkable interview of Michael Fallon by Channel 4 News in the UK.
Corbyn on terrorism and UK settings.
Full speech given by Jeremy Corbyn yesterday.
Oh Manchester …
Terrible news from Manchester where two explosions have killed at least 19 people and injured many more. This post will be updated as more news comes in.
The UK elections – Has Labour got the big mo?
And in the United Kingdom the election that was meant to be a foregone conclusion suddenly is suddenly tightening.
UK Labour manifesto – for the many not the few
UK Labour unveils a plan that is both radical and responsible.