npub1lfcyftw7pdq6xs40r0d3te8a59gn8dlurt9haemynw8t2c9x3eqquftcpf (npub1lfc…tcpf) npub1w88hmnnaede4spkq9drnj33hs5tzq8ejt5w8ukk507vwtz37ahfqqjzdnx (npub1w88…zdnx) npub1gxtz8dz7ujqcy9hrnyhrykk6xujgpukgccvhpea7evhev7xzpsdqnej9na (npub1gxt…j9na) npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 (npub1g0t…tvm4) The power to change Labour's direction mid-Parliament, or over a longer period, lies above all with the unions. We need the public sector unions to throw their weight around; Unite already have a meaningful threat of disaffiliation, having held a vote on it last year, and I hope my union (Unison) is also active in this respect.
As for bringing in electoral reform, that too needs pressure on Labour from the unions. We've pushed Labour into major policy changes many times over the decades, and we can do so again. But it's a slow process; the vote at conference was the beginning, not the end, a door finally opening not closing.
However, I've spent my adult life arguing for electoral reform and believe me: it's not much of a vote winner. No party is going to prioritise it at a time of crisis. The possibility of the next Parliament introducing reform - whatever the makeup of that Parliament might be - is absolutely zero. But this is a long fight, and we have to look beyond the next few years, to a time when there is hopefully more political and economic stability, and constitutional change can be made more of a priority.
But the one thing that must not happen is rewarding the Tories. A hung Parliament would be a disaster. They are going to run the most far right electoral campaign in British history, and every seat they win is an affirmation of that extremism. If they win enough to force a hung Parliament, this country is doomed. We owe it to the future to destroy that party entirely.
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npub196…cpqzp
2024-03-08 14:03:19
in reply to nevent1q…0acj
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2024-03-08 14:03:19Event JSON
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