“The government has flunked the simplest test for a Labour administration: how to respond to an insurgent hard right…the opportunities for progressive politicians to seize this moment are simply waiting to be taken”. Spot on - and exactly what the Greens & @zackpolanski.bsky.social will do 👇
Very naive and over simple analysis. When the entire mass media is owned and controlled by the right and love Farage, how do the centre left get their message across?
You should have had someone this forthright years ago. Thank god we now do not have a centrist leader who tries to please everyone and pleases no one.
I'd vote for Polanski if I lived in the UK. I like what he has to say...
Statement squandered his opportunity to change things for the better.
Good luck to @zackpolanski.bsky.social in his new role. More than ever we need challenge to those in power, to hold them to account and to push policies that represent more of the people and more for a lasting future.
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Yes they have. But so has journalism, amplifying and enabling Farage because nothing sells like controversy. It’s just good for their business.
ZP handled this morning's interview with genuine adroitness. I think he has some of those establishment talking heads & reactionary politicos genuinely rattled.
I think he will bring a very different energy to the 'debate' which is to be welcomed. Slight caveat, I thought he was minimising the power of the markets on News-night last night. We might not wish them to be powerful but of course they are.
Hope surges on the crest of the waves... then fades with the ebbing tide.
He made an excellent start - very clear and effective on BBC this morning.
👏👏👏 it's existing news. I hope all is well in Brighton. ✊