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Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:54 pm
by Arrowhead
Sam Tarry seems pretty confident that he will be comfortably reselected in Ilford South later this evening. Although it is true that his principal rival Jas Athwal secured the nominations from all ten local branches earlier this year, this was reportedly down to Tarry allies boycotting all branch nomination meetings.
We'll know the final outcome later this evening.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:11 pm
by Arrowhead
Arrowhead wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:54 pm
Sam Tarry seems pretty confident that he will be comfortably reselected in Ilford South later this evening. Although it is true that his principal rival Jas Athwal secured the nominations from all ten local branches earlier this year, this was reportedly down to Tarry allies boycotting all branch nomination meetings.
We'll know the final outcome later this evening.
I made the mistake of trying to follow the proceedings tonight via Twitter. Holy fuck there are some warped individuals out there.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:23 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Somebody BTL on the Guardian talked about the Right taking out Sam Tarry. I'm not sure they're aware of the 2019 history.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:01 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
This may be an exaggeration.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:22 pm
by Arrowhead
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:01 pm
This may be an exaggeration.
Yeah I don’t think it really makes much of a difference one way or the other tbh. A Tarry victory would undoubtedly embolden the Corbynites, but by my counting it would only represent their third victory in about fifty seat selections recently.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:27 pm
by Malcolm Armsteen
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:28 pm
by Malcolm Armsteen
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:32 pm
by Abernathy
Athwal 499
Tarry 361.
Take that, Trots. Still want mandatory reselections, you wankers?
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:38 pm
by Arrowhead
I fully expect Tarry to stand as some sort of spoiler candidate at the next election, but I don't think it will make a difference overall - Labour seem to have grown a very sizeable majority there in the last decade or so.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:45 pm
by Arrowhead
Apparently the Tarry camp originally thought they had the backing of at least 700 local members, so somebody somewhere has been telling a lot of porkies.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:45 pm
by Abernathy
Arrowhead wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:38 pm
I fully expect Tarry to stand as some sort of spoiler candidate at the next election, but I don't think it will make a difference overall - Labour seem to have grown a very sizeable majority there in the last decade or so.
Sam's a kind of wannabe Jezza, for sure. Far be it from me to offer personal relationship advice, but in certain circumstances the personal really IS the political. Angie would do well to kick the bold Samuel into touch 'ere too long.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:57 am
by mattomac
Strangely gone from working the crowd to isolated on the far left, I actually endorsed him for Young Labour, generally felt he was decent egg back then and he seemed to be what you would class “soft left”. These people will assume I’ve drifted to the right, perhaps I have but I don’t think by as much as they’ve drifted to the extremes.
As for this “supporting strike action”, first week of pickets he was nowhere, when deselection came up he was there with media in hand (Corbyn off camera to the left).
It’s the kind of stunt to try and drive a wedge between those members committed to Labour who want a Labour government but don’t bother with the party politics aspect and those who are committed to reshaping the party, often long time members who will vote Labour every time.*
*you can belong to both mind, a position I feel I took up until the dying embers of Corbyn.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:03 am
by Abernathy
Only slight concern is that we are now stuck with a pissed-off deselected Trot MP between now and the general election, and one who is regularly giving the deputy leader of the party the benefit of his schwanstucke to boot. Awkward.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:46 pm
by Arrowhead
Tarry seems to be taking things well...
In another statement issued this morning, he talked about uncovering "concrete evidence" of rule-breaking, voter fraud, voter impersonation, voting by party members not on the electoral register, and the stirring up of communal tensions by factional elements within the CLP. Yikes.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:09 pm
by Andy McDandy
With integrity, generosity and inclusivity, as long as he's in charge.
And if he has doubts about the voting process, why not ask for assurances and demonstrations that it's solid, rather than ask for names?
Whatever the case, he's still getting the sex off of Wor Ange, so maybe he should just shut up and count his blessings, eh?
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:52 pm
by Crabcakes
“We demand mandatory reselection!”
“OK, here you go”
“No, not like that! We just want people *we* don’t like booted out, and the details of anyone who supports our opponents! Ugh, is it really that hard to understand? Bloody centrist blue labour Tory lite melt dads”
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:55 pm
by Oboogie
Arrowhead wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:46 pm
In another statement issued this morning, he talked about uncovering "concrete evidence" of rule-breaking, voter fraud, voter impersonation, voting by party members not on the electoral register, and the stirring up of communal tensions by factional elements within the CLP. Yikes.
Surely we can be only days away from learning of Jas Athwal's pizza parlour with a paedo sex dungeon in Ilford South?
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:33 pm
by Arrowhead
Oboogie wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:55 pmSex Dungeon in Ilford South
Pretty sure that’s the name of a Half Man Half Biscuit song.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 6:54 pm
by Abernathy
It’s probably a piss dungeon (remember that?)
If Tarry is able to present “concrete evidence” of anything, never mind piss-dungeons, I’ll eat my thong.
Re: Labour, generally.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:13 pm
by mattomac
He was demanding to see the members who voted before.
I have doubts he has any evidence to be honest, he was always going try and fight this in court.