1. Welcoming Natalie Elphicke
2. Why Has Rishi Sunak Called an Election?
3. What a Card
4. The End of Tory Hopes
5. The Stupidity of Jacob Rees-Mogg
Our top performer was during those halcyon days when we thought the election was several months away. The defection of right winger Natalie Elphicke raised a few eyebrows, but was it just about pure opportunism on Keir Starmer's part? And the answer is ... no. The explanation? You'll just have to click on the link. Then came the election announcement itself. The pros and cons of going "early" are weighed up here, as was the (overlooked) pressure of bourgeois responsibility. A reminder that while it presents itself as such, politics is not an autonomous field. Coming in third was the politics of Labour's new pledge card and what that is all about. Fourth considered the Tories' bad local and mayoral election results. Seems like an age ago. And bringing up the rear were a few thoughts about Jacob Rees-Mogg's latest pronouncements. A man who, with any luck, we'll see the back of at the genny lec.
Taking them out to the second chance saloon, the post about JG Ballard's Crash receives my hospitality. It's probably all been said in one way or another before, but not by me.
Looking forward to June the new month is going to be dominated by election coverage. Coming up are reflections on the row about Labour selections and victimisation of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott, something on the Liberal Democrat campaign, a consideration of the character of the Green Party, the customary election time list of where far left parties will be standing, and commentary on the flare ups and nonsense we can expect during the campaign. The SF content has been a touch scanty in May, so hopefully I'll remedy that too. As ever, if you haven't already don't forget to follow the occasional newsletter, and if you like what I do (and you're not skint), you can help support the blog. Following me on Twitter and Facebook are cost-free ways of showing your backing for this corner of the internet.
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«the row about Labour selections and victimisation of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott»
ReplyDeleteWhich centred on their identities, and no mention of Corbyn.
Perhaps I should wonder whether if Corbyn declared he identified as a jamaican muslim trans-woman than "The Guardian" would have to support him and Starmer would have to re-admit him to the parliamentary party and endorse him as a candidate. :-)