Martin A
@xzlod.bsky.social
Resident of Edinburgh. English but a member of the Scottish Green Party.
So predictable. So depressing.
October 14, 2024 at 10:10 AM
So predictable. So depressing.
You may as well have painted a smile on a pumpkin.
October 12, 2024 at 6:27 PM
You may as well have painted a smile on a pumpkin.
I think this is a likely scenario.👍
I also think it can happen quicker than people imagine! Volatile factors could include unforeseen consequences of wars, climate change or civil unrest.
I also think it can happen quicker than people imagine! Volatile factors could include unforeseen consequences of wars, climate change or civil unrest.
October 8, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I think this is a likely scenario.👍
I also think it can happen quicker than people imagine! Volatile factors could include unforeseen consequences of wars, climate change or civil unrest.
I also think it can happen quicker than people imagine! Volatile factors could include unforeseen consequences of wars, climate change or civil unrest.
Whoever replaces them. Farage could seize control, for example. Imo the threat comes from the extreme right. With volatility we can expect some big shifts and realignments.
October 8, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Whoever replaces them. Farage could seize control, for example. Imo the threat comes from the extreme right. With volatility we can expect some big shifts and realignments.
I think they already have. The brand might carry on but I think that is just a shell to be occupied by the populist far right sometime in the future.
October 8, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I think they already have. The brand might carry on but I think that is just a shell to be occupied by the populist far right sometime in the future.
Well, we have a vacuum left by the Conservatives. Reform poised in the wings. And Labour quickly burning through its meagre stash of goodwill. Yes, there are routes, but they all involve reduced legitimacy.
October 8, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Well, we have a vacuum left by the Conservatives. Reform poised in the wings. And Labour quickly burning through its meagre stash of goodwill. Yes, there are routes, but they all involve reduced legitimacy.
The frailty of the Labour vote was obvious before the election. McSweeney is often credited as the "mastermind" of Labour's victory but he's virtually guaranteed it will lose the next election.
October 8, 2024 at 10:55 AM
The frailty of the Labour vote was obvious before the election. McSweeney is often credited as the "mastermind" of Labour's victory but he's virtually guaranteed it will lose the next election.
As a natural born pessimist, I can only apologise!
October 1, 2024 at 5:58 PM
As a natural born pessimist, I can only apologise!
Not impossible at all because there is no such thing as a "common ground". There's only a highly corrupted RW media space. The main channels of power flow through this without consulting a single "common"person. This is how coups happen.
October 1, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Not impossible at all because there is no such thing as a "common ground". There's only a highly corrupted RW media space. The main channels of power flow through this without consulting a single "common"person. This is how coups happen.
The authoritarian right can pick off Labour whenever it wants. Labour's positions are close enough to the Tory's for the AR not to be bothered. They know how weak this government is and they know how easily it can be toppled.
September 25, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The authoritarian right can pick off Labour whenever it wants. Labour's positions are close enough to the Tory's for the AR not to be bothered. They know how weak this government is and they know how easily it can be toppled.
Labour absolutely must be held to account. Its first three months in office have been amateurish. Unforced errors. No plans. Dismal messaging. A sense of drifting without purpose. And support already for collapsing.
September 25, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Labour absolutely must be held to account. Its first three months in office have been amateurish. Unforced errors. No plans. Dismal messaging. A sense of drifting without purpose. And support already for collapsing.
Having wasted his first two months in office, the real danger is no-one will be listening.
September 24, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Having wasted his first two months in office, the real danger is no-one will be listening.
Tbh, I hadn't noticed. It all seems polite and reasonable to me.
September 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Tbh, I hadn't noticed. It all seems polite and reasonable to me.
I would like to see the broader base of Labour assert itself (I was a member once). The Scottish Greens are a good example of democracy, but have little power to change anything.
September 24, 2024 at 1:24 PM
I would like to see the broader base of Labour assert itself (I was a member once). The Scottish Greens are a good example of democracy, but have little power to change anything.
Thanks. I'll take a closer look.
September 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Thanks. I'll take a closer look.
I just checked. Good idea. How much is actually adopted as policy though? This is my point really. Loads of good ideas but lost at the executive level.
September 24, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I just checked. Good idea. How much is actually adopted as policy though? This is my point really. Loads of good ideas but lost at the executive level.
Your imagination I think.
September 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Your imagination I think.
You could take a view?
September 24, 2024 at 12:14 PM
You could take a view?
Reposted by Martin A
Or alternatively we could have a government with some vision and policies; that in turn direct the fiscal decisions and reduce that halfwit Reeves to the domestic book keeping she aspires to.
You know a budget plan based on political choices rather than on what some accountant decided?
You know a budget plan based on political choices rather than on what some accountant decided?
September 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Or alternatively we could have a government with some vision and policies; that in turn direct the fiscal decisions and reduce that halfwit Reeves to the domestic book keeping she aspires to.
You know a budget plan based on political choices rather than on what some accountant decided?
You know a budget plan based on political choices rather than on what some accountant decided?
Imagine an actual policy-making forum. Transparent. Democratic. Open to a broad spectrum of views. Votes that count. Inevitably messy. But a powerful statement government serves the people. In my dreams.
September 24, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Imagine an actual policy-making forum. Transparent. Democratic. Open to a broad spectrum of views. Votes that count. Inevitably messy. But a powerful statement government serves the people. In my dreams.
So no announcements unless Reeves gives her personal seal of approval? Doesn't that make the conference a complete waste of time?
September 24, 2024 at 9:17 AM
So no announcements unless Reeves gives her personal seal of approval? Doesn't that make the conference a complete waste of time?
Of course a Labour government would have no clue what's in the budget. Even though they've been hinting for months. Or perhaps they really don't know? A government so badly prepared it makes up budgets the night before along with everything else.
September 24, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Of course a Labour government would have no clue what's in the budget. Even though they've been hinting for months. Or perhaps they really don't know? A government so badly prepared it makes up budgets the night before along with everything else.