“Avevamo sei parlamentari e quattro fazioni”: all’interno delle lotte di potere tossiche del Vostro partito

Read this earlier. Interesting read.

Have to say, when the idea was first mooted it did seem immediately notable to me that Corbyn and Sultana are extremely different personalities and have very different strengths. But that could be seen as a positive, maybe they’ll work together and their strengths will be complementary and cancel out the other’s weaknesses.

In practice, what has happened is that they haven’t worked well together, and it has just highlighted each of their deficiencies. It’s left them both looking utterly unsuited to leading the party. However, nobody else really has the profile to do it.

At this point, I think a great deal of their potential has now been captured by Polanski’s Greens. So Your Party is left a bit unsure what it’s supposed to represent.

I do think there is a big gap in British politics for a party that is socially conservative but economically left wing. That’s a popular position that isn’t really represented by any party (Reform have flirted with it a few times). However, Your Party can’t be that because too many of its members and leadership are liberal. But if it becomes a liberal left party, it’ll struggle to get past the Greens I think.

> After the election, Corbyn suddenly found himself one of five left-leaning independents, with Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, Ayoub Khan and Iqbal Mohamed

One big problem contributing to instability in the party is left wingers fooling themselves into thinking those four are in any way left leaning.