Comment on Brexit: Labour will seek re-write of deal, Starmer says

• Debeli_Perun@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Nah, this is a little less blue team. The guy who won’t support striking workers is not a red.

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  • SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Pragmatism ≠ sellout.

    Papa Smurf never compromised on his ideals, and never got anywhere near the position to put them into practice. Blair delivered a lot for the working class from the back seat of a limo.

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    • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      He also allowed the overton window to move to the point the left no longer exists.

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      • Hyperreality@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        One of the things companies like Cambridge Analytica do, is target voters unlikely to change who they vote for, and convince them to not bother voting at all.

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    • merridew@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Corbyn hated the EU, and demanded Article 50 be invoked the day after the referendum. Let’s not forget that.

      labourlist.org/…/corbyn-article-50-has-to-be-invo…

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    • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Blair delivered a lot for the working class from the back seat of a limo.

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    • Chariotwheel@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Papa Smurf? As in: entirely blue with a red hat?

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    • Debeli_Perun@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      jacobin.com/…/tony-blair-working-class-new-labour…

      This article tells a slightly different story.

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      • SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Does it? This article starts with several examples admitting that

        Blair delivered a lot for the working class from the back seat of a limo.

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