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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

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sb_73 said:
As the Labour Party is now such a broad church that it admits people like Elphicke who are more right wing than most of the Tory party, do you think it might let Corbyn and Abbott back in? That would appeal to a lot of the grass roots Labour activists and demonstrate how wonderfully inclusive the party is.
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As I've said, the Elphicke thing was a stunt. I can't imagine someone like her ever standing as a Labour candidate. The thing is, it completely spiked Sunak's Rwanda nonsense on a day when he would have been wanting to trumpet the fact the we'd come out of recession. Clever politics.

Yes, Corbyn and Abbott should be let back in, but it won't happen before the election, sadly.
 
Stroller said:
As I've said, the Elphicke thing was a stunt. I can't imagine someone like her ever standing as a Labour candidate. The thing is, it completely spiked Sunak's Rwanda nonsense on a day when he would have been wanting to trumpet the fact the we'd come out of recession. Clever politics.

Yes, Corbyn and Abbott should be let back in, but it won't happen before the election, sadly.
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If they stood as independents they'd both win...
 
sb_73 said:
As the Labour Party is now such a broad church that it admits people like Elphicke who are more right wing than most of the Tory party, do you think it might let Corbyn and Abbott back in? That would appeal to a lot of the grass roots Labour activists and demonstrate how wonderfully inclusive the party is.
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Corbynite voters are gone, probably forever. Starmer could climb Big Ben and announce he’s going to personally kill Netanyahu and nationalise everything for a thousand miles and they’d say Jezza would have done it better. They don’t want the responsibility of power- they want to complain from the outside.
 
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Stroller said:
As I've said, the Elphicke thing was a stunt. I can't imagine someone like her ever standing as a Labour candidate. The thing is, it completely spiked Sunak's Rwanda nonsense on a day when he would have been wanting to trumpet the fact the we'd come out of recession. Clever politics.

Yes, Corbyn and Abbott should be let back in, but it won't happen before the election, sadly.
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Abbott forgot which party she worked for
 
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Esther McVey has announced a ban on jobs dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service. The irony of the 'Minister for Common Sense' calling EDI a 'pointless job creation scheme' apparently completely lost on her.
 
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Stroller said:
Esther McVey has announced a ban on jobs dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service. The irony of the 'Minister for Common Sense' calling EDI a 'pointless job creation scheme' apparently completely lost on her.
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I read they’ve banned rainbow lanyards. Sounds an important move that will improve countless lives.
 
Bwood_Ranger said:
I read they’ve banned rainbow lanyards. Sounds an important move that will improve countless lives.
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Civil servants are supposed to be non-political. So this is a ban on all political eblems in the civil service. If you find that impacts you, you may get away with rainbow underpants, so long as you're careful where you flash them.
 
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Goldhawk-Road said:
Civil servants are supposed to be non-political. So this is a ban on all political eblems in the civil service. If you find that impacts you, you may get away with rainbow underpants, so long as you're careful where you flash them.
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Is empathy and inclusion political now? How does a rainbow lanyard impact you?
 
Goldhawk-Road said:
Civil servants are supposed to be non-political. So this is a ban on all political eblems in the civil service. If you find that impacts you, you may get away with rainbow underpants, so long as you're careful where you flash them.
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I wouldn’t call a rainbow lanyard political but either way I’m glad the minister for common sense is dealing with the big issues of our day.
 
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Goldhawk-Road said:
Stonewall is highly political, contraversial, and according to the Cass Report, mendacious when it comes to children's safety
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Who mentioned Stonewall?

Wearing a rainbow lanyard sends a message that the wearer values inclusivity, equality, and human rights - all the 'woke' nonsense that the Tories want to fight against in the election, it seems. Pathetic.
 
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